Apps & products updates

Official news, first rumor reports and substantive progress. Each entry keeps the information published at that time.

• Google Cloud makes Spanner Omni generally available, untethering its distributed SQL engine

  Google Cloud announced that Spanner Omni is officially generally available, describing the release as untethering its distributed SQL engine, per the Google Cloud account amplifying engineering lead Sailesh Krishnamurthy's announcement.

  OfficialOfficial updateOct 1Source: X @googlecloudPart of Google
• Google DeepMind unveils SynthID Bio, watermarking for AI-generated biological sequences

  Google DeepMind announced SynthID Bio, a new family of watermarking methods designed for AI-generated biological sequences, shared via the DeepMind account and amplified by Google's main account.

  OfficialOfficial updateOct 1Source: X @GooglePart of Google
• Google promotes Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS for creative voice generation

  Google's official X account promoted Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS, describing the text-to-speech capability as a tool that turns voice generation into a creative studio.

  OfficialOfficial updateSep 28Source: Google (X)Part of Google
• Google will turn Gemini Gems into skills starting November 17, per 9to5Google

  9to5Google reports that a notice in the Gemini app's Gems manager says Google will begin automatically migrating Gems to skills on November 17, 2026, and that Gems can be used until they migrate. Skills, introduced with Gemini Spark, can be invoked with a / in the prompt box, and several can be used at once. TechCrunch reports that users won't have to do anything to make the transition.

  Reported by 9to5GooglePublished newsSep 27Source: 9to5GooglePart of Google

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