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Google has upgraded its NotebookLM mobile app, adding the ability to generate flashcards and quizzes directly from user‑provided source material. The new features sit alongside the existing Audio Overviews tool and come with customizable difficulty and focus options. At the same time, the app’s chat function has been enhanced with a larger context window and faster multiturn capabilities, making interactions more natural and accurate. While the update marks a significant step toward parity with the web version, some advanced features remain unavailable on mobile. Ler mais

Google has upgraded its NotebookLM mobile app with AI-driven flashcards, quizzes, and an enhanced chat experience. Previously limited to desktop, these study tools now let users create customized flashcards and quizzes from uploaded sources on the go. The update also improves the Gemini-powered conversation feature, providing a longer context window and better memory on mobile devices. Users can selectively choose which sources the AI draws from, giving greater control when working with multiple documents. The changes aim to make NotebookLM a more flexible, portable hub for processing notes, PDFs, transcripts, and other text‑based materials. Ler mais

Google has partnered with Reliance Intelligence to provide its Gemini 2.5 Pro model at no cost to users of Jio, India’s largest mobile carrier. Eligible Jio customers on the Unlimited 5G plan will receive Google AI Pro for 18 months, unlocking higher limits for Nano Banana and Veo 3.1 image and video generators, expanded NotebookLM access, and 2 TB of cloud storage across Google apps. The promotion initially targets Jio users aged 18 to 25 before expanding to all qualifying plans via the MyJio app, underscoring Google’s aggressive AI expansion strategy in the Indian market. Ler mais

Google has rolled out a substantial upgrade to the chat function in its NotebookLM AI notetaking tool. The update expands the context window to a 1 million‑token limit, improves performance and source assessment, and adds the ability to save and manage conversations. New conversation styles let users tailor responses, while the upgraded Gemini models boost overall quality. The changes aim to make NotebookLM more natural, informative, and useful for both work and school tasks. Ler mais

NotebookLM, originally positioned as an AI study companion, may soon add a slide‑creation tool powered by Gemini. The feature, spotted by Testing Catalog, would let users turn personal documents, websites or videos into presentation decks and infographics, customizing content with simple instructions. If released, the addition could broaden the platform’s appeal from classrooms to professional settings, offering a streamlined way to generate visual content without leaving the notebook environment. Ler mais

Google announced that its Nano Banana image‑generation technology, originally part of Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, is being integrated into NotebookLM. The update adds a new ‘Brief’ video format and a suite of customizable visual styles—including Classic, Whiteboard, Watercolor, Retro Print, Heritage, Paper Craft, and Anime—allowing users to tailor AI‑generated video overviews. The features will first roll out to Google AI Pro subscribers at $20 per month, with a broader release planned for free users. Access is available through the edit (pencil) icon on the Video Overview card in NotebookLM’s Studio panel. Ler mais

Google is rolling out its new AI model, Nano Banana, across several of its products. The model powers a major upgrade to image editing in Google Photos and adds a richer set of video‑generation styles to NotebookLM, including whiteboard, anime, retro print, and the original Classic mode. Users can now choose between Brief and Explainer video formats and steer the output with prompts. While a firm timeline isn’t set, Google says Nano Banana will appear in the Photos app within weeks, promising smoother conversational edits and a more consistent generative experience. Ler mais

Google's Nano Banana AI image editor, which went viral after its launch, is being rolled out across several existing Google products. The tool now powers new visual features in NotebookLM, adds chat‑based image creation and editing in Search, and is slated to appear in Google Photos in the coming weeks. Early rollout begins with US English users and Google Pro accounts, with broader availability planned soon. Ler mais

Berlin- and New York‑based startup Deta has introduced Surf, a beta AI‑driven application that blends web browsing with notebook‑style knowledge management. Users can browse URLs, summarize web pages, PDFs, and YouTube videos, and generate AI‑written code, charts, or mini‑apps within a Notion‑like document. The tool leverages multiple open tabs as context for its chatbot, supports offline work, and aims at students and researchers. Surf is offered for free with future plans for premium features such as cloud backup and multi‑device collaboration. Deta, founded in 2019, previously pivoted from an infinite‑canvas OS to focus on AI browsing. Ler mais

YouTube is piloting AI-powered hosts for its Music app through a new YouTube Labs experiment. The hosts are intended to enrich the listening experience by offering stories, trivia, and commentary about songs and mixes. Participation is limited to a small group of U.S. users, and the trial is part of Google’s broader push for AI-driven features across its platforms, including the recently expanded Jump Ahead tool for TV and console users. Ler mais

Three engineers who helped build Google’s AI note‑taking tool NotebookLM have founded a new startup, Huxe, that creates audio‑first briefings and podcasts on demand. The app pulls information from a user’s email, calendar and web sources to generate a personalized “station” of AI‑hosted audio content, allowing listeners to ask for clarifications or deeper dives. Huxe launched on an invite‑only basis before becoming publicly available on iOS and Android. The company raised $4.6 million from investors including Conviction, Genius Ventures, Figma CEO Dylan Field and Google Research chief scientist Jeff Dean. Ler mais

Google's NotebookLM combines Gemini-powered chat with a suite of study‑aid tools that work only with user‑provided material. By turning personal notes, PDFs, and lecture recordings into study guides, timelines, mind maps, flashcards, quizzes, and audio or video overviews, the platform promises more focused answers and fewer hallucinations. Customizable response tones let users tailor the AI’s style, while interactive features aim to suit a range of learning preferences. Ler mais

Google has expanded its NotebookLM platform with new AI features that automatically create flashcards and quizzes from users' uploaded documents. The tools generate multiple‑choice questions and flashcards that include key concepts, vocabulary, and citations that point back to the original source. Users can customize the difficulty and scope, and the system can produce study guides based on missed questions, providing an interactive, source‑verified learning experience that moves beyond passive summarization. Ler mais

Google has upgraded its NotebookLM Audio Overviews by adding three new formats—Brief, Critique, and Debate—alongside the existing Deep Dive mode. The Brief format delivers quick 1‑2 minute summaries, Critique offers constructive feedback, and Debate pits two AI hosts against each other to explore opposing viewpoints. Users can customize tone, language, and length, while the update aims to make the tool more dynamic and accessible, especially for those with visual impairments. The features are currently rolling out in the United States and are expected to expand globally. Ler mais

Google's Gemini-powered AI research assistant NotebookLM is adding three new Audio Overview formats—Brief, Critique, and Debate—to its existing Deep Dive option. The new formats let users receive bite‑size summaries, expert feedback, or a simulated debate between two hosts, all generated from the user’s own notes and sources. This expansion aims to make the tool more flexible for learning and research, building on the popularity of its multimodal capabilities. Ler mais

Google has expanded its AI‑driven note‑taking tool, NotebookLM, to let users choose the tone of its Audio Overviews, which are AI‑generated podcasts summarizing shared documents. The new options—Deep Dive, Brief, Critique, and Debate—let users tailor length and style, while fresh voice selections further personalize the experience. The update follows recent additions such as Video Overviews, featured notebooks, and standalone Android and iOS details, and is rolling out to all languages for all users this week. Ler mais