I replaced Claude, ChatGPT, NotebookLM, and Perplexity with these free open source tools

Open source covered 4 jobs better than I expected ...

Google releases Gemini 3.1 Pro: Benchmark performance, how to try it

Google says that its most advanced thinking model yet outperforms Claude and ChatGPT on Humanity's Last Exam and other key benchmarks.
How-To Geek on MSN

I quit using NotebookLM and switched to Obsidian with local LLMs, now my notes are finally private

I ditched NotebookLM for Obsidian with local AI, and my notes finally stopped leaving my computer.
Forbes

NotebookLM Is Now Gemini Notebook. I’m Confused

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Google has rebranded NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, introducing a significant upgrade ...
Ars Technica

Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity come to Google NotebookLM

Google’s NotebookLM was one of the company’s first forays into generative AI technology, and in un-Googley fashion, it hasn’t been shut down yet. In fact, NotebookLM is getting one of its biggest ...
CNET

Google Renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook

NotebookLM is one of the best AI tools available, and it’s been renamed the Gemini Notebook to bring it in line with the rest of Google’s Gemini AI suite, the tech giant announced in a blog post on ...
9to5Mac

LM Studio now lets you use your iPhone to talk to local models on your Mac

LM Studio’s Locally app is being updated today with LM Link, a feature that lets users talk to LLMs running on their Macs right from their iPhones. Here are the details. LM Studio is my go-to Mac app ...
Digital Trends

NotebookLM can now automatically organize your research sources for you

If you use NotebookLM for research, you know how quickly sources pile up. Managing them manually, especially in notebooks with ten or more entries, has been one of the tool’s most frustrating pain ...