iPhone Feature for Tracking Lost Baggage Expands to American Airlines American Airlines now supports the iPhone feature that makes it easier to share the location of AirTag-equipped baggage at airports, according to View from the Wing. iOS 18.2 added a new feature to the Find My app that allows you to temporarily share the location of an AirTag-equipped item with others, including employees at participating airli…

Crypto for Advisors: Trump: What’s Changed for Crypto? A year ago, policy gridlock stifled crypto. Now, change is happening with the Trump administration’s stance on crypto, fueling greater acceptance and momentum.

SEC Backs Off Crypto Dealer Fight, Continues Resetting Industry Approach The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been overhauling its digital asset legal strategy, and this week it dropped an appeal of the crypto dealer rule.

Figure Markets Offers SEC-Registered Yield-Bearing Stablecoin as Tokenized Asset Demand Soars The YLDS stablecoin, backed by prime money market funds, offers daily interest and 24/7 peer-to-peer transfers.

Trump Crypto Push Leaves World No Choice but to Embrace Digital Assets: Bitpanda’s Demuth Shifting U.S. policy is driving banks and investors deeper into crypto markets, cementing long-term positions.

New SEC Cyber Unit Closes Chapter on Agency’s Crypto Enforcement Emphasis The SEC’s Republican leaders have shifted what had been a crypto-focused enforcement squad into a smaller group with a broader responsibility.

European Central Bank to Work on Settlement System for Distributed-Ledger Transactions The two-stage process will start with a link to the existing Target system.

Vitalik Buterin Disappointed With Embrace of Blockchain “Casinos” The comments came during an ask-me-anything session.

Bitcoin Hashrate Growth Slows Amid Tough Market Conditions for Smaller Miners The latest MinerMag report shows a slowdown in Bitcoin hashrate growth amid shifting market conditions.

Apple is bringing Visual Intelligence to the iPhone 15 Pro The iPhone 15 Pro will get Visual Intelligence, Apple’s Google Lens-like tool that lets you point your phone’s camera at things in the world to learn more about them, in a future software update, Apple representatives told John Gruber of Daring Fireball. Visual Intelligence was originally introduced with the initial iPhone 16 lineup in September…

DJI’s RS 4 Mini camera stabilizer can now track moving people DJI has announced a new version of the smallest camera stabilizer in its Ronin series. Like last year’s RS 3 Mini, the upgraded RS 4 Mini is a more compact, lighter, and cheaper alternative to DJI’s RS 4 and RS 4 Pro stabilizers, but designed for smaller mirrorless cameras and smartphones. Although it’s slightly heavier

Kia unveils PV5 electric van as a futuristic ‘people mover’ Kia revealed the exterior design of the upcoming PV5 electric van, the automaker’s first EV to come out under its “Platform Before Vehicle” (PBV) brand. With the PV5, Kia has declared its intention to compete with heavy hitters like the Volkswagen ID Buzz, Ford E-Transit, Mercedes eSprinter, and Ram ProMaster EV. There are very few

Nickelodeon’s next Avatar animated series is finally coming together Rumours about the next mainline Avatar series have been circulating ever since Nickelodeon announced that Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko were returning to lead Avatar Studios. But now, we finally know a bit more about where the franchise is heading after The Legend of Korra. Today, Nickelodeon announced that the Avatar saga (which began w…

The Verge’s favorite kitchen gadgets Many members of The Verge’s staff enjoy cooking — and all enjoy eating. Inspired by that admittedly obvious thought, we asked them to say which kitchen tools they most enjoy using these days. We got a wide and fascinating array of answers. They include gadgets that need to be charged, such as electric kettles, blenders, and

Trump Tests Fed’s Independence With Order Expanding Authority Over Agencies A directive calling for oversight over the central bank’s regulatory and supervisory responsibilities has set off alarm.

The C.I.A. Is Planning Its Largest Mass Firing in Nearly 50 Years The possible purge of officers working on recruiting and diversity comes as the agency moves to comply with the spirit of an executive order banning efforts to diversify the federal work force.

McConnell Announces He Won’t Seek Re-election The former Senate Republican leader had been widely expected to retire at the end of his term. He made it official on his 83rd birthday, after a recent run of opposing President Trump’s nominees.

Trump Cuts Protections for Haitians, Putting Them on Track for Deportation The decision is the latest in President Trump’s sweeping crackdown on immigrants, including people whom the Biden administration had authorized to remain in the country.

Agriculture Department Moves to Rehire Some Bird Flu Response Workers It’s the latest instance of the Trump administration having to reverse course after making sweeping cuts.

Senate Confirms Patel as Next F.B.I. Director The vote puts Kash Patel in charge of the country’s premier law enforcement agency.