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Buy a Microsoft Office for Windows license for with this deal

Buy a Microsoft Office for Windows license for $40 with this deal

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Download a lifetime license to Microsoft Office at a deep discount with this deal. Stack Social If you need access to Microsoft Office but don’t want to pay the yearly fee to access Office 365, you’re in luck: Stack Social is offering a lifetime license for Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows or Mac, starting at $45 (reg. $220) — that’s 79% off. Pay just once, and get lifetime access to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, Publisher, and Access, no matter what kind of device you’re using. This deal gets you a one-time purchase to be installed on one device. You’ll need Windows 10 or 11, or MacOS Monterey, Ventura, or Sonoma to download the software. A caveat: While Stack Social is an authorized Microsoft partner and offers “lifetime” access to Office, it is possible that Microsoft could end the license. But the site has been running these Microsoft deals for years, and I can personally vouch for them — I purchased an Office license from Stack Social about two years ago, and …

California residents can add their driver’s license to Apple & Google Wallet. Here’s how

California residents can add their driver’s license to Apple & Google Wallet. Here’s how

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Artie Beaty/ZDNET If you’re a California resident, your digital wallet just got a little thicker. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that support for digital IDs will be rolling out in the coming weeks, meaning California residents can add their state IDs or California driver’s licenses to Apple Wallet and Google Wallet. Also: Nvidia will train 100,000 California residents on AI in a first-of-its-kind partnership Select Circle K locations will take the mobile version of your driver’s license, as will select apps and TSA screenings at San Francisco International Airport, San Jose Mineta International Airport, and Los Angeles International Airport. You’re still required to carry your physical license as required by law, but the digital version should make age of identity verification a lot faster.  A digital driver’s license copy isn’t exactly new territory for California, as it has its own CA DMV Wallet app that essentially does the same thing (500,000 of the state’s 39 million residents have enrolled in this app). What’s new is having your license in the same app you might use for, …

Grab a Microsoft Office 2021 for Windows license for $40

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Download a lifetime license to Microsoft Office at a deep discount with this deal. Stack Social If you need access to Microsoft Office but don’t want to pay the yearly fee to access Office 365, you’re in luck: Stack Social is offering a lifetime license for Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows or Mac, starting at $45 (reg. $220) — that’s 79% off. Pay just once, and get lifetime access to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, Publisher, and Access, no matter what kind of device you’re using. This deal gets you a one-time purchase to be installed on one device. You’ll need Windows 10 or 11, or MacOS Monterey, Ventura, or Sonoma to download the software. A caveat: While Stack Social is an authorized Microsoft partner and offers “lifetime” access to Office, it is possible that Microsoft could end the license. But the site has been running these Microsoft deals for years, and I can personally vouch for them — I purchased an Office license from Stack Social about two years ago, and …

Last chance to get a Microsoft Visual Studio Pro license for 92% off

Last chance to get a Microsoft Visual Studio Pro license for 92% off

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Amplify your dev work with this deal on Visual Studio Pro 2022 right now.  StackSocial Having in-house development is a massive advantage for many businesses. And having software on hand to help streamline workflows, amplify productivity, and keep projects on track is a must — especially when you can get it at a discount. Right now, Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 for Windows is on sale for only $35 (reg. $499), saving you 92%. Described as a “fully featured development environment,” Visual Studio 2022 is Microsoft’s first 64-bit IDE, and it became its best to date at working with complicated workloads and large-scale projects.  Also: The best Prime Day deals: Live updates Microsoft Visual Studio Professional users can build across different languages and platforms, which greatly opens up the range of potential projects they can take on.  Visual Studio also comes with automated support systems like IntelliCode, which can understand the context of the code you’re writing, and help add variable names, functions, and more to enable users to code more while typing less. Similar to …

D.C. appeals court temporarily suspends ex-Trump lawyer’s law license 

D.C. appeals court temporarily suspends ex-Trump lawyer’s law license 

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The D.C. Court of Appeals has temporarily suspended the law license of former President Trump’s ex-lawyer following a similar order made in late March by a California State Bar Court.  Former Trump attorney John Eastman’s license is suspended in D.C. pending a final disposition in the California court proceedings, chief judge of the D.C. Court of Appeals, Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, said in an order filed on Friday.  A California judge in late March recommended disbarring Eastman due to his “false and misleading statements” regarding his claims of 2020 election fraud and the role of “provoking” the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. State Bar Judge Yvette Roland also recommended that he pay $10,000 in monetary sanctions.  This week, Roland shut down Eastman’s request to remove the suspension of his license, stating on Wednesday he was not able to prove he’s not a “threat to the public.”  The California Supreme Court will give a ruling regarding the case which Eastman, Chapman Law School’s former dean, can appeal.  Roland, the California judge, found him guilty of 10 …

Deals: EaseUS Disk Copy Lifetime License

Deals: EaseUS Disk Copy Lifetime License

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Are you tired of the tedious process of data migration? Do you dread the thought of losing valuable data while upgrading your hard drive? Or perhaps you’re looking to replace a failing hard drive without losing a single byte of information? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then EaseUS Disk Copy is the solution you’ve been waiting for. This disk cloning software is a game-changer for Windows PC users, offering a plethora of features designed to make your life easier. From full disk and partition cloning to auto-detection of new disks and re-sizing of partitions, EaseUS Disk Copy has got you covered. And the best part? It’s compatible with the latest Windows 11, ensuring a hassle-free PC migration experience. Key Features of EaseUS Disk Copy Upgrade hard drives without data loss: Say goodbye to the fear of losing your precious data while upgrading your hard drive. Migrate Windows 10/11 without reinstalling: No need to go through the time-consuming process of reinstalling your operating system. Replace failing hard drives for data recovery: Don’t …

Why FT may be wrong to license its content for AI training

Why FT may be wrong to license its content for AI training

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ChatGPT login and chatbot. Picture: Shutterstock The Financial Times has joined a growing group of newsbrands to have licensed its content for use by artificial intelligence pioneer OpenAI. It joins companies like Axel Springer, Le Monde and Associated Press in doing so. John Ridding, the FT’s CEO, points to a tension inherent in their deal. On the one hand, it positions the FT as a beneficiary, keeping it “at the forefront of developments in how people access and use information”. But he also acknowledges an underlying ethical concern. It’s right, he says, “that AI platforms pay publishers for the use of their material”. There are few media companies around right now who don’t welcome a bit of extra income. Mathias Dopfner, CEO of Axel Springer, has also recognised the tension in the relationship between AI and media. At last week’s INMA congress in London, while expressing optimism that AI can help media companies innovate and work better, he called for a new legal framework to protect intellectual property, with one conference delegate telling him his …

Ethiopian plastic upcycling startup Kubik gets fresh funding, plans to license out its tech

Ethiopian plastic upcycling startup Kubik gets fresh funding, plans to license out its tech

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Kubik, a plastic upcycling startup, has raised a $1.9 million seed extension, months after announcing initial equity investment. The startup’s latest investment is from African Renaissance Partners, an East African venture capital firm; Endgame Capital, an investor with a bias for technologies around climate change; and King Philanthropies, a climate and extreme poverty investor. The fresh capital comes as the startup scales its operations in Ethiopia following the launch of its factory in Addis Ababa, where it is turning plastic waste into interlocking building materials like bricks, columns, beams and jambs. Kubik co-founder and CEO Kidus Asfaw, told TechCrunch that the startup intends to double down on its operations in Addis Ababa, as it lays ground for pan-African growth from 2025. Kubik’s approach involves upcycling plastic waste into “low-carbon, durable, and affordable” building materials using proprietary technology, which Asfaw says they will out-license for faster pan-African, and the eventual global growth. “What we want to do is solve problems for cities and so, we’re thinking about our business model being truly circular. The way we’ve …

Best Microsoft Visual Studio Professional deal: 90% off lifetime license

Best Microsoft Visual Studio Professional deal: 90% off lifetime license

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TL;DR: Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 for Windows is on sale for £31.93. Virtually any profession finds itself intertwined with at least one Microsoft application. Writers live and breathe Word, data analysts often use Excel, and many working in a remote or hybrid setup are familiar with Teams. Meanwhile, developers have found a home in Visual Studio, an integrated development environment (IDE) that allows for easy coding, debugging, deploying, and managing all sorts of programs and applications. Securing a Visual Studio license usually requires a hefty investment of £400, making it out of reach for many developers. Luckily, for a limited time, it’s on sale for £31.93 — no coupon necessary. You’ll only have to pay once and install and use the program on a single computer for lifetime use. This deal nets you the full capabilities of Visual Studio Professional 2022 for life. Whether you’re writing a simple “hello world” program or a complex project, the platform has an advanced suite of tools and integrations to help you churn out high-quality code more efficiently. …

Transgender Tennessee Woman Sues Over State’s Refusal to Change the Sex Designation on Her License

Transgender Tennessee Woman Sues Over State’s Refusal to Change the Sex Designation on Her License

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A transgender Tennessee woman sued the state’s Department of Safety and Homeland Security on Tuesday after officials refused to change the sex on her driver’s license to match her gender identity. The lawsuit was filed in Davidson County Chancery Court in Nashville under the pseudonym Jane Doe by the American Civil Liberties Union. It claims the department acted illegally by updating its policies without following the state’s Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, which requires public notice and public comment before an administrative rule is adopted. The department previously permitted a change to the sex designator on a Tennessee driver’s license with a statement from a doctor that “necessary medical procedures to accomplish the change in gender are complete,” according to the lawsuit. That policy changed after the legislature passed a law last year defining “sex” throughout Tennessee code as a person’s “immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth.” Shortly after the law went into effect, the department issued the new guidelines to employees on …