Google Renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook — SkimNews
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- Google announced Thursday it is renaming NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, while keeping it a standalone app with deeper integration across Gemini and Google Search.
- Google first revealed the app as Project Tailwind in May 2023 and has since added features including AI podcast summaries, narrated slideshows, and TikTok-style clips.
- Google says it plans to bring notebooks to AI Mode, its chatbot-like experience in Search.
- Gemini Notebook recently began letting users connect their notebooks to the Gemini app, and now connects to a secure cloud computer to write and execute code.
- The code execution feature is available to Google AI Ultra and Workspace business customers, with Pro users on the web gaining access "over the coming weeks."
Why it matters: By folding NotebookLM into the Gemini brand umbrella, Google signals a strategy of consolidating its AI tools around a single identity while still preserving standalone utility. The cloud code execution rollout targets paying AI Ultra and Workspace business users first, meaning enterprise customers are the immediate beneficiaries of the new capabilities.
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