Tame the Week: November 2, 2026
Google announced useful AI changes to two of its tools this week, and an FBI agent and a bank had plain advice on scam messages.
1. Gemini in Google Slides can now edit a whole deck from one prompt
Google's Workspace blog posted on October 30 that Gemini in Slides can now change several slides, or an entire presentation, from a single prompt in the side panel. It can restyle fonts and colors across the deck or update content using files from your Drive. Undo and version history still work on its edits. At launch it is English only, and Google lists Business Standard and Plus among the eligible plans.
What it means for you: If you pay for one of those plans, open an old estimate or sales deck this week and click Gemini in the side panel. Ask it to make every slide title the same size and color, then undo anything you don't like. Google says higher limits for creating multi-slide presentations run through at least December 1, 2026, with per-user limits after that, so this month is a good time to test it.
Source: Google Workspace Updates: Edit entire presentations with Gemini in Google Slides
2. Gemini in Google Sheets now shows web sources for AI-filled cells
In a post dated October 28, Google said the AI function in Sheets, which fills cells with generated values, now lists the exact web sources used in each individual cell. The sources are available in Sheets on the web. Google also raised the limit to 3,000 cells per request.
What it means for you: If you use AI to fill a sheet with supplier details or competitor prices, check the sources before you rely on it. Open the sheet in a browser, click the "Ask Gemini" spark button at the top right, and run your fill. Then click into a handful of cells and open the sources they list. If a source doesn't say what the cell says, fix that row by hand. Don't paste unchecked numbers into a quote.
Source: Google Workspace Updates: Fill with Gemini now provides cell-level citations
3. An FBI agent and a bank told Ohio owners to be careful of suspicious emails
WVXU published a WYSO report on October 27 about an October 15 event where an FBI agent and a Fifth Third Bank fraud executive spoke to Dayton-area owners. The article cites an FBI figure of $20.9 billion in cyber crime losses in 2025, up 26% from 2024. The bank's fraud chief blamed AI for helping scammers make messages look like they come from your bank.
What it means for you: Set one rule this week and tell everyone who handles your money. Any request to pay, change bank details or share a login gets verified by calling a number you already have, such as the one on the back of your card. Never use the number in the message. If you already gave something away, call your bank right away, since the article says its scam team can help secure accounts.
Source: WVXU: How Ohio small businesses can protect against AI-powered fraud
I'm Jeff Goddard, and I build working AI tools for small businesses. This note is researched and fact-checked every week by an AI system I built. If you'd like something like that working in your business, let's talk: https://tamebuild.ai