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Google updates Workspace to make AI your new office intern

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April 22, 2026

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At Google Cloud Next this week, the tech giant announced a bevy of new updates to Workspace, its subscription-based productivity suite aimed at professionals. As you might expect, the updates are heavy on AI, integrating new automation tools into various workflows—everything from drafting emails to organizing Google Sheets. Overall, the changes are clearly designed to give office workers a leg up in their pursuit of less busy work.

Here’s some of what is new:

Workspace Intelligence. Workspace Intelligence, a new AI system built into Google’s office suite, is designed to automate assistance across various tasks. The system draws on a user’s Workspace data, including their Gmail, Calendar, Chat, and Drive (Docs, Slides, and Sheets). Google has given users administrative control over what the AI system can see and access. Users can disable Workspace Intelligence’s access to particular data sources at any time. The tradeoff: the more data the system has access to, the more it’s able to assist in those particular areas.

Build and fill out Google Sheets with Gemini. A number of new features allow users to both build and fill out Google Sheets, the company’s spreadsheet tool. Users can construct sheets by prompting Gemini to construct them. Prompts can include things like formatting and data retrieval, allowing Google’s AI system to do much of the work a human would’ve previously needed to do. At the same time, Gemini also helps with data entry, automatically filling out Sheets with “prompt-based” filling. Google claims that its new feature allows users to populate the spreadsheets “9x faster” than manual entry, because the system is designed to infer what you’re going to enter. Another new Sheets feature allows users to convert unstructured data into organized tables.

AI writing capabilities. Google has also brought new new AI writing tools to Google Docs. Users can now use Gemini to “generate, write, and refine” documents. The feature is powered by the company’s Workspace Intelligence system, which draws on data from a user’s Drive, Chat, and Gmail archives, as well as the internet, to assist with editorial tasks. Users merely prompt Gemini to help them write or edit their documents. Users can prompt Gemini to “help me write” or ask it to “match” their writing style so that it can effectively mimic their voice.

Realizing that enterprise customers are where the money is, tech companies are racing to deploy the most convenient and efficient office tools—applications that can make the average worker’s life a matter of degrees easier. Google has a certain advantage; its office products are already deeply embedded in workplaces worldwide, giving it a built-in audience for these AI upgrades. But Microsoft, Apple, and a growing field of startups are all competing for the same turf.

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Rufai slams Primate Ayodele for asking Tinubu to stop release of FBI documents

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September 1, 2026

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Arise News Anchor, Rufai Oseni has slammed the Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, for asking President Bola Tinubu to stop the release of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, documents on his alleged drug trafficking case.

Speaking during Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’ on Tuesday, Rufai questioned the role and morality of a religious leader who advises people to hide their past, especially in a national context.

He expressed concern about the impact of President Tinubu’s action on Nigeria’s reputation, suggesting that Tinubu’s past legal issues could lead to derogatory comments about Nigeria.

“Which kind of shepherd tells people to hide their past when it concerns a nation?

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Falconets Round Off World Cup Preparations With Draw Against South Korea

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September 1, 2026

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Nigeria’s Falconets have completed their final preparations for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup with a 1-1 draw against South Korea U-20 in their final warm-up match in Poland.

Sports247 reports that the encounter provided Nigeria’s coaching crew with one last opportunity to assess the squad before the team begins its campaign at the global tournament.

Mary Mamudu put the Falconets ahead in the 29th minute, giving Nigeria a deserved advantage as the young West Africans looked to finish their preparations on a winning note.

South Korea, however, fought back after the interval and eventually drew level from the penalty spot in the 78th minute. Neither side could find a winning goal thereafter, leaving the two teams to share the spoils in a competitive final test.

The result means Nigeria conclude their Poland-based friendly programme with one victory and one draw, providing valuable match experience ahead of the World Cup.

The Falconets have been preparing extensively for the tournament following a successful qualification campaign in which they overcame Rwanda 5-0 on aggregate, Senegal 3-1 on aggregate and Malawi 3-2 on aggregate.

Nigeria will now shift their attention fully to their opening Group F fixture against Spain on September 7. The team will subsequently face China PR on September 10 before rounding off the group stage against New Caledonia on September 13.

Nigeria remain the only African nation to have featured at every edition of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, underlining the country’s remarkable consistency at the youth level.

The Falconets have also come agonizingly close to lifting the trophy, finishing runners-up in 2010 and 2014. Their latest campaign therefore presents another opportunity for Nigeria to pursue a first-ever world title in the competition.

The draw against South Korea will give the technical crew plenty to analyze as the final preparations are completed, particularly with the opening game against Spain now approaching.

With the warm-up fixtures behind them, the Falconets can now focus on the task ahead in Poland. The preparations are over. The World Cup journey begins on September 7.