Overview
- Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook on Thursday, July 16, 2026, and started rolling out a secure per‑notebook cloud computer that lets the tool write and execute code for complex, source‑grounded data analysis.
- The new compute feature is available now to Google AI Ultra subscribers and eligible Workspace business customers and will reach Gemini Pro users on the web over the coming weeks.
- Google said the release expands the Gemini 3.5/Antigravity engine beyond Ultra users and that notebooks already sync with the Gemini app with planned access inside Google Search’s AI Mode.
- Google reported more than 30 million users and over 600,000 organizations use the product, which turns collections of sources into cited summaries and multimedia outputs such as audio overviews, slideshows, and short videos.
- Educators and researchers welcome the faster, code‑driven analysis but raise concerns about transparency and AI literacy because the system can generate and run code users may not fully inspect, a change that could reshape how work and learning are done.