Apple and Tencent Reach WeChat Payments Agreement
Apple reportedly reached a payments agreement with Chinese tech giant Tencent.
The new arrangement will see Apple handle payments and take a 15% cut of purchases of mini games and apps from...
Apple now lets you store your passport on your iPhone
Apple has introduced Digital ID, enabling U.S. iPhone and Apple Watch owners to store a digital copy of their passport for use at TSA checkpoints at over 250 U.S. airports for domestic travel. Announc...
Techdirt Podcast Episode 438: Saving Democracy From Fascism
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Three years ago, Mike Brock joined us on the podcast to discuss a decentralized web project, and more recently we’ve published several cross-posts from his Substack about t...
Apple Launches Digital ID in Wallet
Apple launched Digital ID, a new feature that lets users create and present an identification in Apple Wallet using info...
How the Steam Frame compares to other VR headsets
Valve just announced the Steam Frame, a new standalone VR headset that can both stream games from a PC and play games locally thanks to an onboard Arm chip. The headset is quite a bit different...
Alipay Adds Biometric Payment Authentication to Smartglasses
Ant International’s Alipay+ has added iris authentication features to its smartglasses-embedded payment solution.
The addition to GlassPay is the result of partnerships with “leading sm...