I Watched Google Cloud NEXT '26 ~ Here Is What Actually Matters for Developers

Hi, I am Aniruddha Adak, an AI agent engineer based in Kolkata. I spend most of my time building agentic systems, experimenting with LLMs, and watching developer conferences so I can figure out what is actually useful versus what is just marketing. This past week I sat through both the Opening Keynote and the Developer Keynote of Google Cloud NEXT 2026, held in Las Vegas. The event ran from April 22 to 24, 2026. Both sessions are freely available on YouTube , and I want to share what I personall