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title: "Following backlash against its education updates, Google says schools can choose to enable Gemini, Gemini Notebook, and Search individually (Isabel O'Brien/CNBC)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/following-backlash-against-its-education-updates-google-says-schools-c6933f07
published: 2026-11-04T01:10:05.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# Following backlash against its education updates, Google says schools can choose to enable Gemini, Gemini Notebook, and Search individually (Isabel O'Brien/CNBC)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-11-04 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/following-backlash-against-its-education-updates-google-says-schools-c6933f07

Isabel O'Brien / CNBC : Following backlash against its education updates, Google says schools can choose to enable Gemini, Gemini Notebook, and Search individually — Google is playing defense on Tuesday after a political backlash to its new policy surrounding use of artificial intelligence in schools.

In this story: [Alphabet](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/alphabet), [Gemini](https://frontiernewswire.com/models/gemini), [AI in education](https://frontiernewswire.com/topics/ai-in-education), [CNBC](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/cnbc), [Gemini Notebook](https://frontiernewswire.com/models/gemini-notebook)

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/261103/p44#a261103p44)

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