Hiya from Berlin, the place earlier right this moment we hosted the primary of three I/O Connect events occurring this yr. These occasions are a few of my favorites as a result of we get to deliver our folks and expertise to you – the builders who select to construct with Google.
This yr, we had been joined by over 1300 passionate builders, from over 100 nations in Europe, the Center East and Africa. And the vitality was palpable – from the keynote stage to the demo ground, workplace hours, technical classes, panels, and extra – it’s days like these that make me really feel so grateful to be part of the Google Developer group.
EMEA is dwelling to 16 million builders, nearly 40% of the world’s developer expertise, which meant there was an entire lot of floor to cowl! On stage, Tim, Wieland, and I highlighted Google’s progress in AI (in fact), together with a fireplace chat with Germany’s Christina Decker, Departmental Head of Digital and Innovation Coverage, Federal Ministry for Economic system and Local weather in Germany, on accountable AI improvement.
Listed below are some highlights from what we introduced each on stage in Berlin and elsewhere on this planet in celebration of this occasion!
Generative AI
The AI ecosystem is shifting quick, and we’re dedicated to persevering with to innovate and make AI accessible and useful to each developer. Listed below are among the most up-to-date updates:
Gemma 2
At this time, we’re officially releasing Gemma 2, in each 9 billion (9B) and 27 billion (27B) parameter sizes, to researchers and builders globally. Gemma 2 options enhancements in efficiency together with important built-in security developments. Get hands-on with the newly launched Gemma 2 with out {hardware} necessities in Google AI Studio, or you can too obtain Gemma 2’s mannequin weights from Kaggle and Hugging Face Fashions, with Vertex AI Mannequin Backyard coming quickly.
New options for the Gemini API
We’re making it even simpler and helpful to construct with the Gemini API with updates like expanded entry to the two million context window in 1.5 Professional for all builders, context caching in each Gemini 1.5 Professional and 1.5 Flash, and code execution capabilities within the Gemini API. For these beginning out, you’ll be able to pre-register for a free online course that we’ve inbuilt partnership with Udacity to show builders find out how to construct with the Gemini API. [Blog]
The Gemini API Developer Competitors & some inspiration
Be part of 1000’s of builders from all around the world who’ve signed up for the Gemini API Developer Competition for an opportunity to win a customized electrical 1981 DeLorean! To spark your creativeness, we unveiled an interactive I/O Crossword demo, constructed on our multi-platform instruments, and open-sourced the code. We hope you’ll use it as inspiration on your personal submission to the competitors, open till August 12, 2024.
Cell and internet improvement
We had been excited to rejoice the lively contributions to most of the kind components powered by Android, together with wearables and automobiles from our engineering workplaces in Nairobi, London and Munich, in addition to our progress towards an AI-assisted internet.
Gemini in Android Studio out there in EMEA
Builders in EMEA can now work with Gemini to generate code with only one shopper, entry useful sources, and even troubleshoot errors all with Gemini in Android Studio.
Gemini Nano in Chrome Immediate API
With Gemini Nano integration in Chrome we’re making it simpler to ship highly effective AI options to Chrome’s billions of customers with out having to fret about capability, price, nice tuning or immediate engineering with excessive stage APIs, like translate, transcribe, or caption. At this time, builders can sign up to discover additional use circumstances with the Immediate API, an experimental API that permits you to ship pure language directions to an occasion of Gemini Nano in Chrome — all on machine and within the browser.
Chrome DevTools Console insights is offered to customers in Europe
Beginning right this moment, builders in Europe can now benefit from AI-powered insights inside the Chrome DevTools Console. Gemini will present explanations and options to DevTools errors and warnings, considerably streamlining your debugging course of. That is all delivered to you by a staff based mostly in Munich.
Privateness Sandbox Evaluation Instrument
Builders in EMEA can use this Chrome DevTools extension to know the influence of third-party cookie deprecation on their website, and plan website migrations for a smoother transition.
Cloud improvement
We highlighted investments in low latency Cloud computing, just like the first ever subsea fiber-optic cable directly connecting Africa with Australia, which we known as “Umoja” or “ unity” in Swahili. We additionally talked about how we’re investing by way of Cloud to make it simpler for builders in EMEA to transition to compliance with native rules with updates like:
Increasing Google Sovereign Cloud options assist
Unlock your full potential for digital transformation with Google Cloud solutions, designed to assist organizations, particularly these in regulated industries or the general public sector. These options present builders with management over their information residency, encryption strategies, and key administration, no matter their trade. We additionally introduced increasing its sovereign cloud choices to Spain, Italy, and Saudi Arabia along with current partnerships in Germany and France.
New Google Cloud areas in EMEA
Construct scalable options in all places, with new information facilities throughout the area. Final yr, we launched new Cloud areas in Doha, proper right here in Berlin-Brandenburg, and Damman, and this yr, we announced the Johannesburg cloud region in South Africa, which advantages from the high-capacity fiber optic cables underneath land and sea.
Assets
Our accelerator programs have supported practically 350 startups in 54 nations throughout EMEA. 40% of those corporations are women-led. We deeply consider within the effectiveness of the Google Developer group, so we introduced:
3 new Google for Startups Accelerators for builders in EMEA:
Builders in EMEA targeted on net-zero emission efforts can apply to the Climate Change Accelerator and EMEA-based entrepreneurs constructing AI-first options can apply to one among two AI-First Europe accelerators for an opportunity to leverage the most effective of our applied sciences, experience, and community to scale their influence.
The journey continues
Our mission continues to be to make AI accessible and useful to each developer. We’re simply getting began on this thrilling journey to make it straightforward so that you can deliver Google’s developer instruments collectively extra simply on your personal tasks.
Our subsequent cease is Bengaluru in just a few weeks, the place we now have extra thrilling information to share about precisely that.
See you quickly – within the meantime, carry on constructing!
