• Qantas passengers’ personal details exposed as airline app logs users into wrong account

    Airline investigating whether privacy breach allowing customers to view others’ account details was caused by ‘recent system changes’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPotentially thousands of Qantas customers have had their personal details made public via the airline’s app, with some frequent flyers able to view strangers’ account details and possibly make changes to other users’ bookings.Clare Gemmell...

  • How to avoid purchasing excess plastics in stores

    ALBANY, N.Y. — Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels. But in some modern supermarkets, they’re bagged or wrapped in plastic too. For Judith Enck, that’s the epitome of pointless plastic. The baby food aisle is similarly distressing for her, with its rows and rows of blended fruits, vegetables and meat in single-use pouches that

  • Threads letting popular users make money

    Meta’s Threads has launched a creator monetization program for users with big followings.

  • Microsoft finally lets users sign into accounts with passkeys

    Microsoft has rolled out support for passkeys to all consumer accounts, allowing users to log into services without using a password. Microsoft passkey support Passkeys are slowly growing in popularity with services, since they offer a secure way to authenticate a user. Already a supporter of the passkey standard, Microsoft is now bringing support for it to all consumer Microsoft accounts. The change, introduced on May 2, means users can add a passkey to their Microsoft account....

  • TikTok is avoiding Apple commissions for App Store purchases

    TikTok is avoiding at least some Apple in-app purchase commissions. Can it do that?

  • Same-store sales at Starbucks drop as consumers slow purchases

    Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, various supply chain issues and high inflation, Starbucks could still count on its consumers to buy their iced oat milk lattes. But that economic certainty may be in doubt after the coffee giant reported weaker-than-expected revenue and earnings in the latest quarter.

  • Some Apple users say they’ve been mysteriously locked out of their accounts

    Something is up with Apple ID this weekend. As reported by 9to5Mac, Apple users started complaining online last night that they’d been logged out of their Apple IDs on all of their devices without explanation. Upon trying to log back in, some say they were locked out of their accounts despite entering the correct details, and had to reset their passwords. Engadget has reached out to Apple for more information. I was mid FaceTime with @milesabovetech and my Apple account got locked and signed out...

  • Some users are randomly getting locked out of their Apple ID accounts

    Overnight, a notable portion of iCloud users were getting logged out of their accounts across all of their devices, and the only way back in was to perform a password reset. Web-based iCloud login page The log-outs weren't -- or aren't, it's not clear yet -- happening on one particular class of device. And, if you were impacted, it's across nearly all of your devices including HomePods, Apple TV hardware, iPhone, iPad, and Mac. One AppleInsider staffer said that whatever the cause of...

  • Dog recovering after being exposed to methamphetamine at local thrift store

    A local business and dog owner thanked the community for the outpouring of love as their pet is recovering after being exposed to methamphetamine and amphetamine.

  • Is TikTok bypassing Apple's App Store in-app purchase commission?

    9to5Mac is supported by Incogni: Stop robocalls, spam emails, stalkers, fraud, and more with Incogni. Exclusive discount for 9to5Mac readers: Use the code Apple55 at checkout to get 55% off the annual plan. A new report from TechCrunch today claims that TikTok might be bypassing Apple’s App Store in-app purchase system. The report says that TikTok is “presenting some of its users with a link to a website” to purchase coins, instead of using Apple’s in-app purchase flow. more

  • This Light Fixture Looks Store-Bought (but You Can Actually Make It)

    “I love that I made it,” townhouse owner Nate says. READ MORE

  • Hackers infect users of antivirus service that delivered updates over HTTP

    eScan AV updates were delivered over HTTP for five years.