Apple’s financial services, including Apple Pay, Apple Cash, Apple Card and Wallet, have been experiencing service disruptions for some users since 6:15AM this morning, the company reports. As of 10:04AM Eastern, those services still have outage notices on Apple’s System Status page. As AppleInsider notes, it’s unclear how widespread the issues are, but the company … Read more
QR code-based phishing attacks appear to be on the rise. For this “new” hacking vector, someone gets a phishing email asking them to scan a QR code, that code redirects to a malicious link (usually to steal credentials) and an account takeover occurs. Local news organizations have warned the public to watch out, security leadership … Read more
Katurah Topps has made to the ‘Survivor 45’ finale. Learn all about the civil rights attorney here! Katurah Topps has made to the ‘Survivor 45’ finale. Learn all about the civil rights attorney here!
Her brother, Jack Osbourne, came to her defense while opening up about Sharon Osbourne’s past in the Christmas episode of ‘The Osbournes.’ Her brother, Jack Osbourne, came to her defense while opening up about Sharon Osbourne’s past in the Christmas episode of ‘The Osbournes.’
I’ve always been pretty money-conscious, but I didn’t really get into budgeting until I was in my mid-twenties. “Budgeting” is generous — I thought I was budgeting, but really I was using a crude Google Sheet system to track my expenses every month. I didn’t truly understand the difference between those two things until I … Read more
When Elon Musk first took over Twitter, those of us in the tech media had all kinds of theories about how the acquisition might bring about the death of the 17-year-old platform. Some posited that his inept attempts at cost-cutting would cause irreparable damage to Twitter’s infrastructure or that mass resignations would lead to catastrophic … Read more
Billie Eilish shared the shampoo she uses to keep her hair soft and smelling good. Billie Eilish shared the shampoo she uses to keep her hair soft and smelling good.
Travis Kelce called Taylor Swift ‘amazing’ for shrugging off the hate she received from New England Patriots fans on the latest episode of his podcast. Travis Kelce called Taylor Swift ‘amazing’ for shrugging off the hate she received from New England Patriots fans on the latest episode of his podcast.
AI may or may not take people’s jobs in years to come, but in the meantime, there’s one thing they cannot obtain: patents. Dr. Stephen Thaler has spent years trying to get patents for two inventions created by his AI “creativity machine” DABUS. Now, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has rejected his appeal to approve … Read more
Creating stickers from photos is an easily overlooked iPhone feature tucked into iOS 17. Using Apple’s machine learning algorithms that quickly separate a subject from its background, it extracts pictures of you, your friends or pets (or anything else it detects as the picture’s subject), transforming them into digital decals. It even makes animated stickers … Read more