DrWeb’s Domain: A Washington Post Investigation: I’m Opening My Research Vault – NotebookLLM

I have been pondering the Washington Post recent changes, major changes, 1/3 of entire newsroom laid off (fired). February 4, 2026. I consider my further work as an open-source investigation. This isn’t raw AI speculation; it is a curated environment where the AI is constrained strictly to the high-integrity sources I have selected, specifically to eliminate ‘hallucinations’ and GIGO. There are over 30+ sources. With the sudden resignation of CEO Will Lewis on February 8, 2026, the questions of leadership and intent behind these cuts have become even more urgent.

My Original Article Post on the WP Firings:
https://drwebdomain.blog/2026/02/05/a-national-newspaper-falls-and-democracy-feels-it/

DWD NotebookLLM Link – The Post Investigation

https://bit.ly/4bKMH2a
–Direct link above to the public notebook. Look at the generated STUDIO items for an overview and introduction, or just start questioning the sources, finding out your answers. It’s a powerful tool. Let me know what you find, see, or think in the comments below.

Please share to others or social networks if you feel this is an important investigation. We have “lost” a national newspaper that shielded our Democracy from all enemies, foreign and domestic. That protect citizens with truth, inquiries, research, publication and stories they made visible.

If you visit, ask questions about my sources and content and views. The notebook is public, and I encourage all to take a look, and inquire — ask the question, did this have to happen? what did I miss? what parts were poorly sourced? Biased? —DrWeb

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DrWeb’s Domain: A Washington Post Investigation: I’m Opening My Research Vault – NotebookLLM

I have been pondering the Washington Post recent changes, major changes, 1/3 of entire newsroom laid off (fired). February 4, 2026. I consider my further work as an open-source investigation. This isn’t raw AI speculation; it is a curated environment where the AI is constrained strictly to the high-integrity sources I have selected, specifically to eliminate ‘hallucinations’ and GIGO. There are over 30+ sources. With the sudden resignation of CEO Will Lewis on February 8, 2026, the questions of leadership and intent behind these cuts have become even more urgent.

My Original Article Post on the WP Firings:
https://staging-b531-drwebdomain.wpcomstaging.com/2026/02/05/a-national-newspaper-falls-and-democracy-feels-it/

DWD NotebookLLM Link – The Post Investigation

https://bit.ly/4bKMH2a
–Direct link above to the public notebook. Look at the generated STUDIO items for an overview and introduction, or just start questioning the sources, finding out your answers. It’s a powerful tool. Let me know what you find, see, or think in the comments below.

Please share to others or social networks if you feel this is an important investigation. We have “lost” a national newspaper that shielded our Democracy from all enemies, foreign and domestic. That protect citizens with truth, inquiries, research, publication and stories they made visible.

If you visit, ask questions about my sources and content and views. The notebook is public, and I encourage all to take a look, and inquire — ask the question, did this have to happen? what did I miss? what parts were poorly sourced? Biased? —DrWeb

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작성자는 복잡한 냉장고를 스스로 설치하고 비용을 절감했으며, NotebookLLM을 사용해 AI 호스트에게 질문하며 팟캐스트를 제작했다고 보고했습니다. 이를 위해 도구에 75달러를 지출했지만 직접 작업을 완료했다는 사례로, NotebookLLM을 활용한 창작·제작 워크플로와 AI 보조 DIY 응용을 보여줍니다.

https://x.com/sagupta_nyc/status/2010387285968142504

#ai #notebookllm #podcast #diy

Google AI Pro is a mobile deal I think is hard to beat — here’s why – Android Police

Google AI Pro is a mobile deal I think is hard to beat — here’s why

By Ben Khalesi, Published 4 days ago

Ben Khalesi covers the intersection of artificial intelligence and everyday tech at Android Police. With a background in AI and data science, he enjoys making technical topics approachable for those who don’t live and breathe code. Ben is currently based in Sydney and has four years of professional writing experience across technology and digital industries. Outside work, he enjoys traveling, bouldering, and playing the latest AAA games.

The AI world has quietly agreed that premium AI should be $20 a month.

ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini all charge about the same for access to their best models. But the value you get from each isn’t the same.

Spending $20 on OpenAI or Anthropic gets you a mind in a box. Google, however, is offering a full ecosystem, and that’s what makes their AI Pro deal so hard to beat.

By Andy Boxall, Dec 14, 2025

Breaking down the true value of the AI Pro subscription

Subscribing to ChatGPT Plus means you’re paying for priority access. You get new models and extras for video and image generation.

Other chatbots are more or less similar. You’re essentially paying a consultant, even if you don’t call on them, and sometimes there’s no return on that payment.

Now, let’s take a look at the Google AI Pro plan. It costs the same. However, the makeup of that $20 is completely different because cloud storage is bundled in.

In this day and age, cloud storage is non-negotiable. You simply need it if you have a smartphone.

Photos and videos keep getting bigger. 4K video at 60 frames per second gobbles up gigabytes like it’s nothing. Add in app data, backups, PDFs, and email archives, and it all piles up fast.

Most people eventually reach the 15GB free limit and have no choice but to pay.

Now, Google Drive’s 2 TB plan costs around $10 a month, which makes up about half of the AI Pro price. That means the extra cost to access Gemini comes down to just $10 a month.

For anyone already paying separately for cloud storage and AI, this bundle is unbeatable value. I used to be a ChatGPT subscriber, but the offer was too good not to switch.

If you’re a student, keep an eye out for the free one-year Gemini offer. It’s an even better deal.

Extra perks included with Google AI Pro you shouldn’t miss

When you think it can’t get any better, Google surprises you with more. The Google AI Pro plan includes NotebookLM Plus at no extra cost.

If you haven’t tried NotebookLM yet, you’re missing out on one of this year’s viral hits. It’s a research assistant that lets you upload PDFs and audio files and chat with them to get grounded answers.

Additionally, Google has rebranded its Nest Aware service as Google Home Premium. If you own a Nest Cam, Doorbell, or Hub, you’re likely already paying for this service to access video history and face detection.

With the AI Pro subscription, the Google Home Premium Standard plan is included for free, adding even more value to the package.

Gemini’s Android experience beats standalone AI apps

Economic reasons aside, it’s the user experience where Google AI Pro really stands, especially if you use Android.

We’re moving past the days when AI was something you had to visit on a website. Now, AI is becoming a layer built right into the operating system.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Google AIG Pro is a mobile deal I think is hard to beat — here’s why

DrWeb’s Domain – Deep Dive – Trump’s Circle Not Best, Not Brightest…

Video and podcast made with Google NotebookLLM, Headliner, Spotify, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and human brain power. Remember this?

The Best and the Brightest, by David Halberstam

The Best and the Brightest is David Halberstam’s masterpiece, the defining history of the making of the Vietnam tragedy. Using portraits of America’s flawed policy makers and accounts of the forces that drove them, The Best and the Brightest reckons magnificently with the most important abiding question of our country’s recent history: Why did America become mired in Vietnam and why did it lose? As the definitive single-volume answer to that question, this enthralling book has never been superseded. It’s an American classic. — Goodreads

Above, the discussion team tackle Trump’s “team” (little “t”)… they are, not surprised, the best nor the brightest.. the loyalty test seems like a raised arm salute, to me.

Continue Reading/Listening: DrWeb’s Domain | all things library and life.. from a librarian

#2025 #America #Books #DonaldTrump #DrWebSDomain #DWD #Headliner #History #Libraries #Library #LibraryOfCongress #Musk #NotebookLLM #Opinion #Politics #Reading #Resistance #Science #Technology #Trump #TrumpAdministration #TrumpSCabinet #TrumpSInnerCircle #TrumpSMinons #UnitedStates

When using #notebookllm sometimes I want to add the sources linked from the original source, but it is very tedious to click through and grab all of the links.

So I created a small project that is a simple web interface that take a link, then uses the Jina API to extract the original source's content, and all of he linked content, as Markdown. It is all downloadable as a zip, which can then be uploaded to NotebookLLM.

https://link-content-scraper.anoliphantneverforgets.com

okay, my first experience with Google's NotebookLLM is not so positive. Four open access articles, all failed to load. With zero error message, with no guidance how to continue. It's just beta, so I hope they read this.

#google #notebookLLM

Google’s NotebookLM now lets you talk to its AI podcast hosts

Now NotebookLM is rolling out the ability for users to interact with the AI podcast hosts.

You can use the feature by first creating a new Audio Overview, tapping the “Interactive mode (BETA)” button, and then hitting play. From there, you can tap “Join” when you want to ask a question. A host will then call on you to speak.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/13/googles-notebooklm-now-lets-you-to-talk-to-its-ai-podcast-hosts/

#NotebookLLM #Google #AI