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Google Cloud Blog

Connecting AI agents with unstructured data using Google Cloud Storage MCP Servers

Google Cloud Storage (GCS) is a foundational component of the modern agentic tech stack and the preferred home for unstructured data at scale. As enterprises deploy agents in production, the critical focus has shifted to turning data into context and building secure, standardized integrations to access context. This is the core of smart storage: making unstructured data inherently agent-ready by turning passive objects into rich context for reasoning. Whether it’s automating complex financial wo

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ExternalMobile Development
Android Developers Blog

Building Premium Android Experiences at Google I/O ‘26

Posted by Ataul Munim, Android Developer Relations Engineer To help you build apps that stand out, we're diving into the key tools and libraries designed to optimize your core performance, extend the surfaces of your app to other devices, and streamline how your app handles high-quality media.  Here is a recap of the essential updates and sessions you need to know to deliver a next-level experience across form factors! Maximize app performance and ROI with the R8 Configuration Analyzer A prem

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ExternalSoftware Engineering
DZone

When Snowflake Lies to You: Understanding False Failures in dbt Pipelines

The Problem Most Teams Get Wrong Every data engineer has lived this moment. A dbt model fails at 3 AM. You pull up the logs, see a type conversion error, and start digging through SQL. You check recent commits. Nothing changed. You inspect the upstream data. Nothing looks off. You rerun the job. It passes. You shrug, label it a transient issue, and go back to sleep.

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Microsoft Azure Blog

Microsoft Build 2026: Building agentic apps with Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Databases

Microsoft Build 2026 highlights advancements in app development with Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Databases, emphasizing a unified data and AI platform for scalable, agentic applications. The post Microsoft Build 2026: Building agentic apps with Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Databases appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

AI + machine learningDatabasesHybrid + multicloud
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ExternalCybersecurity
SecurityWeek

Two New Reports Offer Competing Explanations for Cybersecurity’s Growing Crisis

As AI shortens the path from vulnerability disclosure to exploitation, researchers disagree on whether the problem is inadequate security tools or inadequate operational control. The post Two New Reports Offer Competing Explanations for Cybersecurity’s Growing Crisis appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Application SecurityVulnerabilitiesAI
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