Google just promised to defend Cloud and Workspace customers against intellectual property lawsuits. The "two-pronged" indemnity covers both copyrighted training data and generated outputs across tools like Vertex AI and Duet AI. Why it matters: Enterprise users get peace of mind, though Google warned it won’t shield anyone intentionally generating infringing work.
Google just expanded its preview of Duet AI across Google Cloud, infusing generative AI into coding, database migration, and security ops ahead of general availability later this year. It now assists with legacy code refactoring, PromQL queries, and BigQuery SQL generation directly inside IDEs and cloud consoles. Why it matters: Google is making sure developers rarely need to leave their flow state or switch tools to get AI assistance.
Google just made Duet AI generally available across Google Workspace. The AI assistant can build presentations from Drive and Gmail data, take real-time notes in Meet, and even attend meetings on your behalf. It marks Google's biggest push yet to turn Workspace into an active collaborator rather than a passive toolkit.
Google just started rolling out its Duet AI-powered "Help me organize" feature to Google Sheets for Workspace Labs testers. A new side panel lets you enter a natural language prompt—such as a sales event agenda or client roster—and instantly generates a customized table template. It takes the dread out of starting from a blank spreadsheet, though it's currently limited to trusted testers.
