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SAVE $200: As of March 5, the Breville Barista Express espresso machine is $549.95 at Amazon. That's a 27% discount and a $200 price cut.

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Sure, going to your favorite café every morning has major main character energy (even better if you can walk there), but romanticizing your life aside, the costs can really add up.

If you’re an espresso lover looking to save some cash and have more control over what goes into your daily cup of joe, you can get the Breville Barista Express espresso machine for just $549.95 at Amazon right now. That’s 27% off the list price and a $200 discount.

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The Breville Barista Express is a high-quality, semi-automatic espresso machine that can go from beans to espresso in under a minute. A built-in, conical burr grinder and simple controls make the entire espresso-making process easy. It also comes with a razor dose trimming tool, a stainless steel portafilter, one- and two-cup single-wall filter baskets, a coffee scoop, an integrated tamper, a stainless steel milk jug, a cleaning disc, and cleaning tablets.

Your perfect coffee at home is within reach.

SAVE $60: The Shokz OpenRun Pro bone-conducting headphones (Steel Blue) are on sale at Best Buy for $99.99, down from the standard price of $159.99. That's a 38% discount.

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Spring weather is here (mostly) which means many of us have gone back outside for our weekly runs. If your running headphones didn't make it through the winter, check out this nice deal at Best Buy.

As of March 5, the Shokz OpenRun Pro bone-conducting headphones are on sale for just $99.99, down from the usual price of $159.99. That's a 38% discount that takes $60 off the price tag. You'll want to snag the Steel Blue colorway to get this discount.

The ideal pair of running headphones are comfortable and have nice sound quality, but also don't completely block out the world around you. After all, you'll still want to keep an ear out for traffic, a neighbor saying "hi," or a cyclist passing. The Shokz OpenRun Pro use bone-conducting technology which sends audio through the cheekbones, leaving your ears open to surrounding sounds. This also means an extra comfortable fit.

SEE ALSO: Take up to 40% off on bicycles at REI and prep for summer rides

The Shokz OpenRun Pro are made with a wraparound titanium frame that weighs just 29 grams. They're also water- and sweat-resistant, which are must-haves for running-worthy headphones.

On a single charge, expect to get about 10 hours of playtime from the OpenRun Pro. If you forget to recharge, a quick five-minute charge adds 1.5 hours of playtime.

Get some extra motivation to head out on that morning run this spring by snagging the Shokz OpenRun Pro headphones. With today's sale price at Best Buy, a pair in the Steel Blue colorway can be all yours for just $99.99.

Apple's new MacBook Air has arrived, and as expected, it has an M4 chip.

Slightly less expected is the lower price point. The M4 MacBook Air starts at $999, which is $100 less than previous models. It also comes in a new sky blue color, joining the other options, midnight, starlight, and silver.

SEE ALSO: Here's what you need to know about preordering the new M4 Apple MacBook Air

Thanks to the M4 chip, Apple says the new MacBook Air is two times faster than the M1 MacBook Air, and "accelerates AI-based tasks," which means, yep, Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT. The new device comes with a new 12MP Center Stage camera, 16GB of RAM, and the traditional sizes: 13-inch and 15-inch display options.

The MacBook Air announcement is the third launch in a recent flurry of activity from Apple. Two weeks ago, Apple unveiled the iPhone 16e, a budget-friendly version of the iPhone series formerly known as SE. The iPhone 16e comes with the same A18 chip as its iPhone 16 siblings, giving it much of the same performance and capabilities.

Yesterday, as hinted by Tim Cook's "there's something in the air" teaser, Apple launched a new iPad Air with an M3 chip. Although it doesn't have the M4, Apple's most advanced chip, it's the same price point as the preview M2 iPad Air. And now we have the MacBook Air — with the powerful M4 chip and 16GB of RAM — for less than $1,000. There's something in the air at Apple, and it seems to be offering powerful performance at more competitive prices.

As previously mentioned, the 13-inch MacBook Air with an M4 chip starts at $999 and the 15-inch MacBook Air starts at $1,199. Preorders start today, with availability starting on March 12.

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable What is Connections Sports Edition?

The NYT's latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.

If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

Here's a hint for today's Connections Sports Edition categories

Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

• Yellow: Carried onto the green

• Green: Related to the NCAA basketball tournament

• Blue: Released by the biggest sportswear company

• Purple: Share a second word

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Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:

• Yellow: Golf accessories

• Green: Associated with March Madness

• Blue: Nike shoes

• Purple: ______ time

Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle.

Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

The solution to today's Connections Sports Edition #163 is...

What is the answer to Connections Sports Edition today

• Golf accessories - BAG, GLOVE, HEADCOVER, RANGEFINDER

• Associated with March Madness - BRACKET, BUBBLE, CINDERELLA, SEED

• Nike shoes - BLAZER, DUNK, PEGASUS, SHOX

• ______ time - FULL, HANG, PRIME, TEE

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Connections.

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable

By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.

SEE ALSO: Wordle today: Answer, hints for March 5 SEE ALSO: NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for March 5 NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Ahoy!

These words are buoyant.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

The words are famous vessels on the water.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today's NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today's spangram is HistoricShips

Featured Video For You Strands 101: How to win NYT’s latest word game NYT Strands word list for March 5

• Mayflower

• Titanic

• Bounty

• Beagle

• Victory

• HistoricShips

Looking for other daily online games? Mashable's Games page has more hints, and if you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now!

Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Strands.

Smart rings are a cool option for people that want the health/fitness tracking benefits of a smartwatch, without the fluff. They sync to your phone and provide useful insights. Now, the Circular Ring 2 is here, and it's positioning itself to be one of the coolest smart rings we've seen.

From exploding the smartphone market with the iPhone to single-handedly killing the headphone jack, Apple is one of only a few companies that can instigate immense change. That's why I believe it should make an electric bike.

SAVE $50: As of March 5, AirPods Pro 2 are on sale for $199 at Amazon. That's 20% off their list price of $249.

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No matter if you spend a lot of time at home or on the go, earbuds are a great investment so you can enjoy your favorite music, audiobooks, and podcasts in your own little audio bubble. If you're looking for something new and happen to be an Apple user, I highly recommend the AirPods Pro 2. Not only do they offer great sound quality, but their noise-canceling features are where they truly shine. While they normally run for $249, you can actually score them on sale right now at Amazon.

The AirPods Pro 2 have dropped down to $199 at Amazon, 20% off their list price. While this price isn't as low as it has hit during some of the big seasonal sale events, it's still a great price to carefully consider.

SEE ALSO: For gym rats and picky audiophiles alike, these are the 7 best headphones of 2025

Sound quality and noise-cancelation are the big stars of the AirPods Pro 2, boasting the H2 chip and Active Noise Cancelation. For those moments when you want to be more aware of your surroundings, like when you're walking around outside or traveling, the Transparency mode also opens things up without breaking up what you're listening to.

These features make them a worthy investment, but these earbuds have even ranked in our list of the best earbuds because "They produce a sound that's rich and well-balanced, they have excellent noise cancellation (that falls just behind the Bose QC Ultras), and they work seamlessly within the Apple ecosystem."

If you're looking for an earbud upgrade, you don't want to miss out on the AirPods Pro 2 at Amazon.

There are a few more earbud deals that are worth checking out right now, too. You can save on the Beats Fit Pro and the Sennheiser Momentum Sport earbuds are discounted at Best Buy.

$5 PRIME VIDEO CREDIT: Amazon is offering a $5 Prime Video credit to those who buy two action movies on Prime Video until March 31.

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If you're looking to build up your digital movie library, Amazon is offering a great deal right now through Prime Video.

Until March 31, you can score a $5 Prime Video credit when you buy two action films from their impressive selection. This deal covers a variety of action films, so you can choose from a selection of classic action films, action comedies, sci-fi action movies, war action movies, and superhero action movies.

SEE ALSO: The best movies on Prime Video right now

There are plenty of great options scattered throughout each category, but we've included just a few of our favorites below that are worth picking up while this offer is live.

• Top Gun — $16.99

• Alien — $4.99 $19.99

• Jurassic Park — $14.99

• Game Night — $14.99

• The Batman — $9.99 $14.99

• 1917 — $14.99

• The Terminator — $4.99 $14.99

• The Nice Guys — $12.99

• John Wick — $7.99 $14.99

• The Fugitive — $12.99

After picking up your films, you'll get an email from Amazon letting you know that your Prime Video $5 credit has been added to your account. You can then use it towards any other films you feel like buying or renting on the service. This credit "expires 30 days after the date issued," according to Prime Video's promotion terms.

If you're looking for even more great deals on Amazon right now, there are plenty in the world of tech that are worth checking out. At the moment, you can save on Kindle bundles — both the standard Kindle essentials bundle and Kindle Scribe essentials bundle are on sale — and for those looking to upgrade their streaming setup, the Fire TV Stick 4K Max is also discounted right now.

If an app icon appears on my desktop—ZAP! Gone. I now even hide my taskbar so that nothing greets me but a pristine wallpaper and my open apps. I don't plan to be less vigilant any time soon.

Character chatbots are a prolific online safety threat, according to a new report on the dissemination of sexualized and violent bots via character platforms like the now infamous Character.AI.

Published by Graphika, a social network analysis company, the study documents the creation and proliferation of harmful chatbots across the internet's most popular AI character platforms, finding tens of thousands of potentially dangerous roleplay bots built by niche digital communities that work around popular models like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

SEE ALSO: UK watchdog probes TikTok, Reddit over children's data use

Broadly, youth are migrating to companion chatbots in an increasingly disconnected digital world, appealing to the AI conversationalists to role play, explore academic and creative interests, and to have romantic or sexually explicit exchanges, reports Mashable's Rebecca Ruiz. The trend has prompted alarm from child safety watchdogs and parents, heightened by high profile cases of teens who have engaged in extreme, sometimes life-threatening, behavior in the wake of personal interactions with companion chatbots.

The American Psychological Association appealed to the Federal Trade Commission in January, asking the agency to investigate platforms like Character.AI and the prevalence of deceptively-labeled mental health chatbots. Even less explicit AI companions may perpetuate dangerous ideas about identity, body image, and social behavior.

Graphika's report focuses on three categories of companion chatbots within the evolving industry: chatbot personas representing sexualized minors, those advocating eating disorders or self-harm, and those with hateful or violent extremist tendencies. The report analyzed five prominent bot-creation and character card-hosting platforms (Character.AI, Spicy Chat, Chub AI, CrushOn.AI, and JanitorAI), as well as eight related Reddit communities and associated X accounts. The study looked only at bots active as of Jan. 31.

Sexualized companion chatbots are the biggest threat

The majority of unsafe chatbots, according to the new report, are those labeled as "sexualized, minor-presenting personas," or that engage in roleplay featuring sexualized minors or grooming. The company found more than 10,000 chatbots with such labels across the five platforms.

Four of the prominent character chatbot platforms surfaced over 100 instances of sexualized minor personas, or role-play scenarios featuring characters who are minors, that enable sexually explicit conversations with chatbots, Graphika reports. Chub AI hosted the highest numbers, with more than 7,000 chatbots directly labeled as sexualized minor female characters and another 4,000 labeled as "underage" that were capable of engaging in explicit and implied pedophilia scenarios.

Hateful or violent extremist character chatbots make up a much smaller subset of the chatbot community, with platforms hosting, on average, 50 such bots out of tens of thousands of others — these chatbots often glorified known abusers, white supremacy, and public violence like mass shootings. These chatbots have the potential to reinforce harmful social views, including mental health conditions, the report explains. Chatbots flagged as “ana buddy” (“anorexia buddy”), "meanspo coaches," and toxic roleplay scenarios reinforce the behaviors of users with eating disorders or tendencies toward self-harm, according to the report.

Chatbots are spread by niche online communities

Most of these chatbots, Graphika found, are created by established and pre-existing online networks, including "pro-eating disorder/self harm social media accounts and true-crime fandoms," as well as "hubs of so-called not safe for life (NSFL) / NSFW chatbot creators, who have emerged to focus on evading safeguards." True crime communities and serial killer fandoms also factored heavily into the creation of NSL chatbots.

Many such communities already existed on sites like X and Tumblr, using chatbots to reinforce their interests. Extremist and violent chatbots, however, emerged most often out of individual interest, built by users who received advice from online forums like 4chan’s /g/ technology board, Discord servers, and special-focus subreddits, Graphika explains.

None of these communities have clear consensus about user guardrails and boundaries, the study found.

Creative tech loopholes get chatbots online

"In all the analyzed communities," Graphika explains, "there are users displaying highly technical skills that enable them to create character chatbots capable of circumventing moderation limitations, like deploying fine-tuned, locally run open-source models or jailbreaking closed models. Some are able to plug these models into plug-and-play interface platforms, like SillyTavern. By sharing their knowledge, they make their abilities and experiences useful to the rest of the community." These tech savvy users are often incentivized by community competitions to successfully create such characters.

Other tools harnessed by these chatbot creators include API key exchanges, embedded jailbreaks, alternative spellings, external cataloging, obfuscating minor characters’ ages, and borrowing coded language from the anime and manga communities — all of which are able to work around existing AI models' frameworks and safety guardrails.

"[Jailbreak] prompts set LLM parameters for bypassing safeguards by embedding tailored instructions for the models to generate responses that evade moderation," the report explains. As part of this effort, Chatbot creators have found linguistic grey areas that allow bots to remain on character-hosting platforms, including using familial terms (like "daughter") or foreign languages, rather than age ranges or the term explicit phrase "minor."

While online communities continue to find the gaps in AI developers' moderation, federal legislation is attempting to fill them, including a new California bill aimed at tackling so-called "chatbot addictions" among children.

The iPhone 16e enters Apple's lineup as the most affordable new iPhone, yet it exists in a peculiar position as neither a true budget device nor a fully-featured flagship. That makes the iPhone 16e one of Apple's weirdest iPhones to date, as it tries to balance being both accessible and premium.

Breaking into programming is always challenging — especially now — but getting a foothold in the industry while having an arrest record is even more daunting. Formation, an AI-powered interview prep platform designed for present and future software engineers, is offering a leg up to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals.

Formation recently partnered with The Last Mile, an organization providing justice-impacted people with education and employment opportunities, especially in the tech industry. Thanks to the partnership, TLM alumni — who have already received some tech-related training — are allowed free access to Formation's Fellowship Program, which provides support via mock interviews and technical mentorship. Some of the lessons are tailored specifically to the companies applicants hope to snag a job with, including Meta and Google.

"Formation's platform runs on a patented adaptive learning algorithm that rigorously benchmarks an individual's interview readiness across behavioral and technical topics, vs. the industry standard hiring bar and serves them personalized training, career coaching, and technical mentorship to most effectively fill their skill gaps," Formation founder and CEO Sophie Novati explains to Mashable. "Our platform takes into account skill level, prior experience, goals, and job hunting timelines when personalizing the interview prep experience."

SEE ALSO: Man leaked classified Pentagon docs via Discord — now he’s sentenced to 15 years in prison

Formation's remote learning model, which includes at least 15 weekly hours of daily stand-ups, mentor-led sessions, and panels held by industry leaders, does more than help aspiring engineers brush up on their coding skills.

"Formation instills confidence in these individuals by giving them access to training and resources that is personalized to them, their skills, and their lived experience," says Novati. "Formation also provides them top-tier mentorship and career coaching that helps them understand what the expectations are on the job hunt and on the job itself, and helps them understand how to best frame their experience and background on the job hunt — breaking down mental barriers and imposter syndrome many of these individuals face."

Formation describes part of its mission as helping diversify tech, and its partnership with The Last Mile is an extension of that (Formation typically works with companies on bespoke hiring and training programs and individuals looking for personalized career support). Formation representatives contacted TLM, and the latter group's executive director, Kevin McCracken, saw a big opportunity. Considering how many of The Last Mile's clients aspire for engineering and software positions post-prison, the partnership seemed especially beneficial. Even better, the pairing recently notched its first success story — after completing his internship with Formation, a Last Mile client named Jacob was offered a full-time position with Asana.

McCracken says he's received positive feedback regarding Formation's AI-aided career coaching. People impacted by the justice system "don't want to be called out, they want to take what they have learned and apply it in a career," McCracken says. "Formation really looks past the individual's worst mistake and works with them like any other student. It's refreshing, and exactly the narrative that The Last Mile wants to relay."

It's impossible to rile Joe Keery up with an unpopular opinion, because the man is just far too damn relaxed.

In the video above the Stranger Things star and Djo singer responds to BBC Radio One callers about everything from cats being better than dogs to a bald head with a beard being better than long hair and no beard.

The way he navigates even the trickiest of topics would surely make Steve Harrington proud.

Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn't—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they're usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we've got you covered.

Trump take egg. These three little words are as powerful as any other.

There's a good chance you've seen the words "Trump take egg" all over social media lately, which raises the question: What the hell do they mean? In short, it's a meme. But it's way more complex than that. We'll do our best to explain.

First, egg

In case you didn't notice, a carton of eggs costs roughly the equivalent of a down payment on a home right now. The latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics pegged the average price in January at nearly $5 per dozen, the highest mark in history. The price has only skyrocketed since. My local supermarket in New York City — I know, I know, I KNOW — has them priced at about a dollar per egg.

Obviously, folks are upset at paying historically high prices for a typically cheap, everyday item.

At least egg prices are down bsky.app/profile/dean...

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— Adam Serwer (@adamserwer.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM Trump take

So how did we get to the phrase "Trump take egg?" Like most memes — as well as onions and ogres — there are layers involved. First and foremost, "Trump take egg" is funny to write, say, and read. It just is. The internet loves absurdism and the phrase is certainly absurd — it's purposefully awkward to read and nonsensical.

Second, it's an obvious jab at the Trump voters who cast their votes in the name of inflation. Sure, egg prices are high because of the bird flu and price gouging, but it's an obvious way for liberals to prod folks who voted because they were upset about inflation and blindly believed Trump would fix it.

Phrasing this commentary as "Trump take egg" is, in a way, mocking that simplistic way of voting. Oh, you voted for "Trump fix egg?" Well, guess what? "Trump take egg."

the corner store started selling eggs by the half dozen. trump take egg

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— onion person (@junlper.beer) March 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Trump take egg

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— Sean T. Collins (@seantcollins.com) March 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM

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— mtsw (@mtsw.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM

Not for nothing, "Trump take egg" is effective branding. It's nonsensical and funny, but it is memorable. And it does place Trump's name directly next to a big issue hitting voters in the grocery store aisle.

Fundamentally, it seems more like a commentary on the absurdity of thinking egg prices were ever a serious concern for presidential politics. Egg prices never should have been a central pillar for the 2024 election. Yet it felt like they were. And now egg prices are at an all-time high.

And that's amid, well, so much else. Trump and his righthand billionaire Elon Musk have spent their first weeks in office attacking diversity measures, mass firing federal workers, and working to wrest control of nearly every part of the government.

It's hard to keep track of all the ways Trump and Musk are reshaping America in their shared image. But it's comprehensive and, for lots of people, frightening. So left-leaning folks posting Trump take egg are effectively pointing to the absurdity of worrying about egg prices in relation to — gestures at the world — everything else. And again, let me reiterate, Trump take egg is just a funny phrase.

Trump Take Egg, Make You Raise Own Egg

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— Patrick Monahan (@pattymo.com) March 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM

Trump take egg

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— Thor Benson (@thorbenson.bsky.social) March 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM

you would think, with all the other things he is busy taking, that trump might stop taking egg but no, trump take egg

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— Micah (@rincewind.run) March 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM

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— Jonathan M. Katz (@katz.theracket.news) March 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM Egg. But what else?

As with anything, memes evolve. In a bit of boomer humor, a new play on the meme is Trump take nest egg as the stock market has plummeted amid the president's tariffs.

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— Mike Eliason (@holz-bau.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM

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— Benjamin Dreyer (@bcdreyer.social) March 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM

A meme can be many things, and those things shift. Trump take egg started as a tongue-in-cheek meme about inflation. It developed into something more like, well, everything the Trump administration has done. Now, it's a boomer pun.

Mostly, it's just silly. And, one last time, it is really fun to say. Everybody now: Trump take egg.

TL;DR: Automatically backup your photos, videos, and essential files with PhotoSphere, a 2TB HDD on sale for $149.99 (reg. $249). 

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Keeping track of all your photos and videos can be a challenge. Between phones, tablets, and computers, your memories are scattered across multiple devices. Cloud storage is a common solution, but that can get expensive. PhotoSphere makes it easy to back up and organize your photos and videos without the hassle of monthly fees. It gives you a 2TB HDD hub that automatically backs up your photos, and it's even on sale.

Right now, you can get the PhotoSphere for just $149.99 instead of the usual $249.

Backup all your photos automatically

PhotoSphere is a simple, smart backup tool that automatically saves your photos, videos, and files from all your devices. Once connected to your WiFi, it continuously backs up everything in real time.

And with 2TB of storage, this backup has plenty of room for years of photos and videos. And even though this is a physical storage device, you can still access all your files online from anywhere in the world. It's kind of like a cloud subscription without the subscription. 

PhotoSphere also helps you organize your photos effortlessly with AI-assisted facial recognition that sorts images by person. Plus, location-based grouping lets you relive past trips so much easier. It also automatically categorizes photos by events, albums, or folders, so you don’t have to scroll endlessly to find what you’re looking for.

When you're keeping all your memories in one place, security is more important than ever. That's why PhotoSphere encrypts your files, folders, and entire backups. Since it runs on your own network instead of a third-party cloud, you have full control over your data without worrying about privacy risks.

Plus, every PhotoSphere comes with a license for Tonfotos, a software that helps you browse and organize large photo collections.

Get a lifetime subscription to PhotoSphere while it's still on sale for $149.99. 

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TL;DR: Replace Microsoft 365 with a lifetime license for Microsoft Office Office 2024 Home on sale for $130 (reg. $149) until March at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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Software subscriptions are a constant cost. Paying them means you're stuck renting your own productivity, but it's not always the only option, especially if you use apps like Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 

Now, you can get Microsoft Office 2024 Home for Mac or PC as a one-time purchase, and it's marked down to $129.97 (reg. $149) until March 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT. 

Why rent when you can buy?

This Microsoft Office license lasts for life with no recurring costs of any kind. It connects directly to your Microsoft account and lets you use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote on a PC or Mac.

Each of these apps have all the recent upgrades. Word now includes real-time co-authoring, which lets multiple users work on the same document simultaneously. You also get to use AI-powered suggestions to help streamline the writing process. 

In Excel, dynamic data handling with new formulas like FILTER, SORT, and UNIQUE can be a serious time-saver for anyone working with complex data sets. That means Excel can now handle real-time updates, so your data visualizations and reports stay accurate and current without the need to manually refresh anything.

PowerPoint has received a major upgrade, too. You can record presentations with voice, video, and closed captions. That's a lot easier than manually inserting everything yourself after recording it on another app. 

And don’t forget about OneNote. The updated app is designed for smoother collaboration, so you can share notes and work with others way more efficiently.

You have until 11:59 p.m. PT on March 30 to get a lifetime license for Microsoft Office 2024 Home for Mac or Windows for $129.97

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TL;DR: The Focais is a voice-activated audio recorder that takes notes for you, and it's 46% off. 

Whether it's in a classroom or at the office, taking notes is kind of annoying. You write something down and end up missing the next important bit. But, modern technology can solve classic problems. 

The Focais: Meet One is an AI-powered audio recorder. It listens to every spoken word around you and takes notes. Turn it on, and it'll listen up, summarize key points, and save you a ton of time. Plus, it just went on sale. Instead of paying $149, you can get one of these voice-activated AI recorders on sale for $79.99. 

Change the way you work or study

How is this smart voice recorder any different than just taking videos of meetings or classes on your phone? Here’s exactly why:

• It only records when it detects sound to save memory and battery

• AI enhances voice clarity while minimizing background noise

• OpenAI’s Whisper transcribes voices into text with 98% accuracy, including timestamps

• AI automatically summarizes conversations 

• If you’re in a language course or international business meeting, you can also get AI translations in over 120 languages

Sure, you could record that hour-long lecture on your phone, upload it to ChatGPT, and see if you get a decent transcript to summarize. Or, you could just hit record on this gadget and have it all done automatically.

Listen to your recordings and view the transcripts and summaries on the iOS and Android app. You’ll also be able to easily share files with anyone if you’re feeling generous. 

Get a Focais: Meet One AI Recorder on sale for just $79.99 (reg. $149) while you still can. 

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TL;DR: DeskSense is an AI that can scan webpages, generate copy, summarize text, or even write code, and it's $38 for life. 

Some days, work feels like an out-of-control circus act. Emails are flying in, deadlines are looming, and random Excel formulas are mocking you from the depths of a spreadsheet. But that's what AI is for. DeskSense is an AI-powered assistant that can take over some of the little annoying tasks so you can focus on the big-picture stuff. Plus, it's only $38 for a lifetime subscription (normally it's $179). 

What does DeskSense do?

DeskSense can scan any webpage and pull out the important stuff, write emails that sound like a real person (not a robot from 2005), and even generate social media posts that don’t feel forced.

If you need a blog post intro, ad copy, or a landing page that converts, it’s got you covered. And if you code, DeskSense can churn out JavaScript snippets, Python scripts, or CSS in seconds.

But it’s not just about words. DeskSense also has an AI image generator that lets you create graphics from text prompts, whether you need social media visuals or quick mockups. Plus, the built-in editor helps you tweak images on the spot, so you don’t have to jump between different apps just to get things right.

Whether you’re summarizing an article, drafting a YouTube video script, or hunting down the perfect Excel formula, DeskSense gets it done in a few clicks. With unlimited storage, seamless browser integration, and 24/7 access to AI-powered assistance, you’ll spend less time on busywork and more time getting things done.

It's only $38 to get a lifetime subscription to DeskSense, but it won't stay that way. 

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