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Digital updates: April 2026
Wednesday, 22 April 2026 in Blog
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NotebookLM has expanded its usage limits, unlocking more sources, queries, and content generation across the board. It’s also been a bumper month for Google Vids, with new tools for custom music, avatar creation, screen recording, and …
AI Pro update: April 2026
Tuesday, 21 April 2026 in AI Pro updates
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This month’s AI Pro updates include speech translation on mobile in Google Meet, smarter language handling for transcripts and notes, and a major upgrade to slide generation in Google Slides. These features require a Google AI Pro for Education …
Digital updates: March 2026
Wednesday, 25 March 2026 in Blog
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It’s been a particularly good month if you use NotebookLM: saved chat history, new infographic styles, and slide deck revisions are all now available. Beyond AI, there are also handy updates to Google Chat, Calendar, Adobe Express, and Canva. …
AI Pro update: March 2026
Tuesday, 24 March 2026 in AI Pro updates
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This month’s AI Pro updates include a new video creation tool in NotebookLM, smarter meeting scheduling in Gmail, and a faster way to make sense of open-ended form responses. These features require a Google AI Pro for Education licence. …
Digital updates: February 2026
Thursday, 26 February 2026 in Blog
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A big month for AI in Google Workspace! Gemini writing, image, and video tools are now included for all Outwood staff in Docs, Slides, Forms and Vids. Alongside that, Google Classroom has gained powerful new recording and AI feedback features, and …
AI Pro update: February 2026
Tuesday, 24 February 2026 in AI Pro updates
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Recent AI Pro updates focus on communication and collaboration: Gemini in Gmail can polish your writing, while Meet gains real-time speech translation and Calendar gets smarter scheduling suggestions. These features require a Google AI Pro for …
Digital updates: January 2026
Tuesday, 13 January 2026 in Blog
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We hope your new year is off to a great start! The last month has brought some exciting changes, including scheduling Google Chat messages, improved AI capabilities across the Gemini app, Vids, Classroom, and NotebookLM, and various enhancements to …
Digital updates: December 2025
Friday, 05 December 2025 in Blog
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November brought some exciting new features to Google Workspace, including major AI enhancements across the Gemini app, NotebookLM, and Vids. Gemini app Model and tool options The model you select can impact both the quality and speed of responses, …
Digital updates: November 2025
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 in Blog
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October brought some great new features to Google Workspace, a major update from Canva, and new AI resources from Google. Google Classroom: generate stories in Read Along Google’s Read Along is a reading app aimed at children in years …
Timers in Meet
Tuesday, 14 October 2025 in Blog
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Meet now has countdown timers built in ⏲️ Meeting hosts and co-hosts can add a timer in meetings. While it’s running, you have options to pause, cancel, or extend the timer. Once started, all participants see the countdown on screen. …