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TL;DR: Get the full Microsoft Office suite on your Mac for a one-time $49.97 — no other fees, no renewals, just lifetime access. Opens in a new window Credit: Microsoft Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac 2021: Lifetime License $49.97 $219 Save $169.03   Get Deal Free productivity apps sounded like a good idea until you hit the roadblocks. Formatting breaks, missing features, and compatibility issues tend to show up right when you need things to work smoothly. That’s why a full version of Microsoft Office still stands out — especially when it’s available as a one-time purchase instead of another monthly bill. For a limited time, you can get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 for Mac for just $49.97 (reg. $219). It’s a straightforward upgrade that gives you the tools you probably already know — just without the ongoing cost. Mashable Deals Be the first to know! Get editor selected deals texted right to your p...

Finding love isn't for the weak. Dating app exhaustion is realer than ever, and while people want to branch out and meet in person, they're finding it difficult.  One reason is that dating apps are a legitimate way to find a partner, and not just a short-term one. Nearly 44 percent of adults say they use dating apps to find a long-term partner rather than just casual dating or hookups , according to the Pew Research Center. One in 10 partnered adults met their current partner through a dating app, and for younger adults and LGBTQ people, that number rises even higher.  SEE ALSO: The best 9 dating apps for men who are tired of being alone Dating apps aren't going away, despite fatigue. And it is possible to make them work for you if you want to find your special someone. Are dating apps worth it? Even using the "right" app for you may still bring moments of uncertainty and frustration (you're dating, after all), but finding the app with features tha...

The Artemis II crew is almost at the moon , and the astronauts spent this weekend carrying out preparations for their lunar flyby on Monday. That included manual piloting demonstrations, reviewing their science objectives for the six-hour observation period and evaluating their space suits, which are there for life support in the event of an emergency and for their return home. But, they've had plenty of time to take in the views, too — and those views sure are spectacular. In the latest series of images shared by the space agency, the astronauts are seen gazing at Earth through the windows of the Orion spacecraft.  Orion will reach the moon's vicinity shortly after midnight on Monday, April 6. Later that day, the crew is expected to reach a point farther than any humans have traveled from Earth, surpassing the record of 248,655 miles from Earth set by the Apollo 13 astronauts in 1970.  Mission specialist Christina Koch takes in the view. NASA The lunar observation perio...

Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're diplomatic. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. 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 SEE ALSO: NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for April 5, 2026 Where did Wordle come from? Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble , music identification game Heardle , and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once .  Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times ...

There's finally a release date for the Spaceballs sequel — but before you get too excited, it's a whole year away. As first reported by Deadline , Amazon MGM Studios announced on Friday night that the upcoming Spaceballs movie will hit theaters on April 23, 2027, right around the 40th anniversary of the first film. Several members of the original cast will be reprising their roles, according to Deadline , including Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, George Wynder and Daphne Zuniga.  Spaceballs: The Release Date. April 23, 2027. pic.twitter.com/5Xv0BKmf7C — Amazon MGM Studios (@AmazonMGMStudio) April 4, 2026 Whispers of a potential Spaceballs 2 go back a couple of years, but Brooks officially confirmed in an extremely on-brand announcement video last summer that the movie is actually happening. Following Deadline 's latest report, Amazon MGM Studios posted a screenshot of the article on X, along with the words, "Spaceballs: The Release Date. April 23, 202...

In space , no one can hear you scream in frustration at your computer. With Artemis II on its way to the moon for a historic lunar mission, many of us are glued to the ongoing NASA livestream of the mission to make sure everything is OK. So far, so good on the important moon mission side of things, but when it comes to email management, the crew ran into a bit of a snag on Thursday. Bluesky user Niki Grayson noticed and clipped a short segment of the livestream involving the crew needing help to deal with Microsoft Outlook problems, just like us regular people back on Earth. right now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer [image or embed] — niki grayson ( @nikigrayson.com ) April 2, 2026 at 2:06 AM SEE ALSO: The Earth is glowing in new Artemis II pictures of home The hilariously mundane problem occurred becaus...

HarperCollins is tapping into AI to bring some of its book franchises to life. Specifically, the publisher is teaming up with Toonstar , an AI animation studio, to turn them into digital shows. The first project will be an adaptation of Lisa Greenwald’s “Friendship List” series, which will also be joined by a graphic novel. You’d be forgiven for being unaware of Toonstar, a studio that received some buzzy early on for simplifying typically complex animation pipelines with AI, but has mostly remained under the radar. Its biggest claim to fame is producing StEvEn and Parker YouTube series, which has amassed 3.38 million subscribers and sometimes has episodes reaching around a million views. It’s not something I’ve heard animation fans speaking about, though. And honestly, it was tough to sit through a few minutes of its sub- South Park animation. “By leaning into the [AI] technology, we can make full episodes 80 percent faster and 90 percent cheaper than industry norms,” Toonstar...

Everyone's four favorite anthropomorphic turtles are returning to the world of video games. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City will be released on April 30 for the Meta Quest, Steam VR and Pico. It is made by VR game company Cortopia Studios and will retail for $25.  Empire City is a first-person action game that you’ll be able to play solo or co-op with up to four people. And yes, that means all four of the turtles are playable. We've seen a lot of the quartet flexing their fighting form in games over the years, but this is their first time appearing in a standalone VR title. In addition to the shelled heroes, the first part of the new game's trailer highlights other familiar figures from the series, such as Karai of the Foot Clan and ripped rhino Rocksteady. And of course April is there providing pizza and intel. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://ift.tt/6BWiEz7 from Engadget is a web magazine with obsessive daily coverage of everythin...

For the first time in 50 years, human beings are more than 1,000 miles away from Earth as the historic Artemis II mission continues. The four astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft — Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen — are currently circling the Earth and preparing for a potential translunar injection later today. As they look toward the moon, NASA also shared a picture looking back at the Earth, which appears as a crescent in the black of space. While it might look like the moon at first, this picture depicts the Earth as seen from the Orion spacecraft. Credit: NASA The picture shared by NASA is a screenshot from the Orion livestream , available via YouTube . It shows part of the Orion spacecraft as it travels around the Earth. Mashable 101 Fan Fave: Nominate your favorite creators today The picture calls to mind another iconic NASA photograph, known as "Earthrise." Taken by...

For the first time, a woman and a Black astronaut are headed into deep space , breaking through the glass ceiling of low-Earth orbit as they attempt to circle the moon . At 6:35 p.m. ET on April 1, NASA 's 32-story Space Launch System lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. With the horsepower of 160,000 Corvettes, the rocket sent up a column of fire and vapor over the Atlantic Coast. This was no April Fool's Day gag, but a signal that the United States has returned to human-led space exploration.  More than a half-century after NASA last ventured farther than the International Space Station, Artemis II — including mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover — is on its way toward the moon. The crew is also composed of Commander Reid Wiseman and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, who makes history in his own right as the first non-American on a lunar spaceflight. Hansen flies for the Canadian Space Agency. This Tweet is currently u...