
Mahadevan
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Mahadevan
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We want to be transparent that we’re making changes to Gemini CLI that may impact your workflow, including more robust detection of policy-violating use cases, prioritizing traffic for certain types of accounts, and restricting Gemini Pro models for free tier users. We understand that these changes represent a significant shift, and apologize for any disruption this might cause you. For direct control over your own quotas and billing, use your own paid API key from AI Studio or Vertex AI. We’re here to support you, and will do our best to address your questions and concerns. As always, thanks for building with us. 🙏 You can read more here: github.com/google-gemini/…


The Linux Foundation Announces $12.5 Million in Grant Funding (via @AlphaOmegaOSS and @OpenSSF) @AnthropicAI , @AmazonWebServices, @GitHub, @Google, @GoogleDeepMind, @Microsoft, @OpenAI to Invest in Sustainable Security Solutions for #OpenSource linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-fo…




most students have no idea they get claude opus 4.6 for free github literally gives it away if you verify student status steps to get free access: 1/ apply for github student developer pack - go to: education.github.com/pack - sign in using your github account (or create one) - click on get student benefits - verify your student status using official university email or valid student id card - submit application for review 2/ wait for verification - github reviews your student status - approval typically takes a few days - you receive confirmation email once accepted 3/ activate github copilot - log in to your github account - navigate to copilot settings - enable copilot under student benefits - confirm access to all ai models 4/ install github copilot in vs code - open visual studio code - go to extensions marketplace - search for github copilot - click install - sign in with your github account 5/ start using ai models - go to copilot model settings in vs code - choose from 15 available models or use auto mode - select the model that fits your task what you get for free as a student: - access to multiple advanced ai models (worth hundreds of dollars per month) - all completely legal and free for verified students all available ai models for students: - gpt 4.1, gpt 5, gpt 5 mini, gpt 5.2 codex, gpt 4o, o3, o4 mini, claude opus 4.6, claude sonnet 4.5, claude haiku 4.5, gemini 2.5 pro, gemini 3.1 pro, gemini 3 flash, gemini 2.0 flash, grok code fast 1 why this matters: - claude opus 4.6 alone normally costs money - gpt 5 and gemini 2.5 pro are premium models - github gives students access to 15 different ai models for free - this is worth hundreds of dollars per month - most people do not know students get this













