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Google updates Workspace’s ‘smart canvas,’ shutters Currents

Google updates Workspace’s ‘smart canvas,’ shutters Currents

Google has added new features to its Workspace productivity apps, including automated document summaries and the ability to embed Google Maps into documents. The changes build on the “smart canvas” concept the company unveiled last year to modernize its application suite by connecting the various tools in a shared, all-in-one workspace.  Among the initial features announced last year were “smart chips” that let users link information between documents… Source link

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Google will shut down Currents, the work-focused Google Plus replacement

Google will shut down Currents, the work-focused Google Plus replacement

Google has announced that it’ll shut down Currents, which was introduced in 2019 as a replacement for Google Plus for G Suite. In a blog post, the company says it’s “planning to wind down” Currents, and that it’ll push the people who were using it to Spaces, which is sort of like Google Chat’s version of a Slack channel or Discord room. Google says that it’s making the change so users won’t have to work in a “separate, siloed destination” — instead, they’ll be… Source link

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How to use Google Currents

How to use Google Currents

Currents is the enterprise social network you might not have known your Google Workspace organization needed, or even had. Google discussed Currents during a session at Google Next in 2019. Image: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic What’s Hot at… Source link

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