Best language learning deal: Rosetta Stone for $160

TL;DR: As of December 30, get a lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone (25 languages) for only $159.97 with code ROSETTA. Have you started thinking about your New Year’s resolutions for 2024? If self-improvement is on your list, maybe it’s finally time to learn that language you’ve always wanted to master!  Whether you’ve got big travel … Read more

‘I could care less what language people use’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday blew off former President Trump’s comments on undocumented immigrants in which Trump referred to them as “poisoning the blood of our country.” Graham dismissed Trump’s remarks when NBC’s Kristen Welker asked the South Carolina Republican what his response was to Trump’s comments at a rally in New Hampshire. Graham … Read more

Buy a Babbel language learning subscription for just $150: Last chance

Get this lifetime language subscription for just $150 now.  StackSocial The holidays are around the corner, and its a great time to take advantage of unique gifts this season. Learning a new language could be a great opportunity to share new skills with someone you love.  This Babbel lifetime subscription is just $150 right now, … Read more

Microsoft unveils Phi-2, a small language model that packs power

Microsoft When you think of language models in relation to generative artificial intelligence (AI), the first term that probably comes to mind is large language model (LLM). These LLMs power most popular chatbots, such as ChatGPT, Bard, and Copilot. However, Microsoft’s new language model is here to show that small language models (SLMs) have great promise … Read more

Buy or gift a lifetime of language learning with Rosetta Stone and StackSkills for just $160

Get access to Rosetta Stone and StackSkills in this $160 bundle.  StackSocial This is the part of the year when time seems to fly at warp speed and, before you know it, delivery dates are a little too close for comfort. No need to panic, though, because digital gifts always arrive on time.  And through Dec. … Read more

Gift a Babbel language learning subscription for just $150: Last chance

Get this lifetime language subscription for just $150 now.  StackSocial The holidays are around the corner, and its a great time to take advantage of unique gifts this season. Learning a new language could be a great opportunity to share new skills with someone you love.  This Babbel lifetime subscription is just $150 right now, … Read more

X’s AI chatbot Grok now ‘rolled out to all’ US Premium+ subscribers, English language users are next

Yesterday, X began rolling out Grok, the “rebellious” AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI startup, to Premium+ subscribers on X’s platform. Today, Musk says that Grok’s rollout to all U.S. Premium+ subscribers is now complete, but cautioned that the beta would face many issues, though it would be steadily improved. He also offered a … Read more

Online abuse of politically active Afghan women tripled after Taliban takeover, rights group reports

ISLAMABAD — Online abuse and hate speech targeting politically active women in Afghanistan has significantly increased since the Taliban took over the country in Aug. 2021, according to a report released Monday by a U.K.-based rights group. Afghan Witness, an open-source project run by the non-profit Center for Information Resilience, says it found that abusive … Read more

Armenia and Azerbaijan speak different diplomatic languages, Armenia’s leader says

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says his country and Azerbaijan are speaking “different diplomatic languages” even though they were able to agree on the basic principles for a peace treaty ByThe Associated Press November 18, 2023, 1:40 PM YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Saturday that his country and Azerbaijan are speaking … Read more