Google renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook while keeping it a standalone app

The Verge·medium signal

Google announced Thursday that NotebookLM becomes Gemini Notebook, remaining a standalone product while integrating more deeply across the Gemini surface. The rename folds one of Google's few genuinely differentiated AI products into the master brand — a consolidation move rather than a feature release. Worth tracking for anyone whose research workflow depends on NotebookLM's source-grounding behavior surviving the merge.