
Join Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal of Acquired live from Google Cloud Next as they dissect Google's AI strategy, the radical transformation of Google Cloud, and the future of enterprise adoption. Discover why inference is eclipsing training and what it means for the next generation of AI applications.
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“now your developers don't have to switch between Dart and JavaScript for the back end or Dart and Go. They can just stay in Dart.”




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Google Cloud is revolutionizing cross-platform development by bringing Dart, the language powering Flutter, to Firebase Functions. This pivotal update allows developers to write their entire application, from mobile and web frontend to serverless backend, in a single, high-performance language.

At a recent conference, NVIDIA and Baseten leaders detailed their strategic partnership with Google Cloud, focusing on groundbreaking advancements in AI inference. The collaboration promises to deliver unparalleled speed, reliability, and scalability for AI applications, leveraging next-generation hardware and sophisticated software optimizations.

At Google Cloud Next, Acquired podcast hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal offered a compelling analysis of Google's AI advancements and the dramatic evolution of its cloud division. Their insights highlighted a pivotal moment for artificial intelligence, marked by significant hardware innovations and strategic enterprise shifts.

Google is dramatically expanding its generative media capabilities, empowering creators with an integrated suite of AI models that redefine artistic control and efficiency. A recent conference session showcased the full power of Nano Banana, VEO, Lyria, and Gemini, demonstrating how these tools can transform creative workflows.

At a recent Google Cloud session, Developer Relations Engineer Katie Wynn demonstrated how to build sophisticated Generative Media agents capable of automating complex creative tasks, from character design to full story production, leveraging Google's ADK and MCP frameworks.