At Google Next 2026, Google Cloud Security used the Instruqt platform to train over 150 practitioners on Agentic AI capabilities, marking one of the largest hands-on training sessions at a major industry conference this year. The event allowed participants to create their own Google Cloud Vertex AI environments, offering a practical experience that bridges the AI-adoption gap often encountered due to technology complexity and outdated training methods. This approach represents a transformative operational model in the software industry, emphasizing the importance of enabling customers to actively use and integrate new AI features, as highlighted by SlashData's report on developer adoption challenges.

• Alphabet (NasdaqGS:GOOGL) last closed at $382.97 down 1.2%.

In other trading, D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) was a standout up 14.2% and ending the day at $29.40. Meanwhile, Unisplendour (SZSE:000938) lagged, down 6.9% to finish the session at CN¥28.90.

Best Cloud AI Stocks

• ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) finished trading at $102.13 up 2.4%.
• Apple (NasdaqGS:AAPL) finished trading at $308.82 up 1.3%, hovering around its 52-week high.
• Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) finished trading at $418.57 down 0.1%.

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• Click this link to deep-dive into the 147 companies within our Cloud AI Stocks screener including Foxconn Industrial Internet, Bentley Systems and Beijing Kingsoft Office Software.
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