Report: Google has looked at incorporating LaMDA into Assistant consideringthat 2020

As part of the LaMDA announcement in May of 2021, Google cited Assistant, Search, and Workspace as products where it hopes to “incorporat[e] better conversational features.” A new report today looks into Google’s reluctance to launch and incorporate LaMDA into products before OpenAI and Microsoft. The Wall Street Journal today detailed Google’s history with chatbots.…

Gmail and Google Calendar client-side fileencryption now normally readilyavailable

Following Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Meet, client-side encryption (CSE) for Workspace customers is now generally available (GA) in Gmail and Google Calendar. Aimed at organizations that store sensitive and/or regulated data, CSE lets companies directly control and manage encryption keys, as well as the identity management service to access said keys. Inline images, attachments,…