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Vertex AI Gemini 3.x: agent billing, token costs, and Cloud Run GPU patterns

Gemini 3.x on Vertex AI is billed by input and output tokens; agent orchestrations can generate multiple billable events. Track tokens, retrieval, and compute.

Jun 16, 2026·3mvertex-aigemini
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GKE per-node-pool maintenance exclusions, 90-day no-upgrade window, and concurrent node-pool upgrades (Preview)

GKE adds per-node-pool maintenance exclusions, an extendable 90-day 'No upgrades' exclusion, and Preview concurrent node-pool upgrades—tradeoffs for operators.

Jun 15, 2026·3mgkekubernetes
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GKE per-node-pool maintenance exclusions and 90-day no-upgrade window (release channels)

GKE adds per-node-pool maintenance exclusions in release channels and extends the default no-upgrade exclusion window to 90 days letting teams freeze upgrades.

Jun 14, 2026·3mgkebigquery
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BigQuery fluid scaling GA: per-second billing for autoscaling reservations

BigQuery fluid scaling goes GA with per-second billing and no minimum for autoscaling reservations, enabling bursty, near-zero cost analytics and slot costs.

Jun 13, 2026·3mbigqueryvertex-ai
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GKE Maintenance Controls: Per-Node-Pool Exclusions, 90‑Day No-Upgrade Windows, and Data-Cache SSDs

GKE adds per-node-pool maintenance exclusions and 90-day no-upgrades windows, plus an ephemeral local SSD dataCacheCount API. Operational guidance for SREs.

Jun 11, 2026·6mgkevertex-ai
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Vertex AI: Gemini 2.5 Flash‑Lite GA — Cloud Run GPUs GA and GKE Inference Updates

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is GA on Vertex AI with explicit caching and batch prediction. Cloud Run GPUs are GA for serverless GPU inference; check region quotas.

Jun 10, 2026·6mvertex-aigemini-2-5
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Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform: Pricing, API Alignment, and GKE/Cloud Run Impacts for Gemini 2.5 & 3.x

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform clarifies Gemini 2.5/3.x token and grounding pricing, affecting Vertex AI cost models, RAG economics, and GKE/Cloud Run ops.

Jun 8, 2026·6mgemini-enterprise-agent-platformgemini-2.5
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GKE per-node-pool maintenance exclusions, Gemini Enterprise 3.1 Pro/3 Flash (LA), BigQuery Fluid Scaling GA

GKE: per-node-pool maintenance exclusions + 90-day no-updates; Gemini Enterprise: 3.1 Pro/3 Flash (LA); BigQuery: fluid scaling GA, per-second billing.

Jun 7, 2026·6mgke-maintenancegke
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BigQuery Fluid Scaling GA and Vertex AI Model Garden Updates (June 2026)

BigQuery fluid scaling GA: per-second billing and no minimum autoscale duration; Vertex AI Model Garden includes Claude Opus 4.7, affecting cost and routing.

Jun 6, 2026·6mbigquery-fluid-scalingvertex-ai-model-garden
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Google Cloud — Early June 2026 Updates: GKE/ASM, BigQuery Fluid Scaling GA, Vertex AI Model Garden, Cross-Cloud Interconnect

June 2026 Google Cloud: GKE/ASM patches, BigQuery fluid-scaling GA (per-second billing), Vertex AI Model Garden updates, and Cross-Cloud Interconnect preview.

Jun 5, 2026·6mgcpgke
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GKE Secret Sync GA, AI Cost Summary Agent Preview, and Gemini Enterprise telemetry updates

Google Cloud released GKE Secret Sync as GA, launched an AI Cost Summary Agent in Preview, and expanded Gemini Enterprise telemetry and capacity options.

Jun 3, 2026·6mgcpgke
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Google Cloud Weekly: Cloud Run Worker Pools GA, Gemini 3.1 Flash‑Lite & Pro Previews, AI Infra Updates

Weekly Google Cloud roundup: Cloud Run worker pools GA for pull-based non-HTTP workloads; Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Pro in preview on Vertex AI and Gemini API.

Jun 1, 2026·6mgoogle-cloudcloud-run
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