Tech news digest #9

Google is about to launch a Gmail web redesign

Gmail will look closer to Inbox, you will be able to snooze emails, use smart replies on the web client (currently only available on mobile), and access Calendar right from your emails. (techcrunch.com)

Adobe, Microsoft Push Critical Security Fixes

Adobe is phasing out Flash completely by 2020, until then it continues to deliver security fixes, like this ones. Microsoft released patches for Windows as well as core components like Internet explorer, Edge, Office, Microsoft visual studio… (krebsonsecurity.com)

Think macro: record actions in Google Sheets to skip repetitive work

Google sheets now has macro that you can record. This release also includes other features like a couple of printing options, pivot table grouping by time frame (like week, month…) and a way to add checkboxes in cells (www.blog.google)

Uber launches its own car-sharing service, Uber Rent

Uber Rent is a partnership between Uber and Getaround. You can use the Uber app to rent someone else’s car for a short period of time. Uber also released Uber Bike this week after acquiring the bike-sharing app Jump. (mashable.com)