- Added post‑quantum signing algorithms to Cloud KMS and increased Hyperdisk HA volume throughput on C4 instances; Gemini Enterprise now supports BYOID mobile apps.
- Apigee X instances below 1‑17‑0‑apigee‑10 will be auto‑upgraded; Cloud SQL for MySQL upgraded to 8.4.10; Compute Engine boot‑disk operations no longer require iam.serviceAccounts.actAs permission.
- GKE introduced new default versions across Rapid, Regular, Stable, and Extended channels while deprecating several older versions.
July 16, 2026
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