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Get a Babbel lifetime language subscription at a big discount right now.  StackSocial Learning a new language can be daunting. But right now, you can buy a lifetime subscription to Babbel Language Learning from Stack Social that lets you choose from 14 languages and access more than 10,000 hours of online language education for $180 — that’s 69% off.  Not everyone has the time or resources to study a brand-new language. Babbel keeps you organized with…

In addition to the traffic priority, the service lets customers utilize traffic shaping controls to set the maximum bandwidth that each traffic class can use on Cross-Cloud Interconnect outbound data transfers, Sambi stated. “A bandwidth percentage policy type lets users specify the target bandwidth share that each traffic class can use. Assigning percentages to each traffic class helps ensure that each traffic class can use its specified share of Cloud Interconnect bandwidth during congestion events,”…

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If you love having the option of live TV but don’t need (or want) to shell out for expensive premium cable packages, basic TV antennas are a great and low-cost way to watch news, sports, and other live events. Contrary to popular belief, there are a bunch of OTA (over-the-air) TV channels that you can access for free with a solid antenna, though streaming services would love to tell you otherwise.  OTA TV offers a…

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET I’m a big fan of Android smartphones with built-in thermal cameras, such as the awesome Ulefone Power Armor 18T. I also understand that some people just don’t want to have to swap out their smartphones to get access to this useful superpower. Also: This ultra-thin battery pack I tested is a must-have travel gadget (and it works with MagSafe) If you don’t want to have to buy a new smartphone, then this is the…

Normally, the Translate app handles the translations online. But you may run into spots with weak or no internet access. In that case, you’ll want to download a language ahead of time so you can use it offline. Before running the downloads, ensure you’re on a Wi-Fi network with a good connection. Then tap the option for Downloaded Languages. On the next screen, choose each language you wish to download. The app supports Arabic, Chinese…

Yaroslav Kushta/Getty Images RALEIGH, NC — The Open Source Initiative (OSI) released Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) 1.0 on Oct. 28,  2024, at the All Things Open conference. Creating it wasn’t easy.  It took the OSI almost two years to create and set up the OSAID. But with no change from the OSAID’s last draft, it’s finally done. Unfortunately, not everyone is happy with it, and even its creators admit it’s a work in progress.  Also: OpenAI plans…

Apple Day three of Apple’s “week of announcements” saw the news that many have been waiting patiently for: the release of the new MacBook Pro M4. The revamped MacBook Pro is stacked with updated hardware such as Thunderbolt 5 ports, a 12MP camera, a nano-texture display, and of course the much-anticipated M4 chip in one of three different chip configurations: the M4, M4 Pro, or M4 Max.  All three have a 16-core neural engine and…

Jason Hiner/ZDNET There’s a new MacBook Pro in town, and it’s touting some of the most promising features and specs I’ve seen from Apple. Sure, the Thunderbolt 5 port on the M4 Pro and M4 Max models will appeal to creatives and professionals who desire faster, more powerful data transferring, and the peak SDR brightness of 1,000 nits will satisfy any digital nomad. Still, I’m most attracted to a boringly awesome upgrade: battery life. Also:…

Gartner identifies generative AI as a pivotal force in tech investments for the year ahead, with the research firm’s latest projections placing global IT spending at $5.74 trillion by 2025. The Gartner forecast highlights server sales, which are expected to triple in the coming years as genAI pushes data center systems spending up by 15.5% in 2025. Gartner reported that server sales will grow from more than $134 billion in 2023 to $332 billion by…