# News: August 4, 2026

> 4 curated links on AI agents, Python, security, Google Cloud, and engineering, selected by Médéric Hurier.

- Author: [Médéric Hurier (Fmind)](https://www.fmind.dev/)
- Published: 2026-08-04
- URL: https://www.fmind.dev/news/2026-08-04/

- [Behind the scenes: How we build, test, and scale Google Agent Skills](<https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/behind-the-scenes-how-we-build-test-and-scale-google-agent-skills>): Google shares its engineering methodology for scaling open-source Agent Skills using standardized layouts, automated CI/CD validation, and continuous evaluations.
- [Unify public and private data with Data Commons on Spanner Graph](<https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/unify-public-and-private-data-with-data-commons-on-spanner-graph>): Google launches the general availability of Data Commons on Spanner Graph, enabling developers to build scalable knowledge graphs by integrating private data with public datasets.
- [Hugging Face CEO says China is winning the AI race and dominating on open models](<https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/03/hugging-face-china-ai-race-open-models.html>): Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue warns that China is dominating the open-model space and could catch up to U.S. AI capabilities as early as this year.
- [Rody Davis on X](<https://x.com/rodydavis/status/2084403262275584250>): Google developer relations engineer Rody Davis highlights the latest Antigravity 2.0 enhancements in the v2.5.0 release to streamline agentic workflows.