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Indian Express
26-04-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Google is offering free access to Gemini Advanced for students
Google has offered a gift to college students: Free access to its top AI-powered platform Gemini Advanced. The major limitation here is that it is only available for students in the United States. The tech giant quietly announced the offer through its official channels. The new offer lets eligible students in the US gain access to Gemini Advanced, Whisk, NotebookLM Plus, and 2TB of cloud storage for free until June 30, 2026. To avail the offer students should sign up before June 30, 2025. For the uninitiated, Gemini Advanced is more than a chatbot; it is Google 's most powerful AI model backed by Gemini 2.5 Pro which offers a plethora of features that can redefine academic work. Students can use it to conduct deep research, such as summarising hundreds of sources instantly and process them as consumable insights. It allows one to upload PDFs, highlight sections to get contextual explanations from the same tab itself. Gemini Advanced effortlessly integrates with Google tools, allowing one to use AI directly inside Sheets, Gmail, Docs, and others. Also Read | I took Google's 9-hour prompt engineering course: Here's everything I learned in under 10 minutes Moreover, with 2TB storage, students will get plenty of space to keep notes, presentations, assignments and projects. Besides, they will be able to generate videos and podcasts, as the model allows users to create multimedia content from text files to learn or present better. With Gemini Live, one can brainstorm ideas, practise presentations, or clarify difficult concepts all in real-time. The latest development seems to be Google's move to beat competitors like Microsoft 's Copilot and OpenAI's ChatGPT. The tech giant is essentially integrating AI into the ecosystem where students are working and studying. Is it available in India? As of now, students in India or anywhere outside of the US are not eligible for this free offer. Based on Google's eligibility criteria, students should be 18 years or older, they should have a valid .edu email address which is commonly issued by US-based institutions, must be a resident of the US, verification of enrollment is necessary and users should maintain a personal Gmail account, and not an institutional workspace account. Students in India, even if they are studying at international universities or pursuing online programmes, cannot sign up for the free offer. They can only do so if they fulfill the US-based criteria. Regardless, Indian students can still access Gemini Advanced through Google One AI Premium Plan which is priced at Rs 1,950 per month. This subscription offers similar features as the US-only student offer. Although Google's initiative is a huge advantage for US students, it has excluded a massive global student base. Considering India's growing position in tech adoption and innovation, we can be hopeful that Google may soon consider expanding access to similar offers. For now, Indian students eager to try Gemini Advanced's capabilities will have to opt for the paid subscription.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Yahoo
Google Launches Expanded AI Text-To-Video Generation Tools
This story was originally published on Social Media Today. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Social Media Today newsletter. Creating passable video content via AI is becoming more viable, which, given the popularity of video across all social apps, could be a massive help for digital marketers. Though it does come with some risks. Today, Google has announced expanded access to its Veo 2 AI video generation model, which can generate 8 second clips from text prompts. As you can see in these examples, Veo 2 outputs short video clips from simple descriptions, which you can then download in 720p resolution, as an MP4 file in 16:9 landscape format. As explained by Google: 'Starting today, Gemini Advanced users can generate and share videos using our state-of-the-art video model, Veo 2. In Gemini, you can now translate text-based prompts into dynamic videos. Google Labs is also making Veo 2 available through Whisk, a generative AI experiment that allows you to create new images using both text and image prompts, and now animate them into videos.' Veo 2's outputs look impressive, with (Google says) improved systematic understanding of real-world physics and human motion. The risk, however, is that they don't all look so great, with some AI generated video still standing out with its overly polished, contorted, unrealistic depictions. Google's obviously working to rectify this, but that is another consideration in using AI generated content, that you need to be aware of systematic confusion in display. In addition to Veo 2, Google's also adding video animation to your visual creations in Whisk, which creates graphic depictions of described scenes. The same as Veo 2, these animations are only short (8 seconds long), but it adds another element to these visual explorations, which could provide an additional avenue to creating new, copyright-free, video clips. This is the next stage of AI visual generation, with video creation being the next big barrier that all the major AI projects are working to perfect. Many see this as a means to (eventually) enable full movie production via AI, which will democratize creative outputs. Though the story, of course, remains the central hook. That's the same in any narrative-aligned content that you create, whether it's 8 seconds or longer, that the concept itself also has to resonate in order to generate a truly resonant video piece. But at the same time, if you're just looking to animate your ads to tap into the broader popularity of video content, tools like Veo could also be a powerful complement within your digital marketing toolset. Either way, Veo represents the latest advances on this front, and it could be worth checking out to get a better handle on what's possible. Google says that video generation is now rolling out to Gemini Advanced subscribers globally on web and mobile, starting today and continuing over the next few weeks. Find out more at Recommended Reading New Research Suggests that Google Misled Advertisers Over Video Ad Placement
Express Tribune
16-04-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Google unveils Veo 2 AI tool for text-to-video creation
According to Google, Veo 2 leverages an improved understanding of real-world physics and human motion. PHOTO: FORBES Listen to article Google has announced the global rollout of its latest AI video generation tool, Veo 2, offering users the ability to create eight-second video clips from simple text prompts. The feature is now available to Gemini Advanced subscribers across web and mobile platforms. The announcement marks a significant advancement in the field of AI-powered content creation, particularly as video continues to dominate social media and digital marketing channels. According to Google, Veo 2 leverages an improved understanding of real-world physics and human motion, allowing it to produce more realistic and dynamic visuals than earlier models. Users can generate and download 720p video files in landscape format, ideal for online platforms. 'Starting today, Gemini Advanced users can generate and share videos using our state-of-the-art video model, Veo 2,' Google said in a blog post. Alongside Veo 2, Google is expanding functionality in Whisk, its experimental AI tool within Google Labs. Whisk now enables users to animate text-and-image-generated scenes, again producing brief 8-second clips. he integration of Veo 2 into both Gemini and Whisk provides a new layer of creativity, allowing marketers, content creators, and everyday users to experiment with AI-generated video that is both copyright-free and rapidly produced. While the technology promises ease and speed, it is not without challenges. Some AI-generated videos still exhibit unrealistic visuals or contorted movements, which Google acknowledges and is working to improve. The development signals the next frontier in generative AI: automated video creation. Industry analysts believe these tools could eventually pave the way for AI-generated films and advertising, transforming content production by lowering entry barriers. Still, experts emphasize that storytelling remains key—no matter how advanced the visuals, the core idea must resonate with the audience. For now, Google encourages creators to explore what Veo 2 can offer, with access rolling out gradually via over the coming weeks.
