New score display modes for Lighthouse categories
The PageSpeed Insights API now includes metadata on how category scores should be visually represented, adding support for fractional scoring.
June 2026 Updates Stream
Vertex AI Beta: Computer Use Safety & Breaking Agent Changes
Vertex AI adds prompt injection detection for computer-use tasks and Zero Data Retention for Parallel AI Search, alongside significant removals of Agent-related methods.
Vertex AI introduces Agents and Semantic Governance resources
Vertex AI has significantly expanded its v1 API surface, introducing dedicated resources for managing AI Agents and a new Semantic Governance Policy Engine.
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Native Apache Arrow support for query results
BigQuery is introducing native Apache Arrow support for query results, enabling high-performance columnar data transfer directly from the query API.
Dataplex introduces Data Domains for logical organization
Dataplex adds a new DataDomain resource type, enabling developers to create, list, and manage logical data boundaries within a project and location.
Documentation cleanup and internal lint removal
Minor updates to parameter and field descriptions, primarily removing internal linting instructions and improving formatting.
Minor documentation cleanup and formatting
This update consists of minor documentation refinements, including the removal of internal linting comments and improved formatting for resource names in descriptions.
New Agentic Browsing category added to PageSpeed API
The PageSpeed Insights API now supports a new audit category called AGENTIC_BROWSING to evaluate site compatibility with AI agents.
New ingestion rule integrations for BigQuery and Airflow
The Data Lineage API now supports BigQuery and Managed Service for Apache Airflow (Cloud Composer) in ingestion rule configurations.
Python UDF concurrency documentation update
Updated documentation for Python UDF concurrency settings in ExternalRuntimeOptions, adding links to configuration guides.
Clarified transferredBytes for BigQuery Omni
The description for transferredBytes in query statistics has been updated to specifically define its role in BigQuery Omni data movement.
BigLake API rebranded to Lakehouse API
The BigLake API has been officially rebranded to the Lakehouse API in documentation, signaling a shift toward a unified metastore for multi-engine data lakes.
Deprecation of Destination methods in Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager has officially marked the 'get' and 'link' methods for the destinations resource as deprecated.
New Agentic Browsing Lighthouse Category
PageSpeed Insights has introduced a new 'agentic-browsing' category to its Lighthouse audit results.
Looker v1 adds Instance Undelete and Release Channels
Looker Core instances now support soft-deletion recovery and configurable update release channels (Rapid, Regular, Stable).
Dataplex adds Unstructured Data Profiling and Graph Profiles
Dataplex expands its scanning capabilities with support for unstructured data profiling and a new graph-based profiling schema for semantic inference.
Dataform introduces event-driven triggers and Git links
Dataform workflows can now be triggered automatically by table updates, and Git remote settings now support direct repository links for machine credentials.
Dataform adds GitRepositoryLink for machine credentials
Dataform now supports linking Git repository resources for machine credentials, simplifying authentication for automated workflows.
Generic HTTP request execution added to Connectors
Integration Connectors now supports a raw executeHttpRequest method, allowing developers to send arbitrary HTTP requests through existing connections.
Dataplex Universal Catalog integration for Data Transfers
BigQuery Data Transfer Service now supports automated metadata import into Dataplex Universal Catalog during data transfers.
BigQuery API clarifies IAM requirements across all methods
The BigQuery v2 discovery document has been updated to explicitly document the IAM permissions required for nearly every API method, simplifying least-privilege configuration.
Analytics Hub adds ZLIB compression for message transforms
Analytics Hub now supports ZLIB compression and decompression within message transformations, alongside updated row key logic for Bigtable subscriptions.
Vertex AI Beta: New Governance Engines and Breaking Agent Changes
This update introduces Semantic Governance Policy Engines and Agent Anomaly Detection while introducing several breaking changes to the Agents and Interactions APIs.
Online Evaluator Operations and GenerationConfig Deprecations
Vertex AI adds full operation management for Online Evaluators and marks several core GenerationConfig fields as deprecated in favor of a unified response format.
