
As we're gearing up for back-to-school season, Google is rolling out a new dedicated student hub in Gemini. It's a one-stop repository for collecting research in a study notebook, creating flashcards, taking practice quizzes, and more. Google is also enhancing its study notebooks with support for graphs and images. It can even add test dates and deadlines to your Google Calendar based on your syllabus. Google is also adding Deep Research to Gemini Live. You can ask Gemini to ge
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Google is introducing a dedicated student hub within its Gemini AI tool that offers features like research collection, flashcard creation, practice quizzes, and calendar integration for test dates and deadlines. The platform is also adding new capabilities including Deep Research for generating detailed research reports through conversational dialogue, enhanced study notebooks with graphs and images, and a photo-based learning feature through Google Lens that provides explanations and coaching on study materials. Eligible students in the US can receive one year of Google AI Pro for free with higher storage and usage limits, while students outside the US have access to a more limited Google AI Plus subscription. These additions come as students prepare for the back-to-school season.

The launch of the new study features marks Google's latest effort to make Gemini the AI assistant that students turn to when learning and studying, as it continues to compete with companies like OpenAI.

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