From APIs to Agents: The Real Shift at Google Next ‘26

This is a submission for the Google Cloud NEXT Writing Challenge I watched Google Cloud Next ‘26 thinking I’ll just see better models, faster APIs, maybe some cool demos. But I didn’t expect this. This felt different. Not like “AI is improving”. More like the way we build software is changing. The Moment That Stuck With Me It started simple. JayTee Hazard was creating music. Tina Tarighian was generating visuals. But the interesting part wasn’t the demo. It was what was happening behind it. Gemi