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Title: Google Is Gifting Gemini Advanced To US College Students

Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/04/17/1959...

Google is offering all U.S. college students a free year of its Gemini
Advanced AI tools through its Google One AI Premium plan, as part of a push
to expand Gemini's user base and compete with ChatGPT. It includes access to
the company's Pro models, Veo 2 video generation, NotebookLM, Gemini Live and
2TB of Drive storage. Ars Technica reports: Google has a new landing page for
the deal, allowing eligible students to sign up for their free Google One AI
Premium plan. The offer is valid from now until June 30. Anyone who takes
Google up on it will enjoy the free plan through spring 2026. The company
hasn't specified an end date, but we would wager it will be June of next
year. Google's intention is to give students an entire school year of Gemini
Advanced from now through finals next year. At the end of the term, you can
bet Google will try to convert students to paying subscribers. As for who
qualifies as a "student" in this promotion, Google isn't bothering with a
particularly narrow definition. As long as you have a valid .edu email
address, you can sign up for the offer. That's something that plenty of
people who are not actively taking classes still have. You probably won't
even be taking undue advantage of Google if you pretend to be a student --
the company really, really wants people to use Gemini, and it's willing to
lose money in the short term to make that happen.

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