Square checkout systems can now have custom interfaces

If you’re a regular at a coffee shop or some other small business that uses Square’s checkout system, you’ve seen the same gray-and-white screens — tip, signature, receipt — over and over and over. But today, Square is opening up the ability for developers to create brand-new interfaces for Square’s payment system to be attached to so that businesses don’t all have to use the exact same app.
That means, eventually, your local coffee shop could end up wi

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The 2026 Oscar nominations have arrived! Sinners, One Battle After Another, Marty Supreme, and Hamnet have plenty to celebrate. Casting made its debut as the Academy's brand-new category. And incredibly some much-raved about films got nothing at all. We've shown you the nominees. We've bemoaned the snubs. Now, let's look at the pleasant surprises that came out of the 98th annual Academy Awards nomination announcements. SEE ALSO:Oscars 2026: Who got snubbed?
Oscar surprise: Sinners breaking Oscar

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If you ask Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Waymo "never really had a chance" in the robotaxi race. However, in reality, Waymo is extending its lead over Tesla. The company just launched its autonomous taxi service in Miami, bringing the number of U.S. cities where it operates to six. SEE ALSO:Smooth, silent, strange: What it's really like to hail a robotaxi
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The 2026 Oscar nominations are out, and movie watchers are noticing a considerable absence: Wicked: For Good, the sequel to 2024's Wicked.Sequels usually don't receive the love their predecessors did, but given the noms For Good received for other accolades, it's surprising it was completely shut out of the Academy Awards. SEE ALSO:Oscars 2026: Who got snubbed?
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The Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards have had their say. Now it's time for the Oscars to determine the best cinematic achievements of 2025. This morning in a live presentation from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater, Academy Award nominee Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman announced the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards. While fans of Sinners, One Battle After Another, and Marty Supreme had plenty of reason to celebrate, Wicked fans have reason to battle cry. And that's not a

Ryan Coogler's Sinners has just hit an Oscars record out of the park.The lauded genre-bending vampire film starring Michael B. Jordan has landed a whopping 16 Academy Award nominations, announced in a ceremony on Thursday morning.Per The New York Times, Sinners beat the three previous record-holders, which held 14 nominations each: All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997), and La La Land (2016).Featured Video For YouRyan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan on 'Sinners' unique spin on vampirismFellow nomin

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When it came to movies, 2025 was outstanding. Critics and audiences alike were awed by such sensational films as Sinners, Hamnet, One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent, and No Other Choice — just to name a few. But which of these will earn a coveted Oscar nod? Today's the day we find out. Academy Award nominee Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman announced the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards in a live presentation from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. So how many of ou

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