Google has officially launched LiteRT, the successor to TFLite, which offers significantly faster GPU and NPU acceleration alongside seamless support for PyTorch and JAX. The update also introduces lower-precision data type support for increased efficiency and a commitment to more frequent security and dependency updates across the TensorFlow ecosystem. This transition solidifies LiteRT as Google's primary high-performance framework for deploying GenAI and advanced on-device inference.

Conductor for the Gemini CLI has introduced a new Automated Review feature designed to verify the quality and accuracy of AI-generated code. This update addresses the challenge of validating agentic development by automatically checking implementations against original plans, enforcing style guides, and identifying security risks or bugs. by incorporating test-suite validation and providing actionable reports, Conductor helps developers ensure that their AI agents deliver safe, predictable, and architecturally sound code before it is finalized.

FunctionGemma is a specialized AI model for function calling. This post explains why fine-tuning is key to resolving tool selection ambiguity (e.g., internal vs. Google search) and achieving ultra-specialization, transforming it into a strict, enterprise-compliant agent. A case study demonstrates the improved logic. It also introduces the "FunctionGemma Tuning Lab," a no-code demo on Hugging Face Spaces, which streamlines the entire fine-tuning process for developers.

The Android XR team is using Gemini's Canvas feature to make creating immersive extended reality (XR) experiences more accessible. This allows developers to rapidly prototype interactive 3D environments and models on a Samsung Galaxy XR headset using simple creative prompts.

At Thunderhill Raceway Park, a team of Google Developer Experts (GDEs) put a new "Trustable AI Framework" to the test. Here is how they used GCP, Gemini and Antigravity to turn high-velocity racing into a masterclass for agentic architecture.

A practical guide to debugging and profiling JAX on Cloud TPUs. It outlines core components (libtpu, JAX/jaxlib) and essential techniques. Tools covered include: Verbose Logging (via libtpu env vars), TPU Monitoring Library for performance metrics, tpu-info for real-time utilization, XLA HLO Dumps for compiler debugging, and the XProf suite for in-depth performance analysis.

Gemini 3 is powering the next generation of reliable, production-ready AI agents. This post highlights 6 open-source framework collaborations (ADK, Agno, Browser Use, Eigent, Letta, mem0), demonstrating practical agentic workflows for tasks like deep search, multi-agent systems, browser and enterprise automation, and stateful agents with advanced memory. Clone the examples and start building today.

LexisNexis confirmed a data breach after hackers leaked stolen files, with attackers claiming they exploited the React2Shell vulnerability.

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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...

Bitwarden now supports passkey logins on Windows 11 for Microsoft Entra ID users, extending passwordless sign-ins to device authentication.

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Australian lawyers warn workers against relying on ChatGPT to draft workplace claims as AI-generated submissions raise accuracy concerns at the Fair Work Commission.

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This week...

Google's John Mueller again spoke about the disavow link file. This time he said that while "most sites don't need it, he added but "that's not all sites." Some sites may indeed need to disavow links.

Microsoft is testing a "Go to Shopping" button within the Bing Search results. This is instead of the narrower shopping section that shows shopping results by just says "see all."

A few years ago, Microsoft Advertising the support of Asian owned labels and attributes on its search ads within Bing. Google has a similar attribute, by the way. Honestly, I've never seen the label on Bing, until now.

Google Local Service Ads can be super expensive; each call or click can cost hundreds of dollars. Which is why Google has generally been good about refunding for mistaken leads or issues with those leads.

Google sent out emails to some advertisers about changes coming to the Customer Match uploads in the Google Ads APl. After April 1, 2026, those data uploads are no longer going to work in the Google Ads API and must be done in the Data Manager API instead.

The human in the loop was supposed to be the safeguard. These studies suggest the loop itself needs a redesign.

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Amazon is pushing deeper into healthcare AI with a new platform aimed at scheduling, documentation, coding, and other time-consuming administrative workflows.

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The legal bill for AI candidate screening is arriving, and it's addressed to employers—not vendors.

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