Google-GeminiNotebook Replaced Google-NotebookLM: Update Log Parsers Without Losing History
Google renamed the NotebookLM crawler token. Update exact-match rules and analytics without splitting one crawler into two histories.
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Google renamed the NotebookLM crawler token. Update exact-match rules and analytics without splitting one crawler into two histories.
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