{"slug": "google-workspace-weekly-recap-october-2-2026", "title": "Google Workspace Weekly Recap - October 2, 2026", "summary": "Google is upgrading the text-to-speech engine behind AI voiceovers and avatar narration in Google Vids to the Gemini 3.8 Flash Lite TTS model, part of a Workspace Updates blog recap published the week of October 2, 2026. Google also said skills — reusable prompts that guide Gemini — will roll out to Workspace users over the coming weeks and eventually replace Gems, and that developers can now programmatically create, read and manage comments across Google Docs, Sheets and Slides via their respective APIs, with Docs gaining API support for suggested edits. Other changes include fully customizable captions in Google Vids, a simpler setup option for Workspace client-side encryption, the Gemini student hub reaching Workspace for Education users of all ages, and general availability of Google Meet and Microsoft Teams device interoperability.", "body_md": "We are upgrading the underlying text-to-speech (TTS) engine powering AI voiceovers and avatar narration in Google Vids to the latest Gemini 3.8 Flash Lite TTS model. | [Learn more](https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/09/create-more-natural-expressive-ai-voiceovers-in-Google-Vids-with-upgraded-Gemini-3.8-Flash-Lite-TTS.html).\n\nWe recently introduced skills—reusable prompts that guide Gemini—in the Gemini app and Google Workspace. Over the coming weeks, skills will roll out to Workspace users and eventually replace Gems as the tool for tailoring instructions for specific tasks. | [Learn more](https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/09/skills-gemini-app-workspace.html).\n\nCaptions in Google Vids are now fully customizable. Until now, captions came in a set style. You can now change their font and typography, where they sit on screen, and how they animate, so they match your brand or the look of your video. | [Learn more](https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/09/customize-style-of-your-captions-in-Google-Vids.html).\n\nDevelopers can now programmatically create, read, and manage comments across Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides using their respective developer APIs. In Google Docs, this update also introduces API support for suggested edits, allowing automated tools and third-party systems to propose document revisions for user review rather than altering content directly. | [Learn more](https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/09/programmatic-comment-and-suggestion.html).\n\nWe are introducing a new option which can make the initial setup of Google Workspace Client-side encryption (CSE) significantly easier and faster for admins. | [Learn more](https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/10/simple-setup-option-for-workspace-client-side-encryption.html).\n\nWe recently announced a new, dedicated hub in the Gemini app to help get students started with all of Gemini's learning tools. Initially available in personal accounts, the Gemini student hub is now available to Google Workspace for Education users of all ages. | [Learn more](https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/10/find-your-learning-tools-all-in-one-place-with-the-student-hub-in-Gemini.html).\n\nWe are making video conferencing device interoperability between Google Meet and Microsoft Teams generally available. It was previously available in preview. | [Learn more](https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/10/built-in-interoperability-between-Google-Meet-and-Microsoft-Teams-on-Android-AOSP-devices-now-generally-available.html).\n\nThe announcements above were published on the Workspace Updates blog over the last week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-workspace-weekly-recap-october-2-2026", "canonical_source": "http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/10/weekly-recap-10-02-2026.html", "published_at": "2026-10-02 18:43:57+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-06 14:48:21.395031+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai", "ai-products", "developer-tools", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Google", "Google Workspace", "Google Vids", "Gemini 3.8 Flash Lite", "Gemini", "Gems", "Google Docs", "Google Meet"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-workspace-weekly-recap-october-2-2026", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-workspace-weekly-recap-october-2-2026.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-workspace-weekly-recap-october-2-2026.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/google-workspace-weekly-recap-october-2-2026.jsonld"}}