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0	3700	Google's Gemini AI just hit 1 billion monthly users.
3900	7260	And in the same week, Google gave it 13 new powers.
7420	8260	That's the story today.
8660	11760	Google's Gemini AI just crossed 1 billion people
11760	12740	using it every month.
13140	14720	Sundar Pichai announced it himself.
15080	16780	He called it the fastest growing product
16780	18260	in Google's 28 year history.
18380	21580	Not the fastest AI product, the fastest product, period.
21940	25400	Faster than search, faster than Gmail, faster than YouTube.
25820	26500	Here's how fast.
26500	29700	In May last year, Gemini had 400 million users.
30000	32000	By this May, it hit 900 million.
32320	34900	Then in July, it was at 950 million.
35220	37380	And in less than a month after that, it crossed 1 billion.
37620	40380	That last stretch from 950 million to 1 billion
40380	42300	took Gemini about two weeks.
42640	44280	Two weeks to add 50 million people.
44880	48840	A year ago, an AI app crossing 400 million users felt huge.
48920	50940	Now, Google is adding tens of millions of users
50940	52040	in a matter of days.
52320	53380	That's the curve we're on.
53580	55520	It's not slowing down, it's speeding up.
55520	57180	And Google isn't just celebrating the number.
57180	60480	They use that same week to roll out two big changes
60480	62440	to what Gemini can actually do for you.
62520	64900	The first change is inside Gemini Notebook.
65020	66600	If you don't know Gemini Notebook,
66740	69760	think of it as a folder where you dump all your research,
69940	70880	documents and notes,
71080	73300	and the AI reads through everything for you.
73560	75240	It used to be called Notebook LM.
75820	77280	Google renamed it back in July.
77620	78540	Now, here's the new part.
78720	81960	As of August 12th, you can copy someone else's entire notebook,
82160	84400	not just their notes, their sources too.
84400	86740	And any documents, guides, or summaries
86740	88360	that AI already built for them.
88840	90500	Think about what that actually means.
90840	93320	Before this, if a colleague built a great research notebook,
93580	94400	you could look at it,
94460	96080	but you couldn't easily make it your own
96080	97240	and build on top of it.
97500	98420	Now, you click one button,
98740	101000	and their whole notebook, sources, documents,
101220	102800	everything becomes yours to edit.
103100	104440	Here's a one-sentence example.
104940	106540	Inside the AI Profit Boardroom,
106820	108620	if one of our coaches builds a notebook
108620	110200	packed with proven prompts
110200	112680	and case studies for automating client outreach,
112680	115040	any member can now copy that entire notebook
115040	117580	in one click and start customizing it
117580	119220	for their own business the same day.
119460	120200	That's the shift.
120500	122540	A notebook isn't just something you read anymore.
122680	123800	It's something you can duplicate,
124000	125360	like a template, and make your own.
125740	127220	Now, if you're watching this and thinking,
127380	128540	I don't even know where to start
128540	129820	with tools like Gemini Notebook,
130100	132740	that's exactly why we built the AI Profit Boardroom.
132940	134840	It's a community built around
134840	136940	learning to use tools like this the right way,
137000	138620	so you save real time in your business
138620	140800	instead of wasting hours figuring it out alone.
140800	142640	If you want to walk through on copying
142640	145020	and customizing an AI notebook for your own business,
145160	146700	specifically how to set it up
146700	149020	so it saves you hours on research and content planning,
149160	151740	that's inside the AI Profit Boardroom right now.
151840	152960	Links in the comments and description.
153400	154920	Okay, back to the second big change.
155020	155760	This one is bigger.
156200	159080	Google is connecting Gemini to 13 outside apps,
159140	161340	not next year, over the next few weeks.
161540	163300	Google announced this on August 12th
163300	164620	at their Made by Google event.
165160	167540	Here's the full list, broken into four groups.
167540	172100	For work, Gemini connects to Granola, Otter, Dot AI, and Wix.
172440	174300	For booking things, it connects to Fever,
174460	177320	Get Your Guide, Localizer, Open Table, and Ticketmaster.
177580	180160	For music, it connects to iHeartRadio and Pandora.
180520	182280	And for everyday life, it connects to Angie,
182700	184140	Thumbtack, and ZocDoc.
184280	185480	Let me explain why this matters,
185580	188020	because on its own, that list just sounds like logos.
188180	189580	Right now, if you want concert tickets,
189900	192680	you open Gemini, ask a question, then leave Gemini,
192980	194700	open a browser, search Ticketmaster,
195080	196680	find the show, and buy the ticket.
196680	198500	That's five steps across two apps.
198860	201740	Once this rolls out, you'll be able to just ask Gemini directly.
202120	204320	Find me a concert this weekend under a certain price.
204660	206700	And Gemini can pull real Ticketmaster listings
206700	208260	without you leaving the conversation.
208660	211080	Same idea with OpenTable for booking a table,
211480	212700	ZocDoc for booking a doctor,
213100	214620	and Wix for editing a website.
215080	216800	Here's a one-sentence example.
217260	219980	Say the AI Profit Boardroom wanted a new landing page.
220260	221900	With Wix connected to Gemini,
222240	223860	our team could simply tell Gemini
223860	225320	to update the homepage headline
225320	227920	to highlight our weekly automation coaching calls,
228220	229600	and it edits the actual site.
229880	232540	That's a real shift from an AI you talk to
232540	234940	into an AI that can act on your behalf
234940	236360	inside tools you already use.
236700	237620	Now, one honest caveat,
237820	239380	because I don't want to overhype this,
239740	241520	Ticketmaster's OpenTable connection
241520	243220	is UK only for now,
243300	244660	and Google's own documentation
244660	246560	says availability changes
246560	247920	depending on your country,
248300	249480	your device, and your account.
249600	251600	So don't expect every one of these 13 apps
251600	252740	to work for you on day one.
252740	255280	Some will roll out slower depending on where you live.
256060	258380	There's also a bigger reason Google is doing this.
258460	259100	It's not random.
259520	261880	Google has a separate project called Gemini Spark.
262300	264580	Spark is built to work in the background for you,
264920	266820	using tools like Gmail, Docs,
267060	268420	and now these connected apps,
268700	270660	without you having to ask for every single step.
271100	273080	Spark can even use something called MCP,
273360	275140	which just means it can plug into other tools
275140	276480	that weren't built by Google at all.
276480	277880	Put those two things together,
277880	279160	one billion users,
279560	282260	and an AI that can now act inside real apps,
282580	284160	and you can see where this is heading.
284540	286980	Gemini isn't trying to be the smartest chatbot anymore.
287240	288720	It's trying to become the one place
288720	289900	you go to get anything done.
290220	291860	Let's talk about who this actually helps,
291960	293940	because that's more important than the tech itself.
294140	295000	If you're a student,
295360	297820	imagine your professor shares one master notebook
297820	299720	with every lecture, every reading,
299900	301480	and a study guide already built.
301580	303060	You copy the whole thing in one click
303060	305360	and build your own study plan around it that night.
305360	307260	If you run a small business,
307520	309480	imagine connecting Gemini to Granola
309480	311920	so every client call gets summarized automatically
311920	314480	with the action items ready before your next meeting.
314920	316100	If you're planning your weekend,
316320	318580	you can just tell Gemini what kind of evening you want,
318820	320360	and it can check real event listings
320360	321800	and real restaurant openings
321800	323720	without you juggling four different apps.
324060	325900	None of this needs you to know how to code.
326260	327640	None of it needs a technical background.
328060	329820	That's actually the point of connected apps.
330240	332860	Google built this for regular people, not developers.
333020	334080	Now, here's the bigger picture,
334080	336160	because I think this is the part people miss.
336500	338160	For years, AI meant one thing.
338420	339220	You type a question.
339480	340340	It gives you an answer.
340520	340980	That was it.
341100	343980	Now we're watching AI move from just answering questions
343980	347140	to actually doing tasks inside the apps you already use,
347460	351000	booking, editing, summarizing, all from one conversation.
351700	353440	And Google didn't get here by accident.
353780	355540	They got here because Gemini already has
355540	357180	one billion people using it every month.
357440	359600	That's the distribution most companies would need
359600	360460	years to build.
360620	361520	Google already had it.
361520	363660	So when they add a new connected app,
363780	365660	it doesn't launch to a small test group.
365980	368000	It launches to a huge chunk of the world at once.
368320	369780	If you're a business owner watching this,
370060	371000	here's the honest takeaway.
371420	373660	The businesses that figure out how to use tools
373660	375940	like Gemini early are going to move faster
375940	377360	than the ones who wait and see.
377820	379020	Not because the tool is magic,
379480	381220	but because every week you're not using it,
381560	383100	someone else in your space already is.
383320	384940	So what should you actually do with this?
385080	386880	If you're just getting started with AI,
386880	388920	open Gemini Notebook this week
388920	391260	and try copying a public notebook
391260	392440	on a topic you care about
392440	394480	just to feel how the copy feature works.
395300	397000	If you already use Gemini regularly,
397380	398840	check your connected app settings
398840	399860	over the next few weeks
399860	402160	as these 13 integrations roll out
402160	403920	and turn on the ones that match tools
403920	405000	you already use daily.
405380	406180	If you run a business,
406560	408780	start thinking about which one of these connected apps
408780	411740	could remove a repetitive task from your week,
411860	413640	meeting notes, bookings, website edits,
413780	414640	pick one and test it.
414640	415880	And if you manage a team,
416020	417680	this is worth a five minute conversation
417680	418920	in your next meeting.
419380	421400	Not because everyone needs to become an AI expert,
421720	424080	but because the tools your team uses every day
424080	425980	are quietly getting more capable
425980	427680	and it's worth knowing what's available
427680	429200	before someone on your team
429200	430780	stumbles onto it by accident.
430960	432380	If you want help figuring out
432380	434620	exactly how to use tools like Gemini Notebook
434620	436400	and connected apps to save time
436400	437220	and grow your business,
437380	438800	that's what we do every week
438800	440300	inside the AI Profit Boardroom.
440500	441920	We're already building a walkthrough
441920	444160	on setting up Gemini's connected apps
444160	446680	specifically for lead generation and client bookings.
446680	447760	So you're not guessing
447760	448980	when it rolls out to your account.
449480	450760	Four coaching calls every week,
450920	452460	daily step-by-step tutorials,
452800	455080	the moment new AI features like this launch,
455380	457540	a prompt library built for real business use,
457880	458960	not generic examples,
459280	461160	and a member map so you can connect
461160	462980	with other business owners near you
462980	464440	who are testing the same tools.
464800	466020	Link is in the comments and description
466020	468720	or head to AIprofitboardroom.com.
468720	470960	And if you just want to start smaller,
471220	472320	free, no pressure,
472640	473800	join the AI Success Lab.
474040	474960	It's our free community.
475320	476660	And if you want the full process,
476980	479640	the SOPs and over 100 AI use cases
479640	481080	like the ones I covered today,
481240	482580	that's exactly what's inside.
482760	484320	You'll get all the notes from this video there,
484580	487180	plus access to a community of 75,000 members
487180	489980	who are already using tools like Gemini to get ahead.
490300	491540	Links in the comments and description.
491980	494140	Gemini just crossed 1 billion users
494140	496420	and it's only getting more capable from here.
496420	498260	The question isn't whether tools like this
498260	499660	become part of how you run your day,
499820	501380	it's whether you start using them now
501380	502520	or catch up later.