Gemini 2.5 Flash hit general availability in April 2026 with 20β30% fewer tokens for the same output. Pair that with Deep Think mode for multi-hypothesis reasoning and Gemini Live's real-time camera and screen sharing β here's how to use all three.
NotebookLM rolled out major 2026 updates including Gemini integration, expanded Education Plus features, automatic source categorization, and auto-generated video and slides. Here is what educators and researchers need to know, with real classroom use scenarios.
Google significantly expanded NotebookLM for educators. Education Plus users now get more source context, more flashcard sets, Video Overviews, PPTX export, and 10 infographic styles. Here is what changed and how to put it to work in the classroom.
Google Gemini 3.1 Ultra arrives with a 2 million token context window and native multimodal capabilities. We analyze how this AI β which can process an entire book, hundreds of papers, or a full codebase in a single prompt β transforms the workflow of researchers and educators.
On April 8, 2026, Google launched "Notebooks" in the Gemini app β project workspaces that sync bidirectionally with NotebookLM. With persistent memory that survives across sessions, AI assistants are evolving into true long-term project partners.