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The new Tile Mate and Tile Slim. | Image: Tile Tile, one of the leading makers of Bluetooth item finders, has just added a twist — its newest trackers can now send SOS alerts that notify friends, family, and possibly even emergency services. The 2024 Tile Pro, Tile Mate, Tile Slim, and Tile Sticker are…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Intel is spinning off its chipmaking business as part of its plans to reverse billions in losses and a tumbling stock price. In an announcement on Monday, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said the Intel Foundry will become an independent subsidiary with “clearer separation and independence” from Intel. With…

With iOS 18 and Halide’s recent update, the third-party camera app can now be opened without unlocking an iPhone. | Image: Sebastiaan de With Halide users who’ve upgraded their iPhones to iOS 18 are now able to quickly access the advanced camera app directly from their phone’s lockscreen without having to unlock it first. Previously,…

The Autocado is in your Chipotle, peeling your avocados. | Screenshot: Autocado Chipotle has a new robot called the Autocado with a key assignment: peeling avocados. The prototype machine “cuts, cores, and peels avocados” by the case before workers mash them up for guacamole in a process Chipotle is describing as using cobots (collaborative robots).…

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images For years, Google took the same 20 percent commission for ad transactions that ran through its platform, even though it was higher than what any other industry player charged. Executives privately worried the fee was difficult to defend. Now, the Justice Department argues it’s a key sign…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon employees will be required to return to the office five days per week starting on January 2nd, 2025. “We’ve decided that we’re going to return to being in the office the way we were before the onset of COVID,” CEO Andy Jassy says in a memo sent…

Image: The New York Times Wordle now has a native app for Meta Quest so that you can easily play the game in virtual reality. The free app is available for Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3, and Meta Quest Pro. Based on screenshots in a Meta blog post and an NYT video, the game…

The marquee feature isn’t here yet, but there’s still a lot to appreciate in iOS 18. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge It’s a weird year for iOS. Usually, the new software version arrives all at once. Not so with iOS 18. The foundational stuff has arrived, and in a normal year, things like…

The Apple Watch Ultra’s Modular face can display watchOS 11’s Training Load feature and information from the Vitals app. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge Apple has just released watchOS 11, the latest version of its smartwatch operating system, alongside iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. The update, available for the Apple Watch Series…