Newsletter - August 2025

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August 2025
A new way to evaluate AI intelligence
Evaluate AI models strategic reasoning in a new public benchmarking platform, the Kaggle Game Arena. Models compete in strategic games for a verifiable measure of their intelligence.
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Exciting image-to-video capabilities with Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast
Go from idea to app with Firebase Studio
Generate cinematic video content with audio from images while maintaining consistency in Veo 3 and the new Veo 3 Fast. Combine image input and a text prompt to guide motion, narrative, and sound to create dynamic content and streamline your workflow.
Accelerate your development with new agentic AI capabilities in Firebase Studio. Leverage Gemini with AI-optimized templates, workspace forking, and enhanced prompting.
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Exciting image-to-video capabilities with Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast
Generate cinematic video content with audio from images while maintaining consistency in Veo 3 and the new Veo 3 Fast. Combine image input and a text prompt to guide motion, narrative, and sound to create dynamic content and streamline your workflow.
Learn more
Go from idea to app with Firebase Studio
Accelerate your development with new agentic AI capabilities in Firebase Studio. Leverage Gemini with AI-optimized templates, workspace forking, and enhanced prompting.
Discover now
New podcast: Demis Hassabis on shipping momentum, better evals and world models
In this episode, learn about the evolution from game-playing AI to today's thinking models, how projects like Genie 3 are building world models to help AI understand reality and why new testing grounds like Kaggle’s Game Arena are needed.
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Product updates
Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop is here
Tackle complex tasks with Agent Mode, now available in the Android Studio Narwhal Feature Drop. This release also brings new XR tools, quality improvements, and platform updates.
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Chrome Prompt API goes multimodal
The Prompt API now supports audio and image inputs. Use it to transcribe audio messages or generate descriptive alt text for images, unlocking new ways to build engaging, accessible web apps.
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New Android tools for one-time products
Monetize your app more creatively with new tools for one-time products. You now have more flexible selling options like rentals, pre-orders, and simplified regional pricing.
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Build next gen apps with Angular V20
Build faster, more modern apps with the release of Angular V20, plus a new AI resource on angular.dev. New guides, video tutorials, and a prompt engineering library help you create with Gemini.
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Expand your skills with Google Cloud and NVIDIA
Accelerate your AI development with a new Google Cloud and NVIDIA community. Get access to exclusive learning paths, Google Cloud credits, and networking opportunities to advance your AI skills.
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A2A Protocol: Purchase Concierge & Remote Seller Agent
Deploy several agent services using cloud run and agent engine, then inspect how we implement A2A protocol to standardize.
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Deploy faster Gen AI models with NVIDIA NIM on GKE
Get hands-on experience with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and NVIDIA NIM for AI inference tasks. Streamline AI model deployment and optimize performance.
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Community
ADK Hackathon winners announced
The results are in for the ADK Hackathon. Check out the incredible multi-agent AI systems built with ADK to solve complex processes autonomously.
View the winners
Join the Google Kubernetes Engine Hackathon
Leverage the power and scalability of GKE to bring intelligent, agentic capabilities to life for a chance to win cash prizes in celebration of the 10th anniversary of GKE.
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