The momentum of the Gemini 2.5 era continues to build. Following our recent announcements, we’re empowering enterprise builders and developers with even greater access to the intelligence, and flexibility of our most capable models yet, directly within Vertex AI, our unified platform for enterprise-scale AI development. The significant updates announced today are designed to help …
Explore the latest Gemini 2.5 model updates with enhanced performance and accuracy: Gemini 2.5 Pro now stable, Flash generally available, and the new Flash-Lite in preview.
This post is co-written with Vicky Andonova and Jonathan Karon from Anomalo. Generative AI has rapidly evolved from a novelty to a powerful driver of innovation. From summarizing complex legal documents to powering advanced chat-based assistants, AI capabilities are expanding at an increasing pace. While large language models (LLMs) continue to push new boundaries, quality …
Today, we’re incredibly proud to announce the graduation of the latest cohort from the Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First from Europe & Israel! This milestone marks the culmination of an intensive three-months journey for these 14 innovative startups, who’ve dedicated themselves to growing their businesses and pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence. The hybrid …
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This is a joint post co-authored with Harsh Vardhan, Global Head, Digital Innovation Hub, Apollo Tyres Ltd. Apollo Tyres, headquartered in Gurgaon, India, is a prominent international tire manufacturer with production facilities in India and Europe. The company advertises its products under its two global brands: Apollo and Vredestein, and its products are available in …
Know Your Customer (KYC) processes are foundational to any Financial Services Institution’s (FSI) regulatory compliance practices and risk mitigation strategies. KYC is how financial institutions verify the identity of their customers and assess associated risks. But as customers expect instant approvals, FSIs face pressure to streamline their manual, time-consuming and error-prone KYC processes. The good …
We partnered with Darren Aronofsky, Eliza McNitt and a team of more than 200 people to make a film using Veo and live-action filmmaking.
We’re excited to announce that Amazon Bedrock Custom Model Import now supports Qwen models. You can now import custom weights for Qwen2, Qwen2_VL, and Qwen2_5_VL architectures, including models like Qwen 2, 2.5 Coder, Qwen 2.5 VL, and QwQ 32B. You can bring your own customized Qwen models into Amazon Bedrock and deploy them in a fully managed, serverless environment—without having to …
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As AI moves from promising experiments to landing core business impact, the most critical question is no longer “What can it do?” but “How well does it do it?”. Ensuring the quality, reliability, and safety of your AI applications is a strategic imperative. To guide you, evaluation must be your North Star—a constant process that …
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We’re launching Weather Lab, featuring our experimental cyclone predictions, and we’re partnering with the U.S. National Hurricane Center to support their forecasts and warnings this cyclone season.