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Five minutes. What happened, and what to do about it. All stories from 30 October 2026

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Claude's new smart reports let employers see what staff use the AI for, including 'personal or off-topic' chats

If your company pays for Claude, your manager can now ask it for a report on what you have been using it for.

MASHABLE|29 OCT

Gemini Notebook adds hundreds of free textbooks that students can turn into study guides and quizzes

Google· 29 Oct

Google says students can now access hundreds of textbooks from providers in the US and India, including OpenStax, Open Textbook Library and S Chand Publishing, inside Gemini Notebook at no charge. Once a textbook is added, every answer is grounded in it, with inline citations and links back to the original source. Gemini Notebook can also turn the content into study guides, practice quizzes and flashcards. To find them, choose Add sources in a notebook, then Textbooks.

  • If you are a student or a parent of one, open a notebook in Gemini Notebook, choose Add sources, then Textbooks, and pick the one your course uses.
  • Check the citation links on any answer before you rely on it for an exam, since the links lead back to the original source.

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