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- Apr 10, 2026
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6 easy ways to study for finals with Gemini
Gemini adds new study tools for finals, including notebooks, AI-generated study guides, flashcards, Audio Overviews, interactive visualizations, custom quizzes and Guided Learning to help students turn notes into a smarter study partner.
Learn how to use Gemini as your personal study partner — from turning messy lecture notes into podcasts to testing your knowledge with custom quizzes.
Get ahead of finals week and all the studying that goes with it. You can use Gemini to turn your messy pile of notes into a streamlined study plan with this six-step guide to getting through finals.
1. Put all your materials in one place
Stop managing endless tabs for every major project or final. Gemini notebooks turn your handpicked sources into a study command center that remembers your progress and picks up exactly where you left off. You can create a dedicated notebook, then upload it all: lecture PDFs, photos of whiteboards, messy class notes and even past chat history from this semester. We're rolling out notebooks in Gemini this week, starting with Google AI Ultra, Pro and Plus subscribers on the web who are 18+ with personal Google accounts. In the coming weeks we'll expand access to mobile, more countries across Europe and to free users.
2. Generate study guides
Once you upload your files, let Gemini do the heavy lifting. Gemini can distill hundreds of pages of raw notes into a logical, structured study guide or a set of flashcards. And there’s no need to waste time on what you already know: Tell Gemini to bypass the basics and dive deep into the most complex topics.
Upload your document, then try this prompt: Create a study guide based on my course materials for my exams. To get a tailored study guide, upload your documents before hitting submit.
3. Turn your notes into a podcast
If you don’t retain information best by reading, why not learn while you listen? Let Gemini turn your static notes into an engaging, podcast-style conversation so you can prep for finals while walking to class or doing laundry. With Audio Overviews, two AI hosts hold an engaging back-and-forth conversation deconstructing your uploaded course materials and lecture notes. It can be a wide-ranging conversation across all of your materials, or all about a specific topic where you need to dive deeper. Try Audio Overviews in the Gemini app or NotebookLM.
4. Create custom and interactive visualizations
Gemini can transform your questions and complex topics into interactive simulations and models — directly within your chat. Whether you’re rotating a molecule or simulating a complex physics system, you can explore further with just one prompt. Select the Pro model in the prompt bar, then ask Gemini to “show me” or “help me visualize” a complex concept. This feature is now rolling out globally to all Gemini app users with personal Google accounts.
5. Figure out what you still need to learn
Stress-test your knowledge by asking Gemini to create a custom practice exam focused on a subject’s most complex topics. You can even specify how long you want the exam to be.
Or you can explain a concept out loud to Gemini Live and ask it to spot any gaps in your logic. Gemini can ask follow-up questions to test your knowledge and clarify any confusion, just like a study partner who’s already tackled the coursework.
Upload your document, then this prompt: Create a quiz based on the course materials for my exam.
6. Master tough topics step by step
When a topic feels impossible, don’t just ask for the answer — ask for the logic. Click on Guided Learning and ask a question about your exam topic. Gemini probes with open-ended questions to help you build a deeper understanding instead of just getting the final answer.
You can even snap a photo of your handwritten math or a diagram you drew and ask Gemini to help explain a concept or check if you made a mistake.Try this prompt: Help me with this homework problem. A 10.5kg test rocket is fired vertically from Cape Canaveral. Its fuel gives it a kinetic energy of 1925J by the time the rocket engine burns all the fuel. What additional height will the rocket rise? Assume that air resistance is negligible.
It’s easier than ever to try these features, even if you need to switch to Gemini. You can bring your memories, preferences and chat history from other AI apps to Gemini and get right back into studying.
Original source Report a problem - Apr 9, 2026
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The Gemini app can now generate interactive simulations and models.
Gemini now transforms questions and complex topics into custom interactive visualizations.
Gemini can now transform your questions and complex topics into custom and interactive visualizations.
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- Apr 9, 2026
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The Gemini app can now generate interactive simulations and models.
Gemini adds custom interactive visualizations and functional simulations in chat, turning complex questions into hands-on, explorable explanations. Users can adjust variables, rotate models, and see topics like physics or orbital motion come to life in the Gemini app.
Gemini can transform your questions and complex topics into custom and interactive visualizations — directly within your chat.
Previously, responses were largely just text with static diagrams. Now, we’re delivering functional simulations that can help you better understand the topic you’re asking Gemini about. Whether you’re rotating a molecule or simulating a complex physics system, you can explore further with just one prompt.
When exploring how the moon orbits the Earth, you aren't stuck with a fixed diagram. You can manually adjust sliders or input exact numbers for initial velocity and gravity strength to instantly see how those specific variables create a stable orbit.
This feature is now rolling out globally to all Gemini app users.¹ Head to gemini.google.com and select the Pro model in the prompt bar, then ask Gemini to “show me” or “help me visualize” a complex concept so you can see for yourself.
Original source Report a problem - Apr 9, 2026
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April 9, 2026
Claude Cowork is now generally available on macOS and Windows in the Claude Desktop app, with expanded analytics, OpenTelemetry support, and role-based access controls for Enterprise plans to help admins tailor access by team and department.
Claude Cowork generally available
Claude Cowork is now generally available on macOS and Windows through the Claude Desktop app. With this, we’re expanding Claude Cowork with new capabilities:
- Claude Cowork in the Analytics API. For more information, see Claude Enterprise Analytics API: Access engagement and adoption data.
- Usage analytics for Claude Cowork. For more information, see View usage analytics for Team and Enterprise plans.
- Claude Cowork OpenTelemetry support. For more information, see Monitor Claude Cowork activity with OpenTelemetry.
Role-based access controls for Enterprise plans
Admins can now organize users into groups, manually or via SCIM from your identity provider, and assign each group a custom role defining which Claude capabilities its members can use. Turn Claude Cowork on for specific teams, restrict features by department and adjust as adoption grows. Learn more about setting up role-based permissions, managing group spend limits, and managing custom roles.
Original source Report a problem - Apr 9, 2026
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April 9, 2026
ChatGPT releases GPT-5.3 Instant Mini in ChatGPT as a new fallback model with more natural conversation, stronger writing, and better contextual awareness. It also updates Pro and Plus plans with new Codex usage options and a $100/month Pro tier.
GPT-5.3 Instant mini in ChatGPT
Today, we’re releasing GPT-5.3 Instant Mini in ChatGPT. It replaces GPT-5 Instant Mini as the fallback model users reach after hitting their rate limits for GPT-5.3 Instant. Because it serves as a fallback, it won’t appear in the model picker.
Compared with GPT-5 Instant Mini, GPT-5.3 Instant Mini feels more natural in conversation, with stronger writing and contextual awareness throughout chats. It outperforms GPT-5 Instant Mini across a range of use cases.
New Pro plan options
We’re introducing a new $100/month Pro plan and updating how Codex usage works across Plus and Pro.
- Pro ($100/month): Built for longer, high-intensity Codex sessions. It includes unlimited access to GPT-5.4, access to GPT-5.4 Pro, and, for a limited time, up to 10x more Codex usage than Plus (up from 5X standard usage allowance).
- Pro ($200/month): Our highest-usage option remains available and continues on its current Codex promotion through May 31.
- Plus ($20/month): Plus remains best for steady, day-to-day use. As the temporary Codex promotion on Plus ends, we’re rebalancing Plus usage to support more sessions across the week, rather than longer, high-intensity sessions on a single day.
You can upgrade, switch, or cancel your plan from Settings > My Plan or from the Pricing page.
Original source Report a problem - Apr 8, 2026
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Try notebooks in Gemini to easily keep track of projects
Gemini adds Notebooks that connect the Gemini app with NotebookLM for an easy AI-powered research workflow.
Notebooks in Gemini give you a project base that connects the Gemini app with our AI-powered research partner, NotebookLM, for an easy workflow.
Original source Report a problem - Apr 8, 2026
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April 8, 2026
ChatGPT adds support for shared Outlook mailboxes and calendars in the Outlook Email and Calendar apps, letting users read, organize, and send mail, plus create and manage shared calendar events when permissions allow.
Outlook shared mailboxes and calendars in ChatGPT
The Outlook Email and Calendar apps for ChatGPT can now help with delegated or shared Outlook resources, when you have access. You can ask ChatGPT to read messages from a shared mailbox, browse its folders, mark mail read or unread, move messages, or send plain-text email from or on behalf of that mailbox. For shared Outlook calendars, ChatGPT can help create, update, RSVP to, cancel, delete, or add small attachments to events.
To use this, connect the Outlook Email or Outlook Calendar app and provide the exact shared mailbox address or target calendar when asking ChatGPT. Availability may depend on your Microsoft permissions and workspace app settings.
Learn more.
Original source Report a problem - Apr 8, 2026
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Try notebooks in Gemini to easily keep track of projects
Gemini introduces notebooks to help users organize chats, files and projects in one place, with sync to NotebookLM for richer research workflows. The new feature is rolling out on web first for AI Ultra, Pro and Plus subscribers, with wider mobile and free access coming soon.
Notebooks in Gemini help you organize your chats and projects in the Gemini app, with our AI-powered research partner, NotebookLM, for easier learning and working.
As you rely on the Gemini app for more complex projects, from studying for exams to diving into a new hobby, keeping track of everything can be a challenge. At the end of last year, we added NotebookLM as a source in the Gemini app to help. Now we’re taking that integration a step further by introducing notebooks.
Think of notebooks as personal knowledge bases shared across Google products, starting in Gemini.
They give you a dedicated space to organize your chats and files, and because they sync with NotebookLM, you can unlock even more efficient workflows directly from Gemini.
Stay organized in one easy space
With notebooks, you can keep conversations about a topic organized in one place. Just click “New notebook” on the side panel of the Gemini app to get started. You can move past chats into notebooks, give Gemini custom instructions and add relevant files like documents and PDFs to give Gemini more context. Once your handpicked sources are organized into a notebook, Gemini uses them alongside its powerful tools and web search to provide uniquely helpful responses.
Sync notebooks across two powerful apps
Notebooks let you use more sources depending on your subscription plan, helping you tackle bigger tasks and longer-running projects. And since notebooks sync across the Gemini app and NotebookLM, any source you add in one place automatically appears in the other. This continuity means you can use unique features of each app, like Video Overviews and Infographics in NotebookLM, even if you started a notebook in the Gemini app. For example, if you’re a student, try adding class notes to a notebook and using NotebookLM to create a Cinematic Video Overview. The next day, open the Gemini app and ask it to draft an essay outline on that exact material.
We're rolling out notebooks in Gemini this week, starting with Google AI Ultra, Pro and Plus subscribers on the web. In the coming weeks we'll expand access to mobile, more countries across Europe and to free users. This is a first step, and we’re working to bring even more helpful features to notebooks in Gemini in the future.
Original source Report a problem - Apr 7, 2026
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An update on our mental health work
Gemini adds redesigned crisis support tools to better connect people with mental health help, including a new one-touch interface for suicide or self-harm situations. Google also expands funding for crisis helplines and updates safety protections for younger users and acute mental health conversations.
We're updating Gemini to streamline the path to support for those who need it, and providing $30 million to support crisis helplines around the world.
Mental health is one of the most significant public health challenges today, impacting over one billion people around the world. For many years, Google has been committed to helping people find high-quality information and crisis support in the moments they need it most. Our work on mental health has always been rooted in research and clinical best practices. We realize that AI tools can pose new challenges, but as they improve and more people use them as part of their daily lives, we believe that responsible AI can play a positive role for people’s mental well-being.
Today, we’re sharing an update on our mental health work, including some new changes to better connect people with the right information, resources, and human support at the right time.
1. Providing better access to crisis support
We're updating Gemini to streamline the path to support for those who need it. When a conversation might signal a user may need information about mental health Gemini will surface a redesigned "Help is available" module — developed with clinical experts — to provide more effective and immediate connections to care.
When Gemini recognizes a conversation that indicates a potential crisis related to suicide or self-harm, we’re introducing a new, simplified "one-touch" interface that will provide an immediate connection to crisis hotline resources, enabling a user to chat, call, text, or visit the crisis hotline website. Within this new interface, we design responses to encourage people to seek help. Once the interface is activated, the option to reach out for professional help will remain clearly available throughout the remainder of the conversation.
2. Scaling the impact of crisis support
Today, Google.org is announcing $30 million in funding globally over the next three years to help global hotlines. This funding will help effectively scale their capacity to provide immediate and safe support for people in crisis.
We are expanding our partnership with ReflexAI to help social sector organizations scale their mental health support services. This initiative includes $4 million in direct funding and the integration of Gemini into ReflexAI’s training suite. Additionally, Google.org Fellows will provide pro bono technical expertise to help evolve Prepare, a customizable platform that uses realistic, AI-powered simulations to train staff and volunteers for critical conversations. Priority partners for this new stage include education organizations like Erika’s Lighthouse and Educators Thriving.
3. Helping Gemini respond in acute mental health situations
People are interacting with Gemini in deeper, more complex ways, looking for information across many different topics (including when they are experiencing mental health crises). Our clinical, engineering, and safety teams are focused on:
- Prioritizing safety and human connection: We want to provide practical help by connecting users with real-world resources and human support.
- Designing better responses: We design responses to encourage help-seeking while avoiding validation of harmful behaviors like urges to self-harm.
- Avoiding confirming false beliefs: We have trained Gemini not to agree with or reinforce false beliefs, and instead gently distinguish subjective experience from objective fact.
Although Gemini can be a useful tool for learning and getting information, it is not a substitute for professional clinical care, therapy, or crisis support for those who need it. This is why we’ve been training the model to help recognize when a conversation might signal that a person may be in an acute mental health situation, and respond appropriately by directing them to real-world help.
4. Protecting younger users
We also have existing specific protections for minors, designed to provide the most helpful responses and avoid harmful topics when using Gemini. For example:
- Persona protections designed to prevent Gemini from acting like a companion, including guardrails preventing it from claiming to be a human or possessing human attributes.
- Protections intended to prevent emotional dependence, avoiding language that simulates intimacy or expresses needs.
- Safeguards against encouraging bullying or other types of harassment.
Our safety efforts continue to evolve and reflect our ongoing commitment to creating a healthy and positive digital environment where young people can explore and learn with confidence.
These updates are part of our long-term commitment to help people using the best of Google’s technology and the expertise of our clinicians and safety experts. We’re encouraged by the potential of these tools to make support more accessible, compassionate, and effective.
Original source Report a problem - Apr 7, 2026
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GLM-5.1
Z.AI introduces GLM-5.1 for long-horizon tasks, with up to 8 hours of autonomous planning, execution, and refinement.
Designed for long-horizon tasks, GLM-5.1 can work independently for up to 8 hours in a single run, enabling a full loop from planning and execution to iterative refinement and final delivery.
It demonstrates stronger engineering intelligence across autonomous planning, sustained execution, bug fixing, and strategy iteration, while achieving comprehensive capability alignment with Claude Opus 4.6. Built with multi-turn SFT, RL, and a process-quality evaluation framework, GLM-5.1 further improves stability, consistency, and tool use over extended tasks. Learn more in our documentation.*
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