Tech For Work by TABGEEKS

E021: I/O Announced a huge update to Workspace! Introducing Smart Canvas, Smart Chips, Meet in Editors, and more to come

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An epic episode for you this week, Google dropped a ton of info on the next major wave of Google Workspace Updates bringing us closer to their vision of a unified smart workspace. There are a ton of details, and more info still to come so stay tuned. In the meantime, here are this week's updates: 

Published Releases

  1. Insert smart chips for files and meetings, create checklists in Google Docs
  2. Present from Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides directly to Google Meet
  3. More options to control which holidays show on your Calendar
  4. New iOS Data Protection setting protects data sharing between Google Workspace and personal Google accounts
  5. Restrict Google Drive for desktop to company owned devices, now generally available

    6. Other Topics

    • Giant cranes and video games: How I/O went digital - Planning for this year’s event began nearly as soon as I/O 2020 was canceled. - Wonder what that might mean for Next?
    • 12 Google Workspace Updates for Better Collaboration - Aka the notionification of Workspace aka finally bringing back Google Wave!
    • Verge Article quoting Javier: "I’m excited because today actually represents a big step toward continued acceleration,” he told me. “It’s not to say that we’re going to get everything right, or that everything’s going to be an earth-shattering, Marvin the Martian-style kaboom, but we are guided, I think, by the right set of things as a team. And I’m seeing the organization get really excited.”
    • Google Workspace Turns to ‘Smart Chips’ to Weave Docs, Tasks and Meet Together
    • Catch up on all the Google I/O Sessions on Demand

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