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Apple Buys Startup to Turn iPhones Into Payment Terminals Apple Inc. has acquired Mobeewave Inc., a startup with technology that could transform iPhones into mobile payment terminals, according to people familiar with the matter. Mobeewave’s technology lets shoppers tap their credit card or smartphone on another phone to process a payment. The system works with an app
Microsoft Is In Talks To Buy Social App TikTok Microsoft has held talks to buy the TikTok video-sharing mobile app from Chinese owner ByteDance, one person close to the situation said. This person characterized the talks as having been underway for some time, rather than being brand new. A TikTok acquisition could make Microsoft, a major
Trump Says He Will Ban TikTok President Donald Trump said Friday night that he will ban the popular short-form video app TikTok from operating in the United States, rejecting a potential deal for Microsoft to buy the app from its Chinese-owned parent company. “As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the United
17-Year-Old ‘Mastermind’, 2 Others Behind The Biggest Twitter Hack Arrested A 17-year-old teen and two other 19 and 22-year-old individuals have reportedly been arrested for being the alleged mastermind behind the recent Twitter hack that simultaneously targeted several high-profile accounts within minutes as part of a massive bitcoin scam. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Mason Sheppard, aka