- - Backup and DR will auto‑apply project‑level liens with optional multi‑party approval via PAM; Cloud CDN adds RFC 9213 `CDN‑Cache‑Control` header; Cloud Storage now retains soft‑deleted buckets after project deletion.
- - New capabilities include MySQL 9.7 support in Database Migration Service, advanced malware sandbox in NGFW (preview), increased Cloud Trace API limits, GA of Dataform MCP server, and GA of Gemini Enterprise A2UI/A2A agents (v0.9).
- - Looker will discontinue the standalone Spectacles CI service on 2026‑11‑30, representing a breaking change/deprecation.
August 17, 2026
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