
Google ADK 1.0: Your AI Tools Might Be Secret Agents Now
ADK 1.0 makes tools and agents interchangeable — your AI can't tell which is which, and neither can your security model

Anthropic Just Chose Its Rival's Silicon. The Inference War Has a Winner.
Anthropic expanded its TPU deal with Google and Broadcom to multiple gigawatts. Why the company behind Claude chose its competitor's custom chips — and what the lock-in trade-off means for the AI supply chain.

Google Gave Your AI Agent 100 APIs. Gemini Doesn't Need Them
Google expanded MCP to Maps, BigQuery, and cloud databases. Your AI agent gets OAuth consent hell, rate limits, and latency. Gemini skips the line entirely. Three questions for Cloud Next.

ADK Ships Both Protocols. The Destination Is Vertex.
Google's ADK is the only agent framework with native A2A and MCP support. It's also a carefully designed funnel from open-source development to Vertex AI Agent Engine — and infrastructure lock-in is the hardest kind to leave.

Google Has 6 Days to Stop Being the Cheapest AI Nobody Builds On
Cloud Next 2026 opens April 22. Google's tokens are 5-20x cheaper than Claude. Its agent platform has 6% adoption. The math.

Google Doesn't Need the Best AI Agent — It Already Has Your Inbox
Google's Gemini agents don't need to connect to your workflow — they already are your workflow. With 3 billion Workspace accounts, shadow agent governance gaps, and an ad-funded data ecosystem, the real question isn't who builds the best model but who controls the distribution.