Google Meet got a bunch of updates this week, in addition to proper Mail Merge and more

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Silent Releases⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Revamping the "First Open Experience" in Sheets and Slides on Android devices

• Paste HTML into document on Android

• Easily duplicate groups and objects in Google Sites

Published Releases

1. Quickly access more features during meetings, available for Google Meet on the web

2. Apply background blur when joining a call using a virtual desktop

3. Google Sheets now integrated with mail merge in Gmail

4. Simplified access controls coming to Google Meet beginning July 17, 2023

5. Use polls or Q&As during Google Meet live streams

6. Making focus time more productive with new Google Calendar setting

7. See read receipts for messages in Google Chat group direct messages

8. Improvements for client-side encryption in Gmail

Other Topics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Google Workspace integrates Stripe to help businesses accept payments in Google Calendar
• From India to California, how my tech dreams came true
• Report: Google killed Iris smart glasses, going all-in on Android OEM model for XR
• Pair programing? We peek under the hood of Duet, Google’s coding assistant. (Ep. 580) - Stack Overflow Blog
• Resource hierarchies make your IAM management easier | Google Cloud Blog
• Google Chat is getting new tools to help you reply to messages faster, better express yourself
• 7 new Google Chat features to easily message friends and family

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