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Mint
07-06-2025
- Business
- Mint
Learning complex concepts in regional languages
Many professionals face a challenge: their business language is English but they prefer learning complex concepts in their native language for better understanding and retention. This gap can make it hard to grasp intricate topics like AI, data science, or business strategy, especially when English-heavy resources dominate. Translating or adapting content into regional languages often feels cumbersome or lacks context. NotebookLM's new language translation capability in its audio podcast feature addresses this by creating accessible, language-specific summaries of complex concepts. How to access: NotebookLM can help you: • Simplify complex ideas: Convert dense documents into concise, easy-to-understand audio summaries. • Learn in your native language: Generate podcasts in regional languages for better comprehension. • Save time: Quickly grasp key insights without wading through technical jargon or lengthy texts. Example: Suppose you're a native Hindi-speaking professional learning about Transformers architecture from a research paper. Here's how NotebookLM helps: • Upload content: Upload the English paper (say 'Attention is all you need') to NotebookLM. • Generate podcast: Select Hindi as the output language from the settings, and click 'Generate' under 'Audio Overview' section. NotebookLM creates a conversational audio podcast summarizing key concepts in Hindi. • Listen and learn: Play the podcast during your commute or downtime, absorbing complex ideas in your native language effortlessly. What makes NotebookLM special? • Language accessibility: Supports more than 75 languages, making learning inclusive and intuitive. • Audio-first learning: Converts text into engaging, podcast-style summaries for auditory learners. • Free to use: Currently accessible at no cost, offering powerful features to all users. Mint's 'AI tool of the week' is excerpted from Leslie D'Monte's weekly TechTalk newsletter. Subscribe to Mint's newsletters to get them directly in your email inbox. Note: The tools and analysis featured in this section demonstrated clear value based on our internal testing. Our recommendations are entirely independent and not influenced by the tool creators. Jaspreet Bindra is co-founder and CEO of AI&Beyond. Anuj Magazine is also a co-founder.
Tom's Guide
03-06-2025
- Business
- Tom's Guide
Google's NotebookLM just got a huge upgrade — here's why it beats ChatGPT for team projects
Google's experimental AI notebook NotebookLM just rolled out a major feature, and it could be the upgrade that turns this low-key tool into a must-have for teams, classrooms and creators. Starting today, you can share your NotebookLM notebooks publicly with a single link. That means your AI-powered research, study guides, or project notes can now be explored by anyone — no Google sign-in required. While ChatGPT thrives on single-use chats and Claude offers limited recall, NotebookLM's persistent, sharable structure just gave it a serious edge in the AI collaboration game. Factor in the fact that NotebookLM was recently awarded Best Research Tool in Tom's Guide's own AI Awards, and you start to see why this AI notebook from Google is making waves. With this update, NotebookLM goes beyond a private research assistant and transforms into an interactive, AI-powered knowledge hub. Here's what public sharing unlocks: Whether you're publishing a study guide for your class, product docs for your team or an overview of a nonprofit's mission, you can now let others explore and engage without handing over the keys. No editing is allowed. Open a notebook in NotebookLM. Click the 'Share' button in the top-right corner. Set access to 'Anyone with the link.' Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Share the URL — that's it. Now, anyone with the link can chat with your notebook, explore summaries and listen to audio overviews generated by NotebookLM's built-in AI. They can't edit your sources, but they can interact with the content. If you've never used NotebookLM before, don't worry, it's surprisingly easy to get started. Think of it like a smart research notebook powered by AI, designed to help you organize, summarize and query your sources all in one place. Here's how to use it: 1. Create a new notebook Head to and sign in with your Google account. Click '+ New Notebook' to get started. 2. Upload your sources You can add text files, Google Docs, PDFs or your own typed and pasted notes. NotebookLM's AI will automatically analyze your sources and surface insights. 3. Ask questions Once your sources are uploaded, use the built-in AI chat to ask questions like: 4. Explore auto-generated content NotebookLM automatically creates helpful studio artifacts: Audio Overviews – Listen to a summary of your notebook FAQs – Get quick answers based on your content Briefing Docs – A high-level summary for quick digestion 5. Share it With the new public sharing feature, you can hit 'Share' in the top-right corner, set access to 'Anyone with the link,' and turn your notebook into an interactive knowledge hub for others. While ChatGPT excels in one-off conversations, NotebookLM is designed to hold onto structured research and now, to share it. NotebookLM gives users the edge because instead of starting from scratch every time, viewers access a curated, structured notebook. Viewers can query the notebook, while your data stays helpful extras like FAQs, summaries, and audio recaps are auto-generated, which could be userful for educators, startup teams, research projects and creators looking to package and publish their knowledge in a smart, accessible way. NotebookLM's public sharing update adds an element to the useful AI tool that other big AI names haven't yet given us. While ChatGPT and Claude remain great for personal brainstorming, NotebookLM just became the AI-powered Google Docs alternative we didn't know we needed. If you're ready to try it for yourself, head to NotebookLM and give it a try. Share your thoughts in the comments, I'd love to know what you think of this new upgrade.
