A picture from Burning Man in 2009. | Photo by Frederic Larson/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Nobody can go in or out of Burning Man after heavy rainfall on Friday turned the desert floor of the playa into impassible, sticky mud, prompting the Festival’s organizers late last night to ask as many as 70,000 attendees to shelter in place (via SFGate). Organizers reposted a similar message to the Burning Man Traffic account on X (formerly Twitter) around 12PM ET today.An estimated 6 inches of rain soaked the festival Friday, according to The Associated Press, citing the National Weather Service in Reno, and another quarter of a foot of rain could fall this evening into Sunday. The Bureau of Land Management released a statement on Saturday saying festival officials and the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office “have closed ingress to the... Continue reading…

Illustration: The Verge Microsoft is no longer updating WordPad and plans to remove the word processor from a future release of Windows. The software giant will instead recommend Microsoft Word, its paid word processor that has always been far more feature rich than the basic WordPad app that has shipped as part of Windows since Windows 95.“WordPad is no longer being updated and will be removed in a future release of Windows,” reads a support note published by Microsoft on Friday. “We recommend Microsoft Word for rich text documents like .doc and .rtf and Windows Notepad for plain text documents like .txt.” Screenshot by Tom Warren / The Verge WordPad hasn’t been updated significantly since Windows 8. News of the WordPad removal... Continue reading…

The LG Gram Style is one of the most beautiful laptops on the market today. If you've used it, you've most likely been transfixed by the gorgeous chassis, stunning OLED display, and unique touchpad. It is so lightweight that it's barely over two pounds. It became available back in March and there are two versions of it: a 14-inch model and a 16-inch one. There's a lot you can do with this, but adding more ports will make any of the best laptops that much better. If you're looking for the best docking station to get more out of your LG Gram Style while you're at home, we're here to help. See our picks below.

There are only a few more weeks left to go until watchOS 10, the upcoming software update for the Apple Watch, starts rolling out to users worldwide. Although it isn't publicly available just yet, Apple gave us a preview of what's to come with watchOS 10 at WWDC in June 2023 and in betas. watchOS 10 looks to be one of the biggest software updates to the Apple Watch in years, marked by new buttons and gestures. They're designed to implement Smart Stack, which is a new way to view information at a glance on your smartwatch. Here's everything you need to know about watchOS 10, including new features, release dates, and compatible devices.

If you need a truly powerful laptop, there are a few options available, but two options stand out for creators. On the Windows side of things, there's the Dell XPS 17 (2023), while if you want a device that runs Apple's macOS operating system, there's the MacBook Pro 16 (2023). The Dell XPS 17 sports the latest and greatest CPU from Intel and the latest Nvidia RTX 40-series GPUs. On Apple's side, there are the boosted M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, which are custom ARM-based processors.

Choosing the best AMD motherboard for gaming largely involves matching the socket to your selected AMD processor. Older AMD Ryzen processors used AM4 sockets while the AM5 socket is used for newer AMD Ryzen chips. The new CPUs introduced features such as DDR5 RAM and PCIe 5.0 support, as well as vast performance improvements over predecessors. In this guide, you'll find our recommendations for AMD motherboards.

Galaxy Buds Live is one of the latest additions by Samsung, superseding Galaxy Buds 2 and Galaxy Buds 2 Pro. With the latest bean-type design, the quality has been significantly improved making them one of the best budget-centric wireless earbuds. However, protecting this delicate equipment requires the right cover for the case.

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft has released a new feature for its PowerToys utility suite called Crop and Lock, which lets you crop an app window to show only the details you want to see. The company brought PowerToys back from the dead in 2019 and open-sourced it on GitHub; other tools for the suite include toggles for small-yet-useful features like plaintext pasting or the ability to keep an app always on top.Crop and Lock, available for both Windows 11 and Windows 10 v2004 (19041) or newer, has two modes — a non-interactive Thumbnail crop that’s essentially a live feed of the area you select that updates with the page, and a “Reparent” mode that Microsoft writes is more interactive, but could have compatibility issues with some apps.Assuming you have... Continue reading…

The Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 3 is now a year old, but it's still plenty powerful and modern. It packs in 12th-generation Intel Core vPro and AMD Ryzen 6000 PRO processors, a 14-inch 16:10 display, and more. Like many great ThinkPads, the connectivity is also pretty solid. It includes two Thunderbolt 4 ports on the Intel models, two USB Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2) ports on the AMD ones, an RJ45 Ethernet port, a SIM card slot, and more. If you're planning to use it at your desk, though, you'll probably want to consider a docking station to increase the number of ports. We did the digging, and found some of the best docking stations that are available to purchase right now:

The 2025 Mini Cooper EV’s interior. | Image: Mini The 2025 Mini Cooper EV reveal is showing off a facelift, increased range, and a giant, round OLED screen floating in front of the dashboard. The company says the Cooper E and Cooper SE — the two EV variants — have 190 miles and 250 miles of range, respectively, as calculated using the European EV test cycle. (Those numbers could drop to around 175 miles and 215 miles each when the EPA test cycle is applied, per Ars Technica.)But about that big OLED touchscreen that now floats in front of the center of the dashboard instead of the embedded rectangle in past models. The company teased the Cooper’s redesigned interior earlier this year with videos showing the screen’s animations and followed that up with another release with more detail... Continue reading…

A vertical GPU mount allows you to install your graphics card vertically as opposed to the traditional way of attaching the component directly to the motherboard. A vertical GPU mount consists of a ribbon cable, a male PCI connector, and a female PCI connector. We've rounded up the best vertical GPU mounts to ensure you're using one that's not only reliable but also won't damage any of your PC components. Our favorite is the excellent Cooler Master MasterAccessory Vertical Graphics Card Holder Kit 3.

Choosing the best motherboard for AMD processors usually involves picking one with an AM5 socket and chipset for the latest Ryzen chips. Depending on what you plan on using the system for, it's possible to spend anywhere between $100 and $1,000 on a motherboard for the best CPUs from AMD. This collection includes our favorite motherboard recommendations for AMD processors.