As fewer people carry cash, vendors, street performers and people experiencing homelessness and unemployment are at a disadvantage.
Category: Mobile Applications
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What’s a Digital Passport and How Does It Work?
Apple joined Google this week in allowing travelers to add their passports to their cellphone “wallets.” As the holiday travel season nears, here’s what you need to know.
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Netflix Is Bringing Video Games to Users’ TVs
The company is shifting its video game strategy to focus more on popular games you already know, such as Pictionary and Boggle.
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How A.I. Is Transforming Dating Apps
Meet your artificial intelligence matchmakers. These A.I. tools are changing dating apps, so users don’t have to swipe through an endless scroll of profiles.
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The Gem App Helps Shoppers Find the Best Vintage Clothing
Fashion writers, vintage collectors and costume designers all use this app to unearth wardrobe gems.
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Apple’s iPhones Fuel Record Sales and Profit
The company’s revenue rose to above $100 billion in the quarter for the first time and profit soared 86 percent.
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Cal State Invited Tech Companies to Remake Learning With A.I.
Spurred by titans like Amazon and OpenAI, California State wants to become the nation’s “largest A.I.-empowered” university.
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Amazon’s AWS Disruption Creates Outages for Hundreds of Websites for Hours
Amazon Web Services, a major provider of cloud services, said most services were back up. Hulu, Snapchat, McDonald’s and the British government’s official site were among those that reported outages.
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Websites Including Amazon, Coinbase and Roblox Report Outages After AWS Disruption
The cause of the disruptions
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OpenAI Blocks Videos of Martin Luther King Jr. After Racist Depictions
People have used its Sora video app to create vulgar and sometimes racist depictions of the civil rights leader.