I tried Claude Cowork on my Gmail inbox after Gemini choked - and it saved me hours of work

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ZDNET's key takeaways

  • Claude Cowork turned inbox chaos into usable article research.
  • Gmail search struggled with context and discernment.
  • Human verification remains essential before using AI-found quotes.

How often have you had to sift through a ton of emails to find messages you need? I'm not talking about searching for one or two by a proper name. I'm talking about finding a set of email messages on a specific theme from the thousands in your inbox.

I had to do this a few weeks ago. Because of my role as a tech journalist, my inbox overflows with people and companies pitching me on something or other. Because part of my beat is AI, my Gmail gets positively slammed whenever I write about something that a company executive or PR rep wants to be included in. And, you know what? Sometimes...

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