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How to set up and use Apple Pay on Amazon for Black Friday shopping

Mashable

Look Up Safety Net Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Creator Playbook Trending Now Mashable Selects Getting Technical with Mashable Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Say More Versus In My Bag Mashable @Home All Series Christina Buff is a Nashville-based freelance writer for who covers shopping with a splash of entertainment. If you're ever wondering what streaming service you need to watch something (and the cheapest way to sign up for it), she's your girl. All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. You can conveniently use Apple pay to make payments on Amazon (sometimes).


Elon Musk gives worst financial advice ever, and the replies are hilarious

Mashable

You can just take a picture of your credit card, drop it in the chat. Stan is a Senior Editor at Mashable, where he has worked since 2007. He's got more battery-powered gadgets and band t-shirts than you. He writes about the next groundbreaking thing. Typically, this is a phone, a coin, or a car.


AdultFriendFinder cost: How much it is, how it bills

Mashable

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Identity theft protection is changing: What to look for

FOX News

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Your Expired Visa Card Could Be 'Zombified' to Make Contactless Payments

WIRED

Security News This Week: Your Expired Visa Card Could Be'Zombified' to Make Contactless Payments Plus: Apple sends out an "unprecedented" number of spyware warnings, Ukraine hits a Russian ecommerce giant with cyber and drone attacks, and more. As the controversial vehicle surveillance giant Flock Safety continues to expand, WIRED got the code for the company's new AI policing tool and reconstructed the software to show that its capabilities go far beyond reading license plates and tracking vehicles. We also published the story this week of a Rhode Island police officer who was subjected to five internal affairs investigations in less than two years after he publicly questioned his department's use of Flock cameras . Following incidents of high-profile rogue activity by some of its AI agents, OpenAI said this week that it is halting model training runs and overhauling internal safety protocols. The company said that its upcoming Astra model may represent a turning point of "critical" cyber capabilities.


Medical identity theft follows you into the doctor's office

FOX News

Medical identity theft can corrupt your medical records and drain insurance benefits. The DOJ charged 455 people in a $6.5 billion health care fraud takedown.


6 in 10 identity crimes now begin with a new account

FOX News

Emily Vranic and Heather Marquis pleaded guilty to bank fraud after using stolen mail to open credit cards in victims' names, stealing nearly $229,000 from banks and customers.


AI scams drove UK reports of fraud to record 444,000 last year

The Guardian

Most of the account takeover scams reported last year were for mobiles, online shopping and credit cards, Cifas said. Most of the account takeover scams reported last year were for mobiles, online shopping and credit cards, Cifas said. Criminals are increasingly exploiting AI technology to take over people's mobile, banking and online shopping accounts, the UK's leading anti-fraud body has warned. Last year, a record number of scams were reported to the national fraud database, fuelled by AI, which allows for large-scale deception on "industrialised" levels, according to Cifas, the fraud prevention organisation. Its report showed 444,000 cases of fraud were reported by its members last year - a 6% increase on 2024.


The new iPhone feature that could make wallets obsolete

Popular Science

Millions of Apple users can now use their device to replace passports, drivers licenses, state IDs, and credit cards. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Apple users are one step closer to being able to viably travel around the country with nothing but an iPhone in their pocket. On Wednesday, the company announced "Digital ID," a new feature that lets users store a mobile version of their passport in the Wallet app. Once uploaded, iPhone and Apple Watch users can present their Digital ID to pass through TSA security checkpoints at 250 airports in the US.


Annoyed by tap-to-pay? Try shaking your credit card.

Popular Science

Try shaking your credit card. Researchers pinpointed nine gestures that may make the technology actually touchless. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. One of the major selling points of supposedly "touchless" payment methods like Apple Pay and modern bank cards has been the promise of less physical contact with potentially germ-covered surfaces. That's sometimes true, but often the initial "tap" for a latte is followed by a prompt to select a tip amount on a shared screen.