Credit Karma reinvents cash back rewards with instant payback
Credit Karma Money, a new checking and savings account from the company best known for its credit monitoring service, recently launched a significant new feature. Called Instant Karma, the program rewards users by randomly refunding purchases or addi.....»»
Apple’s AI promise: “Your data is never stored or made accessible to Apple”
And publicly reviewable server code means experts can "verify this privacy promise." Enlarge / Apple Senior VP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi announces "Private Cloud Compute" at WWDC 2024. (credit: Apple) With.....»»
The Google Pay app is dead
Google Wallet takes over app duties, but it looks like Google is quitting P2P payments. Enlarge / Google Pay is dead! (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) Google has killed off the Google Pay app. 9to5Google reports Go.....»»
Study: Three skulls of medieval Viking women were deliberately elongated
There is also evidence of deliberately filed teeth on some 130 male Viking skulls. Enlarge / Artificially modified skull from a female Viking individual in Havor, Hablingbo parish, Gotland. (credit: © SHM/Johnny Karlsson 2008-1.....»»
Hackers steal “significant volume” of data from hundreds of Snowflake customers
Give shortcomings of Snowflake and its customers, there's plenty of blame to go around. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) As many as 165 customers of cloud storage provider Snowflake have been compromised by a group that ob.....»»
Apple"s Image Playground is a new system-wide AI-powered image generation tool
During the 2024 WWDC, Apple announced an Image Playground — an entirely new AI application that can be used to generate images and emojis across iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and iPadOS 18.Image Credit: AppleThe new app is called Image Playground, which w.....»»
DARPA’s planned nuclear rocket would use enough fuel to build a bomb
The US is still regulating some enriched uranium based on an analysis from the 1950s. Enlarge (credit: OLE-CNX) High-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) has been touted as the go-to fuel for powering next-gen nuclear reac.....»»
Here are all the Intel and Apple Silicon Macs that will run macOS 15 Sequoia
With one major exception, Sequoia will run on everything that can run Sonoma. Enlarge / A grab bag of new features in macOS 15 Sequoia. (credit: Apple) Most owners of aging Intel Macs got a bit of a reprieve today when A.....»»
Apple’s AI promise: “Your data is never stored or made accessible by Apple”
And publicly reviewable server code means experts can "verify this privacy promise." Enlarge / Apple Senior VP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi announces "Private Cloud Compute" at WWDC 2024. (credit: Apple) With.....»»
Apple unveils “Apple Intelligence” AI features for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
Apple debuts new catchall AI branding, generative features during WWDC 2024 keynote. Enlarge (credit: Apple) On Monday, Apple debuted "Apple Intelligence," a new suite of AI-powered features for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS.....»»
These are all the devices compatible with iOS 18 and iPadOS 18
Luckily for owners of current devices, only the 6th-gen iPad gets the axe. Enlarge (credit: Apple) Apple's new iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 updates are mostly good news for users of older Apple devices—with the exception of 20.....»»
Ars Live: How Profitable is Starlink? Join our discussion on June 11
How has Starlink has gone from zero to profitability in five years? Enlarge / A stack of 60 Starlink satellites launched in 2019. (credit: SpaceX / Flickr) SpaceX began launching operational Starlink satellites five year.....»»
Microsoft reveals first disc-less Xbox Series X
But don't worry, Microsoft isn't abandoning the console disc drive entirely. Enlarge / Looking more like a refrigerator than ever before. (credit: Microsoft) A new version of Microsoft's top-end Xbox Series X will launch.....»»
Virgin Galactic has ceased flying its only space plane. Now what?
This is a bold bet on the future, but it's by no means a certain one. Enlarge / Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spacecraft launches on Saturday. (credit: Virgin Galactic) On Saturday, the VSS Unity space plane made its final.....»»
Microsoft Gaming CEO: “I think we should have a handheld, too”
More than just streaming, playing games locally "is really important" to Spencer. Enlarge / The "Xbox Series V" was a social media hoax, but the idea of a portable Xbox seems to still have legs inside Microsoft. (credit: Reddit).....»»
Some company heads hoped return-to-office mandates would make people quit, survey says
1,504 workers, including 504 HR managers questioned. Enlarge / RTO mandates can boost workers' professional networks, but in-office employees may also spend more time socializing than remote ones. (credit: Getty) A new.....»»
Bird flu virus from Texas human case kills 100% of ferrets in CDC study
H5N1 bird flu viruses have shown to be lethal in ferret model before. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Yui Mok) The strain of H5N1 bird flu isolated from a dairy worker in Texas was 100 percent fatal in ferrets used to model inf.....»»
Apple’s new Vision Pro software offers an ultrawide virtual Mac monitor
visionOS 2 offers iterative improvements and refinements, plus new developer APIs. Enlarge / A Mac virtual monitor in visionOS 2. (credit: Samuel Axon) CUPERTINO, Calif.—Apple kicked off the keynote for its annual deve.....»»
iOS 18 adds Apple Intelligence, customizations, and makes Android SMS nicer
Mail gets categories, Messages gets more tapbacks, and apps can now be locked. Enlarge (credit: Apple) The biggest feature in iOS 18, the one that affects the most people, was a single item in a comma-stuffed sentence by.....»»
Apple announces macOS 15 Sequoia with window tiling, iPhone mirroring, and more
New release brings iOS 18 features along with a few Mac-specific additions. Enlarge / Using macOS S15 Sequoia to stream an iPhone's screen to a Mac while the iPhone stays locked. (credit: Apple) Apple has formally annou.....»»
iPadOS 18 adds machine-learning wizardry with handwriting, math features
Also coming: new SharePlay features and a new "tab bar" for first-party apps. The Calculator app is finally coming to iPad. [credit:.....»»