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Google opens Vids AI video generator to all users at no cost

Google now lets anyone with a personal or Workspace account use Google Vids to create 1080p videos powered by its Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash-Lite model, free of charge. The feature is accessible via vids.new by selecting 'Create AI videos,' though Google hasn't specified any usage limits for free accounts, and generated videos carry a SynthID watermark. Google also announced plans to add Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite text-to-speech for voiceovers, supporting over 100 languages.

Google Meet adds one-page 'Quick notes' summary to auto note-taker

Google has extended its 'Take notes for me' feature in Meet with a new 'Quick notes' function that generates a one-page, high-level summary of a meeting with bullet points and checklists. The summary appears on the main tab of the auto-generated Google Doc, while full detailed notes remain available on a separate tab, and the same summary is emailed to participants.

Google lifts age restriction on Gemini study notebooks for managed accounts

Google is expanding access to its Gemini study notebooks feature to users of all ages, provided they sign in with a school- or work-issued Google account and their admin enables the Gemini app and Gemini Notebook. The tool builds personalized study plans, quizzes, and lessons from uploaded notes and course materials, and includes a dashboard tracking strengths and focus areas. The rollout has begun and may take up to 15 days to reach all eligible accounts, though it is not yet available in the European Economic Area.

BleepingComputer and Material Security to host webinar on real Google Workspace breaches

BleepingComputer is partnering with Material Security for a live webinar on September 23 examining documented Google Workspace breaches. Speakers Rajan Kapoor of Material Security and Rick Fitzgerald of Fireside Consulting will dissect two incidents where attackers used social engineering and rogue OAuth apps to gain access, then walk through the response decisions that followed.

Google adds Workday integration add-on to Google Sheets

Google has launched a new Workspace Marketplace add-on called Workday for Google Sheets that links Workday Adaptive Planning directly to Sheets and Slides, removing the need for manual CSV exports. The tool lets users generate natural-language summaries, variance analysis, automated anomaly detection, and AI-generated charts within Sheets itself.

Google Photos' AI wardrobe feature ships riddled with bugs, Workspace glitches

Android Authority tested Google Photos' new AI-powered digital wardrobe, which scans users' photo libraries to catalog their clothing and lets them virtually mix and match outfits using generative AI. The feature is rolling out gradually to paid Google One and AI subscribers in the US, Brazil, and India, but the reviewer found it plagued by inconsistent behavior, including problems tied to Google Workspace accounts. While the clothing-recognition AI performed impressively, the overall experience was described as unreliable and unfinished.

Material Security to host Google Workspace breach analysis webinar Sept 23

BleepingComputer and Material Security are hosting a live webinar on September 23, 2026, examining real, publicly documented breaches of Google Workspace environments. Speakers Rajan Kapoor of Material Security and Rick Fitzgerald of Fireside Consulting LLC will dissect incidents involving social engineering and malicious OAuth apps to identify which defenses failed and which security controls actually matter.

Google extends Gemini Notebooks to Workspace and Education accounts

Google has rolled out its Notebooks feature within Gemini to Workspace and Google Education account holders, months after it launched for regular Gmail users in April. The feature lets students, educators and enterprise users organize notes and web resources into notebooks to build reports, slide decks and study materials directly inside Gemini. Google also extended the ability to import books from Google Play Books into notebooks, a feature previously limited to consumer accounts.

BleepingComputer and Material Security to host webinar on Google Workspace breach response

BleepingComputer is hosting a live webinar on September 23, 2026, featuring Material Security's Rajan Kapoor and Fireside Consulting's Rick Fitzgerald, who will dissect real, publicly documented Google Workspace breaches. The session focuses on the critical early hours after a breach is discovered, including cases where attackers used social engineering paired with malicious OAuth apps to gain entry.

Show HN: Panel gives Claude Code agents ability to build custom research panes

A new open-source tool called Panel lets developers run an AI agent alongside a research workspace containing chat, files, PDFs and Jupyter notebooks. The agent, currently built on Claude Code, can generate its own custom viewer panes on request when existing panels can't display something, and can run a literature review tool. It's an early-stage build requiring Node, pnpm, uv and a signed-in Claude Code CLI to run locally.

Google adds Gemini-powered file organizer to Google Drive for paid subscribers

Google has introduced 'Organize My Files in Drive,' a Gemini feature that automatically sorts and cleans up folders in Google Drive. The tool requires a paid Google AI Pro or AI Ultra subscription, or a Business, Enterprise, or Education account, and only works on private folders rather than shared ones. Users must also have Smart features enabled in Google Workspace for the tool to function.

BleepingComputer and Material Security to detail Google Workspace OAuth attacks in webinar

BleepingComputer is hosting a live webinar on September 23, 2026, with Material Security's Rajan Kapoor and Fireside Consulting's Rick Fitzgerald, who will dissect two real breaches of Google Workspace environments carried out through malicious OAuth applications and social engineering rather than stolen passwords. The session will walk through how the attacks unfolded, the security gaps that let them succeed, and the response decisions made in the early hours of each incident.