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Google has introduced a new Drive shortcut for Workspace users that allows quick access to Google Vids for editing videos directly from Drive previews, simplifying tasks like trimming and adding text or music. The feature, rolling out since August 21, can be disabled by admins and is part of Google's ongoing enhancements to Drive's video capabilities.
A partial outage affecting multiple Google services including Workspace, Gmail, and Nest is underway, likely due to issues with Google Cloud, impacting various products and third-party services; Google has acknowledged the problem and is working on resolving it.
Google has integrated customizable 'Gems' AI chatbots into its Workspace apps like Docs, Sheets, and Gmail, allowing users to access task-specific AI assistants directly within their workflow for more efficient and personalized productivity.
Google announced new features at ISTE 2025, including 'Gemini for Education' tailored for schools, interactive diagrams, and shareable Gems to enhance learning. They also introduced updates to NotebookLM, Google Workspace, and ChromeOS tools like Class tools and document camera support, aiming to improve educational engagement and resource sharing.
Google is expanding its Gemini AI features in Workspace to include PDF and Google Form summarization, enabling users to quickly extract key information and generate responses or forms based on content, with rollout beginning in June 2023.
Google Drive's Gemini side panel introduces the 'Catch me up' feature, which helps users stay updated on their files by summarizing recent changes, available across various Google Workspace plans and on individual documents, enhancing productivity with AI-driven insights.
Google Chat is introducing 'huddles,' a feature similar to Slack's, allowing users to initiate quick audio or video calls directly from a chat. This Google Meet-powered addition, announced over a year ago, is now rolling out to all Workspace users by January 6th. The feature enhances Chat's functionality, complementing other recent updates like AI summaries and voice recording.
Google has integrated its Imagen 3 AI model into Google Docs, allowing paid Workspace and Google One AI Premium users to generate custom inline images directly within their documents. This feature expands on previous capabilities that only supported full-bleed cover images. Users can create photorealistic images using text prompts and select from different styles and aspect ratios. However, this functionality is not available to free users and is currently rolling out to eligible subscribers.
Google is launching its Gemini AI-powered Vids app, designed to create video presentations from prompts. Key features include auto-inserting stock footage, script generation, and AI voiceovers. The app is aimed at transforming customer support articles, training videos, and more into video formats. Available for Workspace organizations, Vids supports multiple languages, though some AI features are currently English-only. Usage limits for certain features may apply starting in 2026, and the rollout began on November 7th, potentially taking over 15 days for full availability.
Google announced a new paid generative AI service, AI classification, for its Workspace productivity suite, aimed at enhancing user security by automatically classifying important documents within organizations. The add-on, priced at $10 per user per month, is part of Google's efforts to monetize its AI investments. The company also highlighted its use of large language models to combat spam in Gmail, emphasizing the potential of generative AI to both create and detect security threats. With other tech giants like Microsoft also monetizing their generative AI apps, the race is on to ensure these investments not only pay for themselves but also generate substantial revenue.
Google announced new AI tools for Workspace during its Cloud Next 2024 presentation, including voice-activated "Help me write" feature, "Polish draft" for Gmail, cell change alerts in Google Sheets, new templates, tabs in Google Docs, Gemini in Google Chat, automatic translation in Google Meet, and Google Vids for creating videos. These features will enhance productivity and collaboration for Google Workspace users, with some available as optional add-ons for a fee.
Google has launched Gemini for Workspace, offering AI features for an additional $20 per user per month, representing a significant increase over the regular Workspace bill. The AI add-on includes features such as enhanced smart fill in Sheets and image generation in Slides, with a usage limit of 1,000 times per month. The rebranded product replaces the previously announced Duet AI and is available for purchase by Workspace business customers. Additionally, Google offers a higher-tier plan called "Gemini Enterprise" for $30 per user per month, which includes additional AI capabilities for meetings.
Google rebrands its Duet AI for businesses using Workspace to Gemini, following a trend of confusing product naming. Two Gemini for Workspace plans are available for businesses, with consumer access through a Google One AI Premium plan. The AI features can be accessed at gemini.google.com, with emphasis on enterprise-grade data protections and privacy. Aparna Pappu, General Manager and Vice President of Google Workspace, highlights the use of Gemini 1.0 Ultra for providing expert responses and ensuring private interactions for diverse teams in SMBs to large enterprises.
Google introduces Gemini for Business, an AI-capable tier of its Workspace suite, offering email drafting assistance, data analysis, and document creation at $20 per user per month, directly competing with Microsoft's Copilot for Microsoft 365. The service does not have a minimum user requirement and ensures user conversations will not be used for advertising or algorithm training. As tech firms seek to monetize AI investments, Google and Microsoft are racing to demonstrate the payoff of their AI technologies, with both companies' shares benefiting from the AI craze.
Google is reportedly preparing to introduce an AI chatbot called "Gemini" for its Workspace customers, with "Gemini Business" and "Gemini Enterprise" products expected to offer enterprise-grade data protections and settings in the Google Workspace Admin console. The chatbot is anticipated to come with additional costs, potentially not included in the standard Workspace plan, and could be priced similarly to the previous "Duet AI" offering, which was an extra $30 per user per month. This move reflects the increasing investment in AI technologies, which come with significant processing costs, such as those associated with Nvidia's AI cards.