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A new Costco membership comes with a $20 gift card right now. StackSocial Thinking about joining Costco? Or, have you been sharing a membership card with your parents or friends? Now that Costco is starting to crack down on membership sharing (in the coming months, the stores will start scanning cards at the entrance and requiring the member to be present), it’s a good time to invest in your own. And with this deal, when…

Jack Wallen/ZDNET If you’ve been following the release of Android 15, you know there are plenty of features geared toward improving the security of your device. One of those features is called Private Space, which allows you to set up — you guessed it — a private space to house apps and files that are protected behind a separate password/PIN/biometric.  With Private Space enabled, even if someone gains access to your phone, they can’t view…

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…

Need Microsoft Office, but don’t want to pay a yearly subscription to Office 365? Consider this deal on the latest Office Home & Business 2024 suite for Mac or PC from Stack Social for $180 (reg. $250) — that’s 28% off. The suite includes lifetime access to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote.  Office 2024 features several improvements over the 2021 version, including AI integration, better performance and speed (particularly in Excel), more advanced…

Jason Hiner/ZDNET It’s hard to believe I’ve had my M1 Max Mac Studio for almost two years. I still think of it as my new machine, because it’s the most recent machine I’ve bought. At the time, it was ideal for my workload. Also: I bought a Mac Studio: Here are the specs I chose and why I ordered the M1 Max version instead of the M1 Ultra version, saving me $2,000. Here’s what I…

Quardia/Getty Images In his keynote speech at the Secure Open Source Software (SOSS) Fusion Conference in Atlanta, renowned security expert Bruce Schneier discussed the promises and threats of artificial intelligence (AI) for cybersecurity and society. Schneier opened by saying, “AI is a complicated word. When I think about how technologies replace people, I think of them as improving in one or more of four dimensions: speed, scale, scope, and sophistication. AIs aren’t better at training than…

To benefit Indian companies and their customers Analysts suggest that this move could grant Indian companies, government, academic institutions, and startups better access to AI resources, emphasizing the importance of making these tools available to the broader Indian ecosystem. “Until now, there was a shortage of chips, and priority was given to bigger companies and major service providers who work with larger firms,” said Pareekh Jain, CEO of Pareekh Consulting. “This investment in providers like…

Matthew Miller/ZDNET I recently wrote about my experiences with the Limited Edition Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and shared some surprising ways they made my life easier and plans I had for them — one of which was to take them fishing. Last weekend, I traveled over Snoqualmie Pass to enjoy the brilliant colors of the fall leaves and wade into the crystal-clear waters of the Yakima River. Also: I’ve tested a lot of tech in the past…

Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images If your internet service provider (ISP) is charging you extra for going over data caps, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to hear about it. Last week, the FCC announced that it was exploring the impact of data caps on consumer access to broadband. If you’re not familiar, many ISPs institute data caps on customers. Use more data than that prescribed limit, and you might be subject to a hard…

Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images If your internet service provider (ISP) is charging you extra for going over data caps, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to hear about it. Last week, the FCC announced that it was exploring the impact of data caps on consumer access to broadband. If you’re not familiar, many ISPs institute data caps on customers. Use more data than that prescribed limit, and you might be subject to a hard…