Google Workspace

2026-10-27

STARTUPS · 1 SOURCE · TechCrunch AI

Former Meta AI director Rohit Patel launches Ndoc, an AI-native Office/Workspace replacement

After eight years at Meta (including work at Meta Superintelligence Labs), Rohit Patel has left to found Ndoc, a startup he is pitching as an AI-native replacement for Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. Ndoc combines presentation, narrative (analyses and citations), and a model/data tab (including Python scripts), exports documents as a single .ndoc.html file Patel plans to open source, and is built on a mix of open-source models with a small team and no disclosed funding.

6.0

2026-10-20

COMPANIES · 2 SOURCES · Google · The Verge AI

Google brings Gemini with Personal Intelligence to cars via Android Auto

Google is rolling out its Gemini AI assistant with a new Personal Intelligence feature to Android Auto now and to cars with Google built-in in the coming months. Personal Intelligence (opt-in) securely connects data from Google apps like Gmail, Photos, Maps, Calendar, YouTube and Search to provide personalized, hands‑free answers while driving; rollout excludes Workspace accounts and is not initially available in the EEA, Switzerland, the UK, and Nigeria.

7.0

2026-10-20

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · Google

Google expands Gemini with a business landing page, integrations and Nano Banana 2.1 visuals

Google is rolling out new Gemini features for small businesses including a dedicated business landing page, integrations with Google and third-party apps (Adobe, Canva, Dropbox, Shopify, Wix, Zoho, Xero), brand-style uploads for on‑brand asset generation, and image generation powered by Nano Banana 2.1; finance and marketing assistant skills are also added and the features begin global rollout in the coming days. Google also points businesses to its enterprise offering, Gemini for your business, for centralized admin and governance.

6.0

2026-10-09

STARTUPS · 1 SOURCE · The Verge AI

Instinct’s invite-only AI assistant holds up against Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s Dots

Instinct AI launched an invite-only, text-based personal assistant in August that integrates with email, calendar, and services like Google Workspace, Slack, and Notion; despite competition from Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s Dots, The Verge found Instinct performs competitively on everyday tasks. The startup has drawn rapid interest and was reportedly valued at $10 billion in late September.

6.0

2026-10-08

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · TechCrunch AI

Google launches agentic Gemini unified agent for enterprise

At a Google Cloud event Google announced a unified, agentic version of Gemini aimed first at businesses via Gemini Enterprise; the agent can accept objectives, plan and execute tasks, use custom skills and tools, and connect to internal systems. It offers a model picker (including Anthropic’s Claude), per-agent Workspace accounts, a tasks inbox and audit trails, MCP compatibility, and integrations with systems like Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, BigQuery and Snowflake.

8.0

2026-10-08

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · The Verge AI

Google launches enterprise 'universal' Gemini agent in private preview

Google introduced a cloud-based Gemini agent inside the Gemini Enterprise app that can accept tasks from a single interface and operate across devices, Workspace apps (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Calendar), the web, and third-party apps such as Slack or Microsoft 365. The agent, currently available to enterprise customers in private preview, can spawn job-specific sub-agents, act as a ‘coworker agent’ with its own @agents.company.com identity, and automatically choose an appropriate AI model for each task.

7.0

2026-09-30

COMPANIES · 2 SOURCES · Google · The Decoder

Google rolls out 'Skills' in Gemini Chat and will replace Gems

Google is rolling out Skills — reusable, savable instruction templates that were already in Gemini Spark — directly into Gemini Chat globally, and will bring Skills to Google Workspace customers in the coming weeks. Skills now support attaching reference files (plain text, PDFs, images), stacking multiple skills, and will automatically replace users' Gems when Gems are deprecated (individual accounts Nov; Workspace business/enterprise/nonprofit March 2027; Workspace education June 2027); Opal 2 will also be turned down in November.

7.0

2026-09-23

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · Google

Google adds Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash to Google Vids for free HD AI video creation

Google integrated its Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash model into Google Vids, allowing anyone with a Google or Google Workspace account to generate and edit 1080p HD AI video scenes at no cost. New creative controls include scene extension, exact-duration setting, upscaling, and an imperceptible SynthID watermark; Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS support is coming soon.

8.0

2026-09-16

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · xAI

Grok add-on arrives for Google Workspace (Sheets, Slides, Docs)

Grok is available as a free add-on for Google Workspace, installing once from the Google Workspace Marketplace to work across Sheets, Slides, and Docs. The add-on answers questions using the open file (citing cells in Sheets), writes formulas, inserts charts, reruns scenarios, converts outlines into editable presentations using web or X research, edits text in place, and — with connectors enabled — can pull from recent emails or Google Drive; Grok is also offered for Microsoft 365 apps.

6.0