Google Wallet is adding tap-to-pay for kids

Google Wallet’s latest update will let kids download the app and use tap-to-pay on Android with parental consent. The feature, which is rolling out over the next few weeks, will also let kids store passes such as event tickets, library cards, and gift cards within the app. After rolling out tap-to-pay support on the kid-focused…

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Idaho murders case: Bryan Kohberger’s Amazon history, phone tracking witnesses denied by judge

An Idaho judge has denied Bryan Kohberger’s request to bring in defense experts to offer testimony against the prosecution’s theories about his movements and Amazon shopping history. “The information Defense seeks to convey can be presented by declarations,” Judge Steven Hippler wrote in an order Tuesday. “Counsel may have the witnesses available by video streaming…

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Why Google made a $32 billion bet on Wiz

Google’s latest acquisition is its most expensive yet — and perhaps its riskiest, too. On Tuesday, the search giant announced that it acquired the cloud security startup Wiz for $32 billion. It’s a major bet that Wiz can help beef up Google’s cloud business, which makes far less money than the offerings built by its…

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Pentagon to cut up to 60K civilian jobs, but fewer than 21K have voluntarily resigned

Approximately one-third of the employees the Department of Defense (DOD) will dismiss are voluntarily leaving through the deferred resignation program, a senior U.S. defense official said on Tuesday.  “More than 20,000, nearing 21,000 of the applications from employees that volunteered to participate in deferred resignation program. So those will actually be achieved over time,” the…

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