All articles tagged with #google workspace
Originally Published 4 days ago — by The Verge
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.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Forbes
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.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by 9to5Google
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.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by 9to5Google
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.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by 9to5Google
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.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by 9to5Google
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.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by TechCrunch
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.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by The Verge
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.
Originally Published 6 months ago — by 9to5Google
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.
Originally Published 6 months ago — by The Verge
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.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by The Verge
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.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by Tom's Guide
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.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Android Central
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.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by The Verge
Google Meet's new "adaptive audio" feature will merge microphones and speakers from multiple laptops in the same room to improve audio clarity and reduce feedback, benefiting small organizations and teams without dedicated videoconferencing equipment. This feature will be gradually rolled out to certain Google Workspace customers and will be enabled by default.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by 9to5Google
Google Meet is launching an "adaptive audio" feature that synchronizes microphones and speakers of multiple laptops in the same room to prevent echoes and feedback, making it easier to use non-traditional meeting spaces. This feature will be available to Google Workspace customers with specific plans and will roll out in the coming weeks.