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This story is part of “Follow the Money,” a look at how digital cash is changing the way we save, shop and work. Bob Anstett just wanted a soda. He was on a work trip in St. Augustine, Florida, late last month, and one morning thought he’d pop into a nearby Dunkin Donuts. While standing …

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Snap updates Spectacles with faster uploads, water resistance

Snap unveiled the second iteration of its Spectacles wearable camera, with faster uploads, water resistance, and improved audio quality for videos, the company said in a blog post Thursday.  Snap’s first version of Spectacles launched to a lot of hype in 2016 before quickly fizzling out. Releasing its Spectacles was meant to be a transformative event for Snapchat, which dropped the …

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Snap Spectacles are back… why?? (The 3:59, Ep. 393)

On this podcast, we talk about: Snap reveals a new version of its Snap Spectacles, which offer faster uploads and water resistance. Facebook earnings show strong growth in users and revenue, despite Cambridge Analytica woes. The long-awaited death of cash may finally be reaching a tipping point. Now playing: Watch this: Snap Spectacles are back…why??? (The 3:59, Ep. 393) 4:09 …

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In

Your next smartphone might have a fingerprint sensor built in to the screen. Shipments of phones using the technology will hit 100 million by 2019, according to a report out Wednesday from financial services firm IHS Markit. That’s more than ten times the 2018 forecast of 9 million. Under-display fingerprint sensors “allow phones to have full-screen displays with an invisible …

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Yahoo is making it harder for users to sue

Don’t expect to join a class action lawsuit against Yahoo — or any other site owned by Oath, Verizon’s content division. As CNET first reported on April 13, Yahoo began notifying users that their email would soon be subject to additional scanning for advertising purposes. The updated terms of service also noted changes in the company’s mutual arbitration clause — …

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Sprint, T

T-Mobile and Sprint, the third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers in the US respectively, expect to complete negotiations for a merger as early as next week, sources tell Reuters. Japanese conglomerate Softbank Group, which controls Sprint, and German company Deutsche Telekom, controller of T-Mobile, are discussing terms for how they would exercise voting control over the combined company, the news agency …

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Square to buy website

Square said Thursday it has agreed to acquire website-building company Weebly for $365 million. The cash-and-stock deal will allow small business customers to use both Weebly and Square to easily build professional websites and online stores, the companies said in a statement. The deal is expected to help Square accelerate its international expansion, as nearly 40 percent of its 625,000 …

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5 best Apple iPhone SE 2 rumors

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Amazon’s Echo Dot for kids, Snapchat launches Snappables

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Watch scientists print wearable tech directly on a human hand

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Apple shuts down its AirPort line

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TCL 6 series looks like a video quality value winner

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2018 Lexus LS 500 is good, just not in F Sport guise

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Snap refreshes Spectacles, adds water resistance

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How to prep your car for a road trip

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