Throughout 2025, Google Cloud focused on accelerating AI innovation and making it more accessible. The year began with foundational model advancements and enhanced security features. February introduced the Vertex AI RAG Engine to improve AI application trustworthiness. March saw the release of Gemini 2.5, Gemma 3, and AI Protection for secure AI deployment. April's Google Cloud Next introduced the Agent2Agent protocol for AI agent collaboration. May's Google I/O showcased advanced creative models like Veo 3 and introduced the Jules coding agent. By June, the Gemini CLI allowed developers to integrate AI directly into their workflows. The second half of the year emphasized real-world AI value and agentic capabilities. July saw the development of Big Sleep for vulnerability detection. August introduced Nano Banana for simplified image blending and released 1,001 gen AI use cases. September launched the Agent Payments Protocol, enabling agents to conduct transactions securely. October introduced Gemini Enterprise as the primary AI platform for businesses and expanded NVIDIA partnerships. The year concluded with Gemini 3, the most intelligent model to date, and the general availability of Ironwood TPUs and the Antigravity development platform. Google Cloud aims for 2026 to be about what users build with these advancements.