Releasesby GlyphGKE now supports opting out of the default kubernetes.io/arch=arm64:NoSchedule taint on Arm nodes in Standard...
GKE now supports opting out of the default kubernetes.io/arch=arm64:NoSchedule taint on Arm nodes in Standard node pools and in custom ComputeClasses. To opt out of the default taint, set the --node-architecture-taint-behavior gcloud CLI flag to NONE for a node pool or set the taintConfig.architectureTaintBehavior field to NONE for a ComputeClass.
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AI code suggestions in Workspaces (General availability)
AI code suggestions in Cortex Code are now generally available. This release also includes updated keybindings and bug fixes. Notebook Python cells , no changes to keybindings.
Snowflake Native Apps support for Virtual Private Snowflake on AWS for apps with containers (General availability)
Snowflake Native App with Snowpark Container Services now support Virtual Private Snowflake (VPS) on Amazon Web Services. Apps with containers can be distributed to Snowflake customers in VPS deployments. Apps running in VPS can use the functionality of Snowpark Container Services, including compute pools, services, jobs, and external access integrations.
Python UDTFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available
Registering Python user-defined table functions (UDTFs) in Unity Catalog is now generally available in Databricks Runtime 18. A Unity Catalog Python UDTF is a governed function that returns a table, invoked in the FROM clause of a SQL statement to return multiple rows and columns.
Vercel Connect now supports Custom Environments
Vercel Connect now lets you link a connector to a Custom Environment so deployments there can request provider tokens and receive forwarded webhooks. Custom Environments appear alongside Production, Preview, and Development when you add or edit a project on a connector in the dashboard.
AIP Document Intelligence: deploy extraction strategies as Python functions (GA)
Deploying extraction strategies to Python functions is generally available in AIP Document Intelligence, as an alternative to running a strategy in a batch pipeline.
FIPS 140-3 Images (General Availability)
FIPS 140-3 images are now generally available for all four self-hosted services, published under the -fips tag suffix: quay.io/deepgram/self-hosted-api:release-260728-fips quay.io/deepgram/self-hosted-engine:release-260728-fips quay.io/deepgram/self-hosted-license-proxy:release-260728-fips quay.io/deepgram/self-hosted-billing:release-260728-fips These...
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GKE Gateway and Inference Gateway now support Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)
GKE Gateway and Inference Gateway now support Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS). You can configure a CORS filter directly on an HTTPRoute resource by using the portable syntax standardized by Gateway API .
In GKE version 1.36 and later, GKE Dataplane V2 with NetworkPolicies supports up to 15,000 nodes per cluster...
In GKE version 1.36 and later, GKE Dataplane V2 with NetworkPolicies supports up to 15,000 nodes per cluster, increased from the previous limit of 7,500 nodes. For clusters exceeding 5,000 nodes, contact Cloud Customer Care to request a quota increase. For more information, see Cluster size limits and requirements .
In version 1.36.2-gke.1498000 and later, GKE supports mixed-protocol Services of type LoadBalancer in general...
In version 1.36.2-gke.1498000 and later, GKE supports mixed-protocol Services of type LoadBalancer in general availability (GA). Mixed-protocol Services let both external (NetLB) and internal (ILB) passthrough Network Load Balancers handle simultaneous TCP and UDP traffic on a single IP address across IPv4, IPv6, and dual-stack environments. Main
(2026-R32) Version updates
GKE cluster versions have been updated. New versions available for upgrades and new clusters. The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades .
Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available
Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. Version 1.36.2-gke.2064000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
(2026-R31) Version updates
GKE cluster versions have been updated. New versions available for upgrades and new clusters. The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades .
Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available
Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. Version 1.36.2-gke.1498000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
TPU Subslicing (also known as Dynamic Subslicing) is now generally available for Ironwood (TPU7x)
TPU Subslicing (also known as Dynamic Subslicing) is now generally available for Ironwood (TPU7x). This feature enables you to incrementally provision node pools for a cube or litepod, breaking them into smaller slices (subslices) to run workloads requiring smaller topologies.