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Google Cloud Next 2026: Opening keynote

Thomas Kurian · Sundar Pichai · Apr 22, 2026 · 1h 39m · Las Vegas, Nevada

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Summary

Thomas Kurian introduced a unified stack for enterprise AI, chips, models, agents and security, headlined by the general availability of the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and new TPU generations.

Key themes: Agents, AI infrastructure, Security · AI-written summary from the published transcript

Where each highlight is said1:38:58
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  1. 0:12

    Thomas Kurian outlined a unified stack of chips, models, agents and security for enterprise AI

  2. 12:02

    The Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform launched GA with Agent Studio, Runtime and Memory Bank

  3. 39:58

    New TPU 8t and TPU 8i chips shipped, with TPU 8t offering 3x the power of Ironwood

  4. 39:58

    NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 platforms were confirmed coming to Google Cloud

  5. 50:01

    Agentic Data Cloud launched with a Knowledge Catalog and cross-cloud lakehouse support

  6. 1:04:40

    Google completed its acquisition of security company Wiz

  7. 1:04:40

    New Threat Hunting and Detection Engineering security agents entered preview

  8. 8

    Google Cloud Next '26 drew more than 32,000 attendees to Las Vegas Source

Announced

6 available the same day
GAGemini Enterprise Agent PlatformAgent Studio, ADK, Agent Runtime, Memory Bank, Identity, Registry, Gateway
GAGemini Enterprise AppWorker interface with Gemini Projects, Deep Think, Microsoft 365 interop
GATPU 8tTraining-optimized; 3x Ironwood power, 2x performance per watt
GATPU 8iInference-optimized; 80% better performance per dollar
GAGoogle Cloud Axion N4AArm-based processor
ComingNVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72Google Cloud among first platforms to offer it
GAAgentic Data CloudKnowledge Catalog, Data Agent Kit, Lightning Engine for Spark
PreviewThreat Hunting AgentNew Security Operations agent

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About this keynote

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Keynote page: www.youtube.com/watch?v=11PBno-cJ1g

On stage
Sources

Photos: Eric Dietrich, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Photographer: Lukasz Kobus (European Commission), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Companies named: Accenture, Amazon, Atlassian, AWS, Box, Capcom, Cisco, Citi, CrowdStrike, Deloitte, Deutsche Telekom, Docusign, GE Appliances, Google, Google Cloud, Highmark Health, Lovable, Macy's, Mars, McKinsey, Merck, Microsoft, Nvidia, Okta, Oracle, Palantir, Palo Alto Networks, Papa John's, Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, Tata Steel, The Home Depot, Unilever, Virgin Voyages, Vodafone, Wiz, Workday

Last changed 2026-09-24.