Apple discontinues its ‘Pay Later’ service ahead of expanded loan offerings

Back in March 2023, Apple announced a new feature for Apple Pay that lets shoppers split purchases between $50 and $1,000 into four payments spread out over six weeks with no interest or fees. A little over a year later, however, Apple has announced that it is discontinuing the service. According to 9to5Mac, customers looking…

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These Apple Intelligence and Siri features are coming after the iOS 18 launch

Easily the hottest feature of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and MacOS 15 is Apple Intelligence, the brand Apple has chosen for its own particular suite of mostly-on-device, privacy-protected, personal AI features. But when you update your devices this September, you’ll probably be left scratching your head as to where all the AI features are. First,…

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Apple’s 1TB MacBook Pro 16-inch with M2 Pro chip drops to cheapest price ever

Get a 1TB 16-inch MacBook Pro for $1,899. Save $800 on the closeout M2 Pro MacBook Pro 16-inch with a bump up to 1TB of storage. Now just $1,899 with coupon (the lowest price on record). A fantastic offer is available on Apple's closeout M2 Pro MacBook Pro 16-inch with 1TB of storage this weekend,…

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Sonos removes a promise to not sell personal data, gets busted by users

Sono users are angry about recent changes to the lineup's apps and T&Cs. Audio hardware maker Sonos has removed a promise from its US user agreement that it wouldn't sell users' personal information, which went unnoticed until eagle-eyed users spotted the change. The pledge, which had been in all previous versions of the user agreement,…

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NVIDIA Closes Above $135, Becomes World’s Most Valuable Company

Thanks to the success of the burgeoning market for AI accelerators, NVIDIA has been on a tear this year. And the only place that’s even more apparent than the company’s rapidly growing revenues is in the company’s stock price and market capitalization. After breaking into the top 5 most valuable companies only earlier this year,…

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#Crimeblotter: Tracked iPad helps catch kids who stole their teacher’s car

The Apple Store on Walnut Street in Philadelphia In this week's Apple crime roundup, a woman accused of AirPods theft sues the accusing school, there was a big iPhone theft from Verizon Store, and K9 dog's iPhone recovery may have saved a man's life. Once again, it's time for the latest in an occasional AppleInsider…

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