All Gemini users can now utilize Notebook projects online for free.

      Gemini Notebooks are now available for free and are compatible with NotebookLM too.

      Google has just made one of the most beneficial features of Gemini accessible to everyone. The Notebooks feature, which was initially introduced to paid AI subscribers earlier this month, is now open to all free users on the web. If you're a regular Gemini user, this development is significant.

      The Notebooks function within @GeminiApp is now accessible to free users on the web! You can access your personal, unshared notebooks directly in Gemini and utilize your chats with Gemini as references in both new or existing unshared notebooks. Please share your feedback with us! https://t.co/BT8B3gktPR— NotebookLM (@NotebookLM) April 17, 2026

      What is the Notebooks feature in Gemini and what can it do for you?

      Notebooks can be seen as a focused project workspace within Gemini. Instead of starting anew every time you open the app, you can save your conversations, files, and sources all in one place under a specific topic. Gemini uses everything stored in that notebook as context for your next question.

      The feature can be found in a new Notebooks section in Gemini’s side panel, located between Gems and Chats. Any conversation held in Gemini can be saved to a notebook using the three-dot menu.

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      You can also provide custom instructions to modify the tone, format, and style of responses. If you wish for Gemini to respond without referencing your saved chats, there is an option to disable notebook memory completely.

      What makes this particularly exciting is the integration with NotebookLM. The notebooks used in NotebookLM, Google’s separate research tool, are the same ones. Since both applications synchronize automatically, any source you add in one will immediately show up in the other. This allows you to research in Gemini and then utilize NotebookLM’s Video Overviews and Infographics features on the same content without any manual transfers.

      How many sources can free Gemini users include in a notebook?

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      Free users are allowed to add up to 50 sources per notebook. For those on a paid plan, the limits significantly increase: AI Plus subscribers can include 100 sources, Pro users can add 300, and Ultra subscribers can go up to 600. The feature currently supports the full toolkit of Gemini, including web search and other AI-driven functionalities.

      At the moment, Notebooks is only available on the web. It has yet to become accessible on mobile or Mac applications, although wider availability is anticipated in the upcoming weeks.

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      Biometric badges, iris scans, and AI bouncers: welcome to the future of your Monday morning standup.

      Zoom video calls have introduced an awkward new feature. The platform will now inquire whether you’re human. It has teamed up with World, Sam Altman’s iris-scanning identity company (previously known as Worldcoin), to implement real-time human verification during meetings. Launched on April 17, 2026, this feature is part of World’s ID 4.0 rollout, enabling hosts to confirm that every individual on the call is a real person, not a generated AI impostor.

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