Tag: Google

This blog post introduces a workflow for extracting high-quality data from complex, unstructured documents by combining LlamaParse with Gemini 3.1 models. It demonstrates an event-driven architecture that uses Gemini 3.1 Pro for agentic parsing of dense financial tables and Gemini 3.1 Flash for cost-effective summarization. By following the provided tutorial, developers can build a personal finance assistant capable of transforming messy brokerage statements into structured, human-readable insights.

Google has introduced FunctionGemma, a specialized 270M parameter model designed to bring efficient, action-oriented AI experiences directly to mobile devices through on-device function calling. By leveraging Google AI Edge and LiteRT-LM, the model enables complex tasks—such as managing calendars, controlling device hardware, or executing specific game logic in the "Tiny Garden" demo—to be performed entirely offline with high speed and low latency. Available for testing in the Google AI Edge Gallery app on both Android and iOS, FunctionGemma allows developers to move beyond simple text generation toward building responsive, "agentic" applications that interact seamlessly with the physical and digital world without relying on cloud processing.

Finetuning the FunctionGemma model is made fast and easy using the lightweight JAX-based Tunix library on Google TPUs, a process demonstrated here using LoRA for supervised finetuning. This approach delivers significant accuracy improvements with high TPU efficiency, culminating in a model ready for deployment.

Google is launching the Developer Knowledge API and MCP Server in public preview. This new toolset provides a canonical, machine-readable way for AI assistants and agentic platforms to search and retrieve up-to-date documentation across Firebase, Google Cloud, Android, and more. By using the official MCP server, developers can connect tools directly to Google’s documentation corpus, ensuring that AI-generated code and guidance are based on authoritative, real-time context.

Data Commons has launched a free, hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) service on Google Cloud Platform, eliminating the need for users to manage complex local server installations. This update simplifies connecting AI agents and the Gemini CLI to Data Commons, allowing Google to handle security, updates, and resource management while users query data natively.

To simplify the user experience and prevent startup failures, the Gemini CLI has introduced structured extension settings that eliminate the need for manual environment variable configuration. This update enables extensions to automatically prompt users for required details during installation and securely stores sensitive information, such as API keys, directly in the system keychain. Users can now easily manage and override these configurations globally or per project using the new Gemini extensions config command.

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.

Google I/O returns May 19-20. Watch the livestreams for updates on Android, AI, Chrome, and Cloud. Registration is open on the Google I/O website.

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.

Agent Development Kit (ADK) now supports a robust ecosystem of third-party tools and integrations. Connect your agents to GitHub, Notion, Hugging Face, and more to build capable, real-world applications.