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…

The 32nd Premier League is already shaping up to be a hot one, and the next big match is Liverpool vs. Aston Villa this weekend. Both teams started strong this season, and a win here could put either at the top of the table above Manchester City, which currently holds the top spot.

Whether you're a novice runner or a title-winning triathlete, chances are you rely on more than just a good pair of shoes to keep you safe, in control, and on pace during your runs. In the current market, there are an overwhelming number of running accessories to parse through; from GPS trackers to earbuds, armbands to running belts, the list goes on and on. We've rounded up some of our favorite products to help you make it through your next mile.

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been far more feature rich than the basic WordPad app that has shipped as part of Windows since Windows 95.“WordPad is no longer being updated and will be removed in a future release of Windows,” reads a support note published by Microsoft on Friday.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…

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.

The Dell XPS 13 Plus is a contender for one of best laptops around. It's got one of the most futuristic designs we've seen in a long time, so it looks incredibly clean and minimalistic. For example, there's no trackpad on this laptop, at least not a visible one, and a design that cool deserves to be protected, especially when the laptop is likely to be quite expensive. To help with that, we've rounded up some of the best cases you can buy for the Dell XPS 13 Plus to keep it safe.

HP has a three-pronged approach to mobile PC gaming, delivering laptops with varying prices and features through the Victus, Omen, and Omen Transcend brands. HP refreshed all three of its gaming brands for 2023, and we've now had a chance to test and review all of them. The Omen Transcend 16 (2023) — the latest to receive our attention — is the pinnacle of what HP offers in terms of high-end gaming laptops. To name a few standout selling points, it has a taller display with a 16:10 aspect ratio (not to mention a gorgeous mini-LED option), the chassis is made entirely of magnesium aluminum, and it's thinner and lighter than its siblings.

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.

Lenovo had a ton of new products to show off at this year's IFA show in Berlin. If not for the Legion Go stealing the entire show for me, the Lenovo Legion Glasses would have been my pick for my favorite product at the show. They're a pair of AR glasses that plug into anything with a USB-C port, and the glasses will display whatever content is being output superimposed in the center of your vision.

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:

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.

If you're looking for not just one of the best laptops out there but one of the best lightweight laptops, you may well find yourself picking up an LG Gram SuperSlim. Once you've got this ultra-compact laptop, though, you're going to need some accessories for it. However, it can be tough figuring out exactly what you need: Do you need a USB hub or a Thunderbolt dock? Should you get a monitor, and if so, which one? Luckily, we're here to help, so we've compiled a list of the 16 best accessories you can find for an LG Gram SuperSlim that will suit just about anybody. Read on to find which accessories are right for you and your LG Gram SuperSlim.