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Google is rolling out a consequential ownership change for secondary calendars in non-personal Workspace accounts. Deleting an owner will also delete their secondary calendars; suspending the owner will suspend those calendars. Ownership must move before the…
Microsoft announced general availability of Microsoft Execution Containers on Windows 11, giving organizations a way to define the files and networks an AI agent can access and enforce those rules while it runs. The release sits within a broader…
AI-assisted vulnerability discovery creates work beyond finding bugs. Microsoft reports 140 Windows CVEs addressed from May through September and 155 internally validated reports across 23 open-source projects. Only 93 of those open-source reports had…
Workspace Studio is adding nested conditions, a Gmail trigger option that skips replies, document search and additional Meet event metadata, including invitee lists. These features can support more selective administrative workflows and reduce duplicate runs…
Google expanded Carrier Link to 14 additional countries, including the United States and Canada. Eligible Workspace customers can use Google Voice with numbers and calling plans from a certified local carrier. Partners provision SIP Link licenses and numbers…
OpenAI added audio-file uploads to ChatGPT for transcription, summarization and questions about recordings. The October 6 release describes meeting, interview and lecture workflows, with access through paid subscriptions and workspaces. For school…
Google Docs can now open and collaboratively edit Markdown files without converting them to a separate Docs format, while Drive gains rendered previews with links and tables. The October 5 rollout covers all Workspace customers and personal accounts, with up…
The refreshed Trello for Google Workspace app lets users create cards from Google Chat messages as well as email. Existing Trello for Gmail users can continue without reinstalling or reauthorizing; Chat use requires adding the app to a space or direct message…
Google’s October 13 update changes the implementation calendar for skills. Skills in the Gemini app began rolling out that day, with completion expected by mid-November. Sharing and Drive integration are still forthcoming. Skills within Workspace, previously…
Authorized users can now preview client-side encrypted PDFs and images inside Google Drive in a browser. Previously, viewing these non-native encrypted files required downloading them. The October 15 release includes Education Standard and Plus, alongside…
Google Meet is adding post-quantum cryptography to calls on laptop web clients and meeting-room hardware. The October 12 rollout is intended to protect recorded network traffic against possible future quantum decryption. Google says administrators and users…
Microsoft’s October 13 cumulative update KB5127646 applies to Windows 11 version 26H1 and brings that branch to build 28000.3231. It includes security improvements, servicing-stack work and AI-component updates applicable to Copilot+ PCs. The bulletin also…
Microsoft’s October servicing notice lists .NET 10.0.13, 9.0.21 and 8.0.32, together with new .NET Framework security and non-security updates. The post is dated October 12 and describes the servicing release as available October 13. It links version-specific…
Meet’s post-call screen now offers routines that draft a Gmail follow-up or export action items to Google Tasks. They require “Take notes for me” during the meeting and can be enabled for one-off, recurring or all eligible meetings. The October 12…
Gmail Live brings conversational voice search of email to eligible Workspace users on Android and iOS. The October 15 rollout includes a source-email card at each conversational turn and a choice of voice. Google lists AI Pro for Education among eligible…
Gmail AI Inbox extracts suggested tasks and deadlines and summarizes priority topics across email threads. Google’s October 15 notice lists AI Pro for Education as an eligible edition, but explicitly says Education and Starter editions will receive the…
Microsoft reports that Storm-0940 used agentic AI to accelerate attacks and assesses that the actor was behind a ConnectWise application compromise. Stolen application credentials enabled access through permissions customers had already granted, without an…
Teacher-assigned Gemini Notebooks in Classroom now offer engagement summaries and access to individual student chat transcripts. Google says students receive a notice that their teacher can see those conversations. New external-sharing controls include…
Vault can now export Gemini conversations from integrated Workspace apps when conversation history is on. Administrators can filter by users or organizational units of up to 5,000 people and by date range, then receive JSON containing prompts, responses,…
Meet speech translation is expanding to 63 languages, with automatic language detection and individual listening preferences. Eligible meetings can include guests; translated captions align with the audio. The education route listed is Google AI Pro for…
Meet video tile pairing is extending to mobile, letting a participant and interpreter appear together regardless of who is speaking. This can help people who rely on sign-language interpretation retain the visual connection during a call. The October 21…
Gemini in Connected Sheets can now query a connected BigQuery dataset conversationally and build refreshable formulas, pivots and charts. Queries use the full dataset, not only the rows visible in the sheet. Google says access requires permission to query the…
Interactive apps built in Gemini can now be exported into a new private Google Sites draft. A user can then edit and publish through the normal Sites workflow. Export does not itself make the app public. Google lists availability across web, Android and iOS…
Docs Live lets eligible mobile users build structured documents through conversation. Google says it can draw on relevant Gmail, Drive, Chat and web content while preparing a draft, extending voice-assisted work into document creation. The feature is…