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More than 10 years and millions of users later, the popular budgeting app Mint has shut down for good. Parent company Intuit shuttered the app on March 24, 2024, and has prompted its users migrate to its other personal finance app, Credit Karma. I, along with 3.6 million others (as of 2021, according to Bloomberg), had been Mint users for a long time, trusting the budgeting app to track all of my accounts in one place. Mint was also the tool I used to monitor my credit score, stick to a monthly spending plan and set goals like building a rainy-day fund or paying down my mortgage faster.
So I gave Credit Karma a shot after hearing I would be imminently forced off of Mint. I was left unimpressed; it's not a true Mint alternative, so finding a similar app that could be became a top priority for me. The following guide lays out my experience testing some of the most popular Mint replacement apps available today. If you're also on the hunt for a budgeting app to replace Mint, we hope these details can help you decide which of the best budgeting apps out there could meet your ne
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With so many Google Pixel phone models, there's surely something that works for you -- here are the top deals to help you save.
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Amazon just launched an app that lets people sign up for its palm recognition service without having to head to an in-store kiosk. The Amazon One app uses a smartphone's camera to take a photo of a palm print to set up an account. Once signed up, you can pay for stuff by using just your hand, ending the tyranny of having to carry a smartphone, cash or a burdensome plastic card.
The tech uses generative AI to analyze a palm's vein structure, turning the data into a "unique numerical, vector representation" which is recognized by scanning machines at retail locations. You'll have to add a payment method within the app to get started and upload a photo of your ID for the purpose of age verification.
The app launches today for iOS and Android. Previously, you'd have to go to a physical location to sign up for Amazon One. Beyond payments, the tech is also used as an age verification tool and as a way to enter concerts and sporting events without having to bring along a ticket.
Once you hand over your palm-print to the completely benevolent Amazon corporation, you'll have unfettered access to each and every Whole Foods grocery store throughout the country. Amazon,
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Snapchat has a new AI-powered perk for subscribers: Bitmoji versions of your pet. The feature, which is unfortunately not called "petmoji," allows users to snap a photo of their four-legged friend to create a cartoon-like avatar to accompany their Bitmoji in the Snap Map.
Based on screenshots shared by the company, it seems users will be able to choose from a few different variations of the AI-generated images after sharing a photo of their pet. That's considerably less customization than what you can do with your own human-inspired Bitmoji,though it should allow users to create something that looks similar to their IRL pet. (No word on if Snap could one day introduce branded pet accessories for animal avatars like they do for human Bitmoji.)
The addition is also the latest example of how Snap has embraced AI features in its subscription offering. Since debuting Snapchat in 2022, the company has used the premium service to experiment with generative AI features, including its MyAI assistant as well as camera-powered features like Dreams and AI-generated snaps. Snapchat has more than
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Governor Tina Kotek signed the law in yesterday, and it will take effect starting in 2025 and applying to some hardware as far back as 2015. It was a surprisingly bipartisan effort in an otherwise bitterly divided political climate, with the Oregon state House of Representatives passing it by 42-13 and the Senate going 25-5. "This is a win for consumers and will help bridge our digital divide and support small businesses across our state," said Kotek.
The seven-page law SB 1596 (PDF link) includes such Right to Repair staples as requiring manufacturers to make repair documentation and tools available, making replacement parts available directly for sale or through distributors, and not blocking third-party parts from functioning. But it's the "parts pairing" portion of the law that has advocates like iFixit excited.
Parts pairing is a process that uses a
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