Top 10: Email Services for Eastern Europe

GMail has got a new AI inbox mode that lets you "talk to your inbox." It's located in a separate tab and has two sections: "Suggested Tasks" and "Topics to Review." The first section displays summaries of the most important emails that require action, such as a reminder to pay a bill tomorrow or to call your dermatologist to confirm the mailing address for a prescription. In "Topics to Review," you'll see updates like "Your T-shirt order has arrived" and "Your annual report is now available in Wealthfront." Gmail has also added AI overviews to search: users can now search their inbox using natural-language questions. A smart spell check feature similar to Grammarly has also been added.

Google introduced a new functionality called Gmail Q&A, enabling Gmail users on Android devices to chat directly with Gemini about their emails. For instance, you can request Gemini to summarize emails by saying phrases like, “Update me on the emails about quarterly planning.” Additionally, you can utilize the feature to search for particular details, such as asking Gemini, “What was the company’s expenditure on the last marketing event?”. Gmail Q&A is rolled out to users who pay for Gemini $20 a month It’s improbable that Gmail Q&A will be available to free Gmail users in the near future. Instead, Google is promoting features like Gmail Q&A to persuade users that the steep monthly subscription fees for Gemini are justified. The company is also integrating Gemini into all its existing products, including Google Docs, Google Calendar and more — though it all comes at a cost.

Proton has released a new AI-powered email writing assistance tool called Proton Scribe. This tool helps users compose, edit and proofread emails before sending using simple suggestions. This is Proton's latest move to replicate Google's productivity products and features (last month, Google introduced Gemini AI for Gmail, which helps write and summarize emails). Proton Scribe is based on the Mistral 7B model from the French startup Mistral, which is open-sourced under the GPL-3.0 license, making it easy to conduct third-party security and privacy audits. Furthermore, Proton Scribe can run entirely on-premises, ensuring the protection of company data.

Skiff Mail is US-based email service with end-to-end encryption. Your correspondence cannot be read if you and your recipient use this messaging system. When creating an account, you set a default password and also save a generated recovery key on your computer in case you lose access or forget your passphrase. The service's design is inspired by Gmail, but has even fewer elements, making it quick to understand. Mail is available not only on the web but also on mobile devices. Skiff not only works with email but also offers a collaborative text editor similar to Google Docs and a sharable calendar. The free version of the service includes 10 GB of free storage for email and 1 GB for Pages documents. You can also connect your own domain. The developers also offer a paid Pro subscription for $8 per month with 100 GB of storage for emails and texts.

The super-protected Swiss mail service was renamed simply to Proton and moved to a new proton.me domain. So now you can register a beautiful address @proton.me. Secondly, now, in addition to mail, VPN, cloud storage and an encrypted calendar have appeared in the service. Proton will offer existing and potential customers three revised tariffs to choose from: free - Free, as well as two paid ones - Mail Plus and Unlimited. Now owners of a free account have twice as much space as before. The most affordable paid plan did not travel at all, but it acquired a number of advantages.