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Walmart still does not accept Apple Pay at its more than 4,600 stores across the U.S., and it stood firm on its reasoning for that today.
A spokesperson for Walmart today informed MacRumors that its position on contactless payments has not changed since we last reached out about the matter in 2022. The big-box retailer said it remains focused on its own convenient payment technologies available in the Walmart app, including Walmart Pay and Mobile Scan & Go.
Walmart Pay allows customers to scan a QR.
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US AI infrastructure investment reaches $100 billion with Stargate. Project is a joint venture between OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank. Could expand to $500 billion over four years, with initial focus on Texas. President Donald Trump has launched America’s largest-ever artificial intelligence initiative just 24 hours into his second term, announcing a $100 billion joint venture... Read more » Read more ›
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The busy Nosferatu filmmaker also just announced he's got a werewolf film in the works. Read more ›
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It might have just been delayed for another month, but I'm pleased to report that Assassin's Creed Shadows is shaping up to be one of the most promising games of the series so far. Having played around six hours of it at developer Ubisoft Quebec's offices last week, Shadows doesn't just look the part of a next-gen Assassin's Creed game, but everything - from its revamped combat, customisable base-building, and... Read more ›
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With the app removed from the App Store, people have to go a long way to get their fix. Read more ›
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I was among 700 people in the hall to hear Donald Trump address the World Economic Forum in Davos. I wondered if his blunt style actually landed. Read more ›
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Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows still has some awkward parkour, but it is a beautiful and interesting stealth game, for at least one of the protagonists. Read more ›
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Sony is shutting down its Blu-ray line, ending nearly 20 years of production. Read more ›
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South of Midnight - the upcoming game from We Happy Few developer Compulsion Games - has landed itself a release date. Read more Read more ›
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Trump admin quietly hid landing sites for individuals wanting to change their gender and sexual identification on official documents. Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Meta and YouTube aren’t the only platforms looking to benefit from TikTok potentially disappearing — Substack wants in on the action, too. The company announced Thursday it’s launching a $20 million “creator accelerator fund,” promising content creators they won’t lose revenue by jumping ship to Substack. Creators in the program also get “strategic and business support” from Substack, and early access to... Read more ›
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the forthcoming RPG from Sandfall Interactive, has a release date of April 24th. Read more Read more ›
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Fresh out of federal prison, former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio suggests he’s still in charge as the far-right organization looks to regroup. Read more ›
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Lego's partnership with the Straw Hats is coming via the live-action Netflix adaptation, rather than directly through the anime or manga. Read more ›
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Doctors published a case report this week detailing a rare complication linked to adopting an extreme high-fat "carnivore" diet. Read more ›
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io9 has your first sneaky look at a few of the cards from Aetherdrift, the next Magic: The Gathering expansion. Read more ›
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If you were hoping to jump into Doom: The Dark Ages with your pals for a spot of multiplayer, I am sorry to say you won't be able to. Read more Read more ›
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A federal judge in Seattle temporarily halted President Donald Trump's executive order denying automatic citizenship to people born on US soil. Read more ›
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Apple today released new beta firmware updates for both AirPods 4 models and the AirPods Pro 2 with both Lightning and USB-C charging cases. The firmware has a build number of 7E5067b, and it is only available to developers at the current time. It is not immediately clear what new features or changes are included in the new firmware, but we'll update this article should we find out. Non-developers will... Read more ›
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Apple introduced the LaserWriter 40 years ago today, forming a cornerstone of what became known as the desktop publishing revolution. The LaserWriter was Apple's first laser printer and among the first on the market to incorporate Adobe's PostScript technology, a page description language that allowed for precise and scalable rendering of text, layouts, and graphics. It was a significant departure from the dot-matrix printers of the time. The LaserWriter was... Read more ›
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Apple tonight removed TikTok from the App Store in the U.S., meaning that the app can no longer be freshly installed on iPhones and iPads there. In other countries, the app remains available on the App Store and is fully functional. iPhone and iPad users in the U.S. who already installed TikTok can no longer use the app either as of tonight, as TikTok has made the app "temporarily unavailable."... Read more ›
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Well, that didn't last long. Less than a day after TikTok became temporarily unavailable in the U.S., the app is now functional again. In an in-app notice, TikTok says the app has been restored "as a result of President Trump's efforts." Last year, the U.S. passed a law that required Chinese company ByteDance to divest its ownership of TikTok due to potential national security risks, or else the social media... Read more ›
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With TikTok on track to be banned from U.S. app stores starting on Sunday, Instagram is adding new features to Reels, its video-based feature that's modeled after TikTok. Going forward, there will be a new Reels feed that includes videos that your friends have liked or commented on, so you can see what your friends have watched and what they like. Your friends will also be able to see the... Read more ›
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For the last several months, we've been hearing rumors about a redesigned version of the iPhone 17 that Apple might call the iPhone 17 "Air," or something along those lines. It's going to replace the iPhone 17 Plus as Apple's fourth iPhone option, and it will be offered alongside the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max. We know the iPhone 17 Air is going to be... Read more ›
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Apple on late Saturday removed TikTok from the App Store in the U.S., and it has now explained why it was required to take this action. Last year, the U.S. passed a law that required Chinese company ByteDance to divest its ownership of TikTok due to potential national security risks, or else the platform would be banned. That law went into effect today, and companies like Apple and Google risked... Read more ›
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Apple tonight updated its beta testing app TestFlight, seemingly to block U.S. users from accessing the TikTok beta on the iPhone and other devices. The update adds this fine print to the app, according to MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris:Apple may use the IP address of your internet connection to approximate your location in order to determine whether certain beta apps that are subject to legal restrictions in some regions can... Read more ›
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A new iPhone SE is widely rumored to launch this year, and the device has potentially been confirmed today by known leaker Evan Blass. In a private social media post, Blass shared an image of what appears to be source code mentioning an iPhone SE (4th Gen), which casts doubt on the alternative "iPhone 16E" name rumored for the device. However, the name in the source code could be a... Read more ›
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Instagram has unveiled a new video editing app called Edits, which aims to fill the void left by CapCut's removal from U.S. app stores following federal restrictions on ByteDance-owned applications. The announcement came from head Adam Mosseri, explaining that Edits as a "full suite of creative tools" for mobile video creators. According to Mosseri, Edits is aimed at creators who produce short-form videos on mobile devices: Edits will have a... Read more ›
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In September, Apple said that it would be launching Powerbeats Pro 2 in 2025, and it appears the wireless earbuds are coming very soon. Powerbeats Pro 2 images found in iOS 18 code In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said the Powerbeats Pro 2 are "due imminently." In addition to Apple filing the Powerbeats Pro 2 in regulatory databases last month, Gurman said Apple is planning to... Read more ›
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When unveiling the new Galaxy S25 lineup today, Samsung did a "one more thing" announcement, introducing an additional Galaxy smartphone that's set to come out later this year. The Galaxy S25 Edge appears to be aimed at the iPhone 17 Air, a rumored ultra thin iPhone that's set to debut this September. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge will be thinner than the S25 pictured here Samsung only teased the Galaxy... Read more ›
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