E030 - Gmail Emoji Update, Workspace Status Dashboard design update, Block Shares from another user in Drive, Slides side by side editing comes to Chat and more

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Silent Releases

• Gmail now displays the latest emojis

• Improved Tabular Data Handling for Gmail DLP

Published Releases

1. Updates to Google Workspace Public Status Dashboard and service status alerts

2. Hangouts to Google Chat upgrade beginning August 16th, with option to opt-out

3. Fundamental data regions now available to more Google Workspace customers

4. Bulk convert Classic Sites to new Sites using the Classic Sites Manager

5. Block shares from another user in Google Drive

6. Select multiple tabs in Google Sheets and perform basic actions on the selection

7. Image placeholders make it easy to work as a team with images in Slides themes and layouts

8. Easily collaborate and share Slide presentations with side-by-side viewing in Google Chat

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