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UAE students get Google Gemini AI free for one year: Who is eligible and how to register

UAE university students aged 18 and over can get Google AI Plus free for one year, which includes Gemini AI tools and 400GB storage. According to Arabian Business, registration for this offer closes on December 31.

Google has recently made several announcements regarding its AI technology. The company has debuted its latest AI model, Gemini 3.8 Flash, which excels at coding and performs well on certain benchmarks, as reported by Fortune. Additionally, Google has launched voice-powered features for its Workspace apps, including Gmail, Docs, and Keep, using its Gemini Audio models, as reported by Digital Trends.

Google has also announced WeatherNext 3, its most advanced and accurate global weather AI model, which provides timely and localized predictions for weather events, according to 9to5Google. However, it's worth noting that Gemini's advice has not always been reliable, as reported by TechSpot, which shared an incident where climbers relied on Gemini for route research and received inaccurate information.

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