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- Google turns on Gmail Live voice search by default for Workspace
Google said it is rolling out Gmail Live to paid Google Workspace users, a low-latency conversational email search feature built on Gemini models that began a staged release on October 15 across Android and iOS and is expected to take up to two weeks. Users can ask spoken questions such as where an order is, when the next mandatory training is due, or which gate tomorrow's flight departs from, and the system answers by voice using email content and context while showing linked email cards as sources. Gmail Live will be enabled by default for eligible Workspace organizations, spanning Business Starter through Enterprise Plus, Frontline Plus and Nonprofits, plus add-ons such as Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise and the Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra consumer plans; it is currently limited to users in the US with accounts set to English (US) and follows existing smart-feature and personalization policies.
cnBeta · 🔥 8 - Gmail AI Inbox and Gmail Live roll out to Workspace users
Google says it has begun rolling out Gmail AI Inbox to paid Google Workspace users, after the feature was previously limited to US English users. The tool automatically pulls action items, follow-ups and deadlines from emails, and summarizes multiple related messages and long threads with background context; it works on Gmail web and mobile. Availability is currently limited to users located in the US with accounts set to English (United States), across plans including Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Starter/Standard/Plus, AI Pro for Education and Frontline Plus. Google also confirmed there is currently no admin control, so qualifying Workspace admins cannot disable the feature centrally in the admin console. Rapid Release domains began a staged rollout four days ago, expected to take up to 15 days, while Scheduled Release domains get it starting October 26 and may also need up to 15 days. Separately, Gmail Live voice interaction is also reaching Workspace users, with a new option to change Gmail Live voices from the chat screen.
cnBeta · 🔥 15 - Google delays Gemini Skills rollout for Workspace users indefinitely
Google has paused its rollout of Gemini Skills to Workspace users, postponing a launch originally promised for October 13 with no new date given. In a blog post, the company said the release was delayed to ensure a "safe and reliable" rollout for every enterprise user, and it has scrubbed previous timing mentions from its Workspace release calendar. Last month Google confirmed it would sunset Gemini's usage-specific Gems in favor of skills, which it says are easier to set up, access and invoke in any conversation without an isolated environment; skills have already been reaching Gmail users, including on free tiers.
Android Authority · 🔥 0 - Google Sheets canvas turns prompts into interactive mini-apps with Gemini
Google announced Sheets canvas on Aug. 13, 2026, as part of its continued expansion of Gemini in Workspace. Users describe a Kanban board, dashboard or planning tool in natural language, and Gemini generates an interactive read-write interface layered over an existing spreadsheet — dragging cards or changing statuses updates the source cells, and edits to the sheet appear in the canvas, all under the file's existing sharing permissions. Availability covers eligible Google Workspace Business and Enterprise Standard and Plus plans, Google AI Pro/Ultra personal accounts and Google AI Pro for Education, and is currently limited to Google Sheets on the web with the account language set to English and smart features enabled.
TechRepublic · 🔥 0 - Google Cloud unveils Gemini agent with enterprise identity, audit logs and budget caps
According to Google Cloud's materials from the Gemini at Work 2026 event on October 8, 2026, Google Cloud introduced "Gemini agent": users give it objectives rather than instructions, and it breaks down tasks across Workspace and third-party apps, selects tools and orchestrates sub-agents, running long jobs in the cloud for days and checking in with a human only at nodes such as spending money, sending mail or deleting data, returning finished work rather than an answer. Each agent gets an independent enterprise identity, mailbox, calendar, budget cap and full audit logs; the product is in private preview for enterprise customers, with no general availability date or pricing announced. The analysis argues the model layer is not locked in — Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform can pull third-party models such as Anthropic Claude through Model Garden, the ADK is declared model-agnostic and is open-sourced with native A2A protocol support — so the contest is about governance and who owns acceptance, not about a single impressive demo.
钛媒体 · 🔥 0 - Google Meet adds Gemini-powered post-call tasks and post-quantum encryption
Google Meet is gaining two new capabilities: automated post-meeting tasks powered by Gemini and Workspace Studio, which can draft follow-up emails and add action items to Google Tasks, and post-quantum cryptography for calls, intended to defend against potential future threats from quantum computers. According to Android Authority, Google frames the updates as making work calls more productive and more secure. The report does not specify a rollout date or which account tiers will get the features.
Android Authority · 🔥 0 - How to use Google Gemini Spark to automate tasks
Gemini Spark is an agentic personal assistant Google announced in May at its annual I/O developer conference; you give it a task and it can run in the background, taking what Google describes as "proactive action." Access requires a Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription (some business subscribers may also qualify) and "Keep activity" switched on, and the feature is unavailable in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, the UK and Nigeria. Tasks are created via Menu > Spark in the Gemini mobile, Mac or web app, and Google warns users not to put login or payment information into a task thread and to monitor tasks for potential mistakes.
Engadget AI · 🔥 0 - Google Cloud launches Gemini agent, a universal agent for work
At its Gemini at Work 2026 event, Google Cloud announced the “Gemini agent” for enterprise customers, billed as a “new single, universal agent for work” available in the Gemini Enterprise app, Google Workspace and third-party services including Slack and Microsoft 365. Google says you can “give it objectives, not instructions”: the agent runs in the cloud, routes each job to the model that fits best — including Gemini and Claude models today, with other private and open models promised later — and uses sub-agents for multi-step workflows that can run for hours or days. It is currently in private preview, with wider availability coming soon for select Workspace Business and Enterprise plans; pricing and a full launch date were not disclosed.
9to5Google · 🔥 0 - Claude vs Gemini in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides: a Workspace comparison
Anthropic has brought Claude into Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, with Claude for Google Workspace entering public beta on Oct. 6 for paid Claude plans; Claude opens in a sidebar, reads the open file and edits in place. TechRepublic's comparison says Gemini pulls ahead on cross-app context and on generating fully editable presentations from a prompt, while Claude's "ask before edits" approval controls and its use of Python for spreadsheet transformations give it an edge on controlled rewrites and model building. Anthropic's documentation lists beta limitations: Claude cannot read or resolve Docs comments, access Connected Sheets tabs backed by BigQuery, or refresh linked charts in Slides, and the sidebar must stay open while a task runs.
TechRepublic · 🔥 0 - Google Docs adds native Markdown editing, narrowing gap with Obsidian
Google began rolling out native editing for .md and .markdown files on Oct. 5 for all Workspace customers and personal Google accounts, so files opened from Drive stay Markdown instead of being converted into Google Docs; users can share, comment and co-edit them, and Drive renders previews with formatted tables and clickable links. Google tied the update to AI workflows in its Workspace announcement, noting Markdown is widely used by large language models to preserve headings, lists and tables and that native support lets people and software agents work on the same files without repeated conversions. Some Docs formatting does not survive: smart chips become text or links, HTML becomes plain text, and font colors, highlights and alignment are removed; rollout can take up to 15 days.
TechRepublic · 🔥 0 - Claude launches Google Docs, Sheets and Slides add-on in public beta
Anthropic said on October 6 that Claude now works inside Google Docs, Sheets and Slides as a public beta, available on all paid Claude plans (Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise). A sidebar lets Claude read the open file and edit, restyle or build content in place, while separate Docs/Sheets/Slides connectors let users create or edit files from a Claude conversation; file access still follows existing Google sharing permissions. The sidebar defaults to an “ask before edits” mode that presents changes for approval, with an “accept all edits” option.
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