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Google CloudGoogle Cloud

Introducing Gemini 3.1 Pro on Google Cloud

Gemini 3.1 Pro debuts on Google Cloud, delivering smarter, scalable reasoning with Vertex AI integration for enterprise data and preview access via the Gemini API.

2/19/2026
AWS MLAWS ML

Amazon Quick Suite now supports key pair authentication to Snowflake data source

Key pair authentication enables passwordless, RSA-based connections between Amazon Quick Suite (Quick Sight) and Snowflake, delivering secure, automated data source connectivity for enterprise BI.

2/19/2026
AWS MLAWS ML

Build AI workflows on Amazon EKS with Union.ai and Flyte

Orchestrate scalable, production-grade AI/ML workflows on Amazon EKS by pairing Flyte with Union.ai 2.0 for dynamic, reproducible orchestration that integrates with AWS services like S3, Aurora, IAM, CloudWatch, and the new S3 Vectors for RAG and semantic search.

2/19/2026
Google DeepMindGoogle DeepMind

Gemini 3.1 Pro: A smarter model for your most complex tasks

Gemini 3.1 Pro introduces a smarter, more capable model for solving complex tasks, delivering advanced reasoning and broad platform support—from developer to enterprise to consumer—with ARC-AGI-2 benchmark gains and capabilities like code-based animation and interactive design across Google AI Studio, Vertex AI, NotebookLM, and related tools.

2/19/2026
DuolingoDuolingo

7 languages you’ll hear where you least expect them

A geolinguistic, data-driven tour of unexpected language pockets around the world, showing how colonization, migration, and cultural exchange reshape linguistic maps.

2/19/2026
MIT AIMIT AI

Parking-aware navigation system could prevent frustration and emissions

MIT's probability-aware, dynamic programming navigation system identifies optimal parking lots by weighing proximity, parking probability, and walking distance to cut total travel time and reduce congestion and emissions.

2/19/2026
OpenAIOpenAI

Introducing OpenAI for India

A concise technical overview of deploying and integrating OpenAI services in India, covering API access, integration patterns, and scalability considerations.

2/18/2026
Modular AIModular AI

Modular: The Claude C Compiler: What It Reveals About the Future of Software

Explains how the Claude C Compiler marks a milestone in AI-assisted software engineering by preserving architecture across subsystems, automating implementation, and shifting human effort toward design and ecosystem-building—highlighted through Modular's future-oriented stance.

2/18/2026
AWS MLAWS ML

Build unified intelligence with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore

Demonstrates CAKE—a customer-centric multi-agent AI system built on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore—that unifies siloed data across Neptune, DynamoDB, and OpenSearch to deliver fast, semantic customer intelligence with secure governance and explainable insights.

2/18/2026
DatabricksDatabricks

Flexible Node Types Are Now Generally Available

Enabling flexible node types lets Databricks automatically fall back to compatible instance types to keep cluster launches resilient during peak demand, optimize Spot usage, and give admins precise control via an API and node_timeline visibility.

2/18/2026
Apple MLApple ML

Unifying Ranking and Generation in Query Auto-Completion via Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Multi-Objective Alignment

Unified end-to-end query auto-completion via Retrieval-Augmented Generation and multi-objective Direct Preference Optimization, enhanced by learned and rule-based verifiers and critique-revision for production-ready deployment under tight latency constraints.

2/18/2026
Snorkel AISnorkel AI

How Tool Discipline Let a 4B Model Outsmart a 235B Giant on Financial Tasks

Tool discipline through RL-fine-tuning and single-table querying enables a 4B model to outperform a 235B giant on financial benchmarks, with on-premises deployment and dramatic cost savings.

2/18/2026