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Save big on this lifetime Microsoft Office Pro 2021 and Windows 11 Pro bundle.  Kerry Wan/ZDNET It doesn’t matter if you’re upgrading to a new laptop or just upgrading your existing system — access to Microsoft Office and Windows is a necessity for getting things done on your computer these days. And right now, you can buy a bundled lifetime license to Microsoft Office Pro 2021 and Windows 11 Pro from Stack Social for $55…

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 $130 — that’s 78% off.  Not everyone has the time or resources to study a brand-new language. Babbel keeps you organized with…

Stack Social If you live near a BJ’s Wholesale Club and have been thinking about buying a membership, now is a great time: New members can buy an annual membership for just $20 (reg. $55) through this Stack Social deal — saving you 63%.  BJ’s is similar to Costco and Sam’s Club (both of which also are offering membership deals right now through the links provided), in that you can save up to 25% off…

SmallRig 9.8-inch adjustable ‘Articulating Magic Arm’ clamp. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET What’s the deal? Get 29% off the SmallRig 9.8-inch “Magic Arm” in this Amazon Black Friday deal. Also: The best Black Friday deals so far Why this deal is ZDNET recommended Forget the mini tripods that fall over in the lightest of breezes. The best way to secure your small camera, smartphone, or action camera to get the shot you want is to use SmallRig’s 9.8-inch adjustable…

Cape Cyberattacks that target mobile devices and services can impact anyone, but the risk is especially great against politicians, journalists, activists, and public figures. Now a relatively new mobile carrier promises extra special protection against mobile threats. Cape, a Washington, D.C.-based mobile provider promotes its service as built with privacy and security at its core. Cape operates as an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator), which means it doesn’t have its own mobile network but sells…

The holiday shopping season is here, which means it’s the perfect time to save big on gaming PCs, laptops, and accessories. Retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart are running early Black Friday discounts and deals on everything from high-end content creation laptops to external SSDs and gaming monitors.  Also: The best Black Friday deals live now I test gaming PCs and laptops at ZDNET, and am an avid gamer myself. To help you find…

PM Images/Getty Images If you’ve been interested in upgrading your AI experience with one of the available paid subscriptions, pay attention because here’s your chance to score a free year of Perplexity Pro.  Perplexity is a free AI chatbot and internet search tool that operates like other AI chatbots. ZDNET senior contributing editor Steven Vaughan-Nichols called it his favorite chatbot, beating out ChatGPT and Copilot. Also: Perplexity launches an AI-powered shopping assistant – and it…

Bloomberg’s Anurag Rana [left] talks with Anthropic’s Michael Gerstenhaber [center] and Scale AI’s Vijay Karunamurthy, during Bloomberg Intelligence’s conference on “Gen AI: Can it deliver on the productivity promise?” Bloomberg, courtesy of Craig Warga Large language models and other forms of generative artificial intelligence are improving steadily at “self-correction,” opening up the possibilities for new kinds of work they can do, including “agentic AI,” according to the vice president of Anthropic, a leading vendor of…

Apple/ZDNET Black Friday is one week away, but Apple has already started marking down its laptops to previously-unseen prices. Right now, the M2 Apple MacBook Air is on sale for just $749 at Amazon. That’s 25% off the total price and the lowest price we’ve seen for this laptop since it was released in 2022.  Also: The best Black Friday deals live now With new Apple products recently launched and the holiday season on the…

Getty Images/girafchik123 Have you ever had the perfect video idea but couldn’t shoot it because your background was messy, not what you wanted, or couldn’t be added to the video? YouTube just introduced a new AI-powered tool to help solve your background woes.    Also: The best AI image generators: Tested and reviewed On Thursday, YouTube launched Dream Screen, an experimental AI-generated feature that allows users to add images or videos to the background of…