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## Overview

1. **API Request Tool**: You can now create [API request tools](https://api.vapi.ai/api#:~:text=ApiRequestTool) that allow the assistant to make REST API calls during conversations

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2. **Specify GCP Region**: You can now specify the region for your [GCP Credentials](https://dashboard.vapi.ai/settings/integrations#:~:text=Save-,GCP%20credentials,-For%20storing%20the), This gives you control over where your call artifacts are stored.

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3. **Transcriber Formatting Option**: A new `formatTurns` option in your [`Assembly AI Transcriber`](https://api.vapi.ai/api#:~:text=AssemblyAITranscriber) that lets you enable or disable formatting of transcripts when using AssemblyAI's Universal Streaming API. This helps you format transcript outputs to show speaker turns.