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Google folds NotebookLM into Gemini with code execution
Google has renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook and added native code execution. The research tool now has more than 30 million users.
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Google has renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, bringing its research assistant more clearly under the Gemini brand. The company also updated the product with native code execution inside notebooks, letting users analyze data directly within their collected materials instead of exporting it to third-party tools.
According to Google, the service now has more than 30 million users and over 600,000 organizations. The new code mode is also planned for AI Mode inside regular Google Search at a later date.
Formally, Gemini Notebook remains a separate product, even though Google integrated it into the Gemini app back in April. The rename looks like the next step in Google’s broader brand cleanup as it tries to make its growing set of AI products easier to understand.
The tool originally launched as Project Tailwind, which Google showed at I/O 2023. At the time, it was positioned as an assistant for working with a user’s own documents rather than the open web.
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That leaves Google with a clearer split across its products: the main Gemini chatbot, AI Mode in Search, and a separate tool for notes and research. The company is also operating in a space already occupied by OpenAI with Projects in ChatGPT and Perplexity with source-based search workspaces. Renaming NotebookLM may sound cosmetic, but for Google’s product lineup, it removes a layer of confusion.
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