Google NotebookLM Expands with Deep Research, Data Tables, and Personal Intelligence Features

Summary

A roundup article from Design for Online highlights five AI tools to watch in 2026, with notable coverage of Google's NotebookLM updates. Recent additions to NotebookLM include Deep Research for autonomous web searching and citation-backed report compilation, Data Tables for extracting structured information from documents with Google Sheets export, Audio Overviews for generating podcast-style discussions, and the ability to produce slide decks and video overviews from notes. The chat function n