Google is facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that it used books from various publishers to train its Gemini AI without permission, raising concerns about the ethics of AI training data and its potential impact on the publishing industry.

Google has updated the user agent name of Google-NotebookLM to Google-GeminiNotebook, reflecting the integration of Gemini AI into its search functionality. This change may impact local SEO and business discoverability on Google. Businesses must adapt to these changes to remain visible and competitive online.