{"id":518427,"date":"2025-05-05T10:37:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T17:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/?p=518427"},"modified":"2026-04-11T18:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T01:09:32","slug":"google-notebooklm-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/google-notebooklm-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Google NotebookLM &#8211; Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Part of: <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/series-ai-learnings\/\">AI Learning Series Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column395113_43ef2d-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column395113_43ef2d-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column395113_43ef2d-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column395113_43ef2d-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column395113_43ef2d-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column395113_43ef2d-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column395113_43ef2d-d5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column395113_43ef2d-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column395113_43ef2d-d5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column395113_43ef2d-d5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading510545_6813a5-28, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading510545_6813a5-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading510545_6813a5-28\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-sm, 0.9rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading510545_6813a5-28 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading510545_6813a5-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading510545_6813a5-28\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading510545_6813a5-28 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading510545_6813a5-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading510545_6813a5-28\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading510545_6813a5-28 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading510545_6813a5-28\">Quick Links:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/resources-for-learning-ai\/\">Resources for Learning AI<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/keeping-up-with-ai\/\">Keep up with AI<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/list-of-ai-tools\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"402818\">List of AI Tools<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-template-part\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading395113_c650df-47, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading395113_c650df-47[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading395113_c650df-47\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);line-height:60px;font-style:normal;background-color:#f5a511;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading395113_c650df-47 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading395113_c650df-47[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading395113_c650df-47\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading395113_c650df-47 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading395113_c650df-47[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading395113_c650df-47\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading395113_c650df-47 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading395113_c650df-47\">Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/go.35s.be\/jtb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>JorgeTechBits  newsletter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year I wrote about what an amazing tool <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/google-notebooklm\/\">Google Labs NotebookLM<\/a> is.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[ Sidenote:  I cannot believe it is still part of Google Labs!  ]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well in the last few weeks they have improved it even more!  (Just wow!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google&#8217;s AI research assistant, NotebookLM, has rolled out some exciting new features recently!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mobile Apps Incoming:<\/strong> Get ready for dedicated NotebookLM apps! Pre-registration is now open on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, with the official launch expected around May 20th (just in time for Google I\/O). This will bring features like offline audio playback to your phone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Audio Overviews Go Global:<\/strong> The popular &#8220;Audio Overviews&#8221; feature, which turns your source documents into engaging podcast-style summaries, now <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/technology\/google-labs\/notebooklm-audio-overviews-50-languages\/\">supports <strong>over 50 language<\/strong><\/a><strong>s<\/strong>! You can even select your preferred output language in the settings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Smarter Responses:<\/strong> The core text Q&amp;A functionality is now powered by <strong>Gemini 2.5 Flash<\/strong>, aiming for faster, more comprehensive, and better-reasoned answers based on your uploaded materials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Discover Web Sources:<\/strong> You can now ask NotebookLM to find and summarize relevant sources from the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/technology\/google-labs\/notebooklm-discover-sources\/\">web based on your topic description<\/a>, making it easier to build out your research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These updates make NotebookLM an even more versatile and accessible tool for anyone needing to understand and synthesize complex information!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/technology\/ai\/notebooklm-beginner-tips\/\">How to get started with Google\u2019s NotebookLM<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>great sample use case:   <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/outreach-initiatives\/arts-culture\/international-tennis-hall-of-fame\/\">Explore the history of tennis with Google Arts &amp; Culture<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I will go in a limb and say that it is THE best example of AI integration usage into everyday life.   Impressive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year I wrote about what an amazing tool Google Labs NotebookLM is. [ Sidenote: I cannot believe it is still part of Google Labs! ] Well in the last few weeks they have improved it even more! (Just wow!) Google&#8217;s AI research assistant, NotebookLM, has rolled out some exciting new features recently! 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