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Walmart explains why it hasn’t accepted Apple Pay, and other NFC technologies within the U.S.

If you have ever wondered why, after all these years, Walmart still refuses to accept Apple Pay or other NFC payments at any of its 4,600+ stores in the U.S., a spokesperson has finally offered an explanation. A spokesperson for Walmart on Thursday informed MacRumors that its position on contactless payments has not changed since […]

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Home Depot, H-E-B adopt Apple Pay for transactions

If you were looking to finally use Apple Pay at Home Depot and Texas grocery chain H-E-B, you’re in luck. After years of negotiation, Home Depot has finally adopted Apple Pay and other tap-to-pay methods at some of its U.S. locations in recent weeks. Per Appleosophy, while the home improvement retailer has not officially announced […]

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Noted threat actor group IntelBroker claims break in of Apple’s system, knowledge of the company’s internal security tools

A notorious hacker group/threat actor collective identified as “IntelBroker,” who previously claimed responsibility for other high-profile data breaches, including those of U.S. government systems in April, allegedly leaked the source code of several internal tools used at Apple via a post on a dark web forum. IntelBroker posted that “In June 2024, Apple.com suffered a […]

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Lowe’s incorporates Apple Pay into its payment options for U.S. retail locations

You can now use Apple Pay at various Lowe’s retail locations throughout the United States. While the payment option has been available in the Lowe’s app and the Lowe’s website for some time, the company has been a longtime ‌Apple Pay‌ holdout for its retail store locations. As noted over on Reddit, Lowe’s employees said […]

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GE expands on Siri, HomeKit-enabled air conditioners, offers more powerful units through Lowe’s, Home Depot

This falls into the category of things that are nifty. GE has expanded its line of available Siri and HomeKit-enabled window air conditioners after releasing the first of this kind back in April. The initial model was designed for small rooms and was exclusively available at Lowe’s. Now, the company has released some larger models […]