Google renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, adds cloud compute

Google is renaming NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook and giving each notebook its own cloud computer that can write and run code, initially for AI Ultra and Workspace customers. Separately, Google Search's AI Mode is opening up to third-party app integrations.

Why it matters: The rename folds NotebookLM fully into the Gemini brand, matching Google's pattern of consolidating standalone AI products under one name. Giving notebooks a code-execution environment moves it from passive summarizer toward an agentic workspace, and opening Search to third-party apps continues Google's push to make AI Mode a transaction layer rather than just an answer engine.