Since Cruise and Waymo got permission to operate without drivers on San Francisco streets, the robotaxis have been caught blocking traffic and obstructing emergency vehicles throughout the city. Cruise and Waymo are causing traffic issues in San Francisco. Image: Getty Images San Francisco transportation officials want Waymo and Cruise... Read more

Your HomePod Mini can now tell you how hot it is in your room, as well as clock the humidity. The new HomePod will be able to do this, too, so here’s how to put it to use. Samar Haddad / The Verge With the latest update to iOS... Read more

How Matter works, when it’s coming, what you’ll need to use it, and how it integrates with Alexa, Apple Home, Google Home, and Samsung SmartThings. Matter is a common language for smart home devices. It’s designed to simplify everything about the smart home, from purchase to setup and everyday... Read more

The new complaint says they could also delete and undelete tweets. Twitter has a new whistleblower, as another former employee has sounded the alarm about security issues, according to The Washington Post. The new complainant, who has spoken with Congress and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), says any Twitter... Read more

Screenshot: SoundHound SoundHound, a voice AI company that laid off 40% of its employees earlier this month, announced Tuesday that it had successfully raised $25 million in equity investment. That funding brings good news for the laid off staff, three of whom previously said what measly severance they were... Read more

Will the iPad Pro ever get its major makeover? Image: Apple Apple hit us with new hardware last week—the MacBook Pro, the Mac Mini, the second-gen HomePod—and there’s more to come this year in sprinklings. But what’s next on the horizon might not be worth the immediate upgrade, reports... Read more

Meta introduced its Hand Tracking 2.0 system last year, but it’s now the default for apps ahead of the April deprecation of 1.0. Hand tracking could become a big battleground for virtual reality headsets.Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge In April 2022, Meta released Hand Tracking 2.0,... Read more

New inexpensive smart displays, a revamped Apple TV, and that freaky HomePod / Apple TV fusion are in the works. Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Apple is working on a brand-new slew of smart home devices, at least according to a report by Bloomberg. In addition to... Read more