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Anthropic updated Claude Cowork to connect with Google Workspace, Docusign, and WordPress and added pre-built plugins to automate tasks across HR, design, engineering, and finance, including end-to-end Excel and PowerPoint workflows; the features roll out to paid Cowork subscriptions this week.
Gmail's spam filters are malfunctioning, causing promotional emails that would normally be filtered into Updates/Promotions tabs to land in users' primary inboxes, with banners warning that messages haven’t been scanned for spam or malware; Google says it's investigating and will provide updates.
Google has expanded its emoji reactions feature to all Workspace users, allowing quick, emoji-based responses in emails, which were previously available only to personal Gmail accounts. The feature is hidden behind a smiley face icon and displays reactions visibly to recipients, enhancing email interactions with a fun and quick response option.
Google experienced a significant outage affecting Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Docs, and other Workspace services, with thousands reporting problems accessing files and services, prompting an investigation and temporary workarounds.
Google Drive now offers Audio Overviews for PDFs, allowing users to listen to 2-10 minute summaries generated by Gemini technology, enhancing accessibility and efficiency, initially available in English for certain Google Workspace tiers and subscribers.
Google AI Plus has expanded to 77 countries, offering enhanced AI tools across Google Workspace and other platforms, with a 50% discount for eligible users in these markets.
Google now allows users to share Gemini Gems via Google Drive links, enabling easy collaboration and sharing of prompts and instructions, with the feature available for personal and Workspace accounts.
Google Vids, initially exclusive to Workspace subscribers, is now available for free users, offering a browser-based video creation tool with templates, AI features, and sharing options, with upcoming enhancements like noise cancellation and format options.
Google has enhanced its Vids video editor for Google Workspace by adding AI avatars, automatic transcript trimming, and image-to-video features, along with a free consumer version with limited capabilities. These tools aim to simplify video creation using AI, targeting both business and individual users, with upcoming features like noise cancellation and various video formats in development.
Google Workspace is introducing a beta security feature called Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) to prevent session token theft, which has been on the rise and was exploited in attacks like the Linus Tech Tips account takeover. This feature binds session cookies to user devices, making it harder for attackers to steal login credentials through malware. Google also recommends enabling passkeys to enhance security, amid increasing cyber threats involving session hijacking.
Google is integrating Gems, customized instances of Gemini, into the Gmail, Drive, and Docs side panels to enhance productivity by providing tailored assistance for tasks like content creation, sales, and internal communication, with the ability to create personalized Gems grounded in uploaded files. The rollout is ongoing and aims to streamline workflows within Google Workspace.
Google has introduced a new AI feature in Sheets powered by Google Gemini that helps generate, summarize, and categorize data within spreadsheets, enhancing productivity with text-based AI functions available to certain Google Workspace users.
Google Workspace users will now see automatic AI-generated summaries of complex email threads in Gmail on mobile, appearing above emails without manual trigger, with updates as new replies come in; the feature is rolling out gradually and may expand to desktop and non-paid accounts in the future.
While ChatGPT remains popular, Google’s Gemini outperforms it in deep research, integration with Google Workspace, and real-time web access, making it a preferred tool for users deeply embedded in the Google ecosystem, though both AI tools are valuable for different tasks.
Google Docs is testing a new AI-powered feature called "Help me create," which uses Gemini to generate formatted documents from scratch. This feature allows users to integrate Google Drive files by typing "@" followed by the file name, although it doesn't retain the original layout or style. While it enhances productivity by creating various document types, it currently cannot generate images of people and is available only to select users in the Gemini for Google Workspace Alpha and Workspace Labs programs.