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Android Studio Quail 2 Redesigns Agent Mode, Streamlines AI-Assisted Coding

Sergio De Simone — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:00:00 GMT

The latest release of Android Studio, Quail 2, now stable, expands Gemini/AI Agent Mode inside the IDE by enabling multiple AI conversations in parallel and further advancing Google's push to integrate AI-powered workflows directly into Android Studio. It also enhances debugging and profiling capabilities and makes it easier to explore experimental features.

By Sergio De Simone

Google Cloud Workbench Notebooks Extension Connects VS Code to Google Cloud's Jupyter Notebooks

Sergio De Simone — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT

The Google Cloud Workbench Notebooks extension for VS Code is a new tool that enables developers to connect their local IDE directly to managed Jupyter notebook environments on Google Cloud.

By Sergio De Simone

Google and Industry Partners Announce Agentic Resource Discovery Specification for AI Agents

Leela Kumili — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:40:00 GMT

Google and industry partners announced Agentic Resource Discovery (ARD) Specification, an open standard for publishing, discovering, and verifying AI tools, APIs, and agents. ARD introduces a discovery layer built on catalogs and registries, enabling dynamic capability discovery while leveraging existing protocols such as MCP and OpenAPI for execution and emphasizing trust and interoperability.

By Leela Kumili