Mint

Mint is going away, but these easy budgeting apps can take its place

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If you’ve been using Intuit’s Mint app to help you budget, automatically collect your expenses, put them in useful categories, and remind you to pay them, then you were probably a bit shocked to find out that Intuit will be folding Mint into its other financial service, Credit Karma. Originally, the final date was going … Read more

Alibaba Leads Record Deal to Mint $2.5 Billion China AI Firm

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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. led the largest single financing round for a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, the latest in a string of sizable investments that suggest the e-commerce firm is again deploying capital in the hunt for growth. Alibaba joins Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Silicon Valley peers like Microsoft Corp. in placing big bets on … Read more

Yorba’s service is like Mint for uncluttering your entire digital life

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Spend enough time online, and you’ll collect a digital paper trail of accounts, logins, subscriptions, mailing lists, and passwords wrapped up in data breaches. A new startup called Yorba can help you get a better handle on your ever-expanding digital footprint with the launch of its multi-purpose tool for decluttering your online life. From its … Read more

I went hands-on with Google’s Pixel 8 in Mint, and it’s the perfect shade of green

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Max Buondonno/ZDNET The Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro are two of the best Android smartphones you can buy. With a plethora of intelligent features powered by AI, some of the best cameras on the market, beautiful designs, fast performance, and all-day battery life, it’s hard to find fault with either of these devices, even … Read more

Linux Mint 21.3 is here. And this is why it’s outstanding

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Screenshot by sjvn/ZDNET The Linux Mint community has once again released a top-tier Linux desktop: Linux Mint 21.3 Virginia. I’ve used more Linux distributions than most people, and Mint is my favorite desktop distro. My bias starts with Mint’s Ubuntu 22.04 Long Term Support (LTS) and Linux kernel 5.15 foundation. It’s a stable, reliable operating … Read more

Paris mint melts 27 million coins after E.U. said stars were hard to read

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Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Un sou est un sou (every cent counts) goes the French idiom — just not when the European Commission disagrees, as the Paris mint found out in a recent blunder. The Monnaie de Paris was forced to remelt and remake 27 million coins after failing to ask … Read more

I tested the best Mint alternatives, and this is my new favorite budgeting app

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Richard Drury/Getty ImagesZDNET’s key takeawaysI checked out Monarch Money, NerdWallet, Rocket Money, Quicken Simplifi, and YNAB, and Monarch Money, at $99 a year, is my top pick.  Pros: Easy to set up, and powerful tools for analyzing your finances and building a budget. Cons: The most expensive personal financial program. I didn’t plan on spending my Thanksgiving … Read more

Linux Mint 21.2: Your new and improved Linux desktop for the subsequent three years

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sjvn/ZDNET The brand new Linux Mint 21.2, codenamed “Victoria,” is a refreshing replace to my favourite Linux desktop distribution. It continues to construct on the stable basis of Ubuntu 22.04 Lengthy Time period Help (LTS) and the Linux kernel 5.15, providing a secure and dependable working system for each new and skilled customers. This model can … Read more