Category: Hardware

The top drug regulator at the Food and Drug Administration, Richard Pazdur, has decided to retire from the agency just three weeks after taking the leading position, according to multiple media outlets. Pazdur, an oncologist who has worked at the FDA since 1999, was seen as a stabilizing force for an agency that has been…

There’s a race in China among several companies vying to become the next to launch and land an orbital-class rocket, and the starting gun could go off as soon as tonight. LandSpace, one of several maturing Chinese rocket startups, is about to launch the first flight of its medium-lift Zhuque-3 rocket. Liftoff could happen around…

I love instant cameras because of how they help me slow down and be creative without the distractions of a phone. Holding a real print also feels grounding in a screen-dominated age, which is why I think a lot of people these days are drawn to them — and why models with old-school vibes like…

The shoe is most certainly on the other foot. On Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly declared a “code red” at the company to improve ChatGPT, delaying advertising plans and other products in the process,  The Information reported based on a leaked internal memo. The move follows Google’s release of its Gemini 3 model last…

Indiegogo is planning to launch a new “Express Crowdfunding” campaign format that lets creators ship things while the campaign is on-going instead of forcing creators to wait until the campaign is over. Indiegogo spokesperson Maciej Kuc tells The Verge that the change was spurred by Indiegogo’s recent move to the infrastructure from its new owner,…

“BG3 players exploit children,” reads a Google AI-generated headline. | Image: Google Did you know that BG3 players exploit children? Are you aware that Qi2 slows older Pixels? If we wrote those misleading headlines, readers would rip us a new one – but Google is experimentally beginning to replace the original headlines on stories it…

You can tell a lot about a company by what they’re willing to sue over. Take Instacart, which just filed a lawsuit against New York City. Its beef? The company doesn’t like five new city laws, set to take effect in January. They would require Instacart to pay workers more and give customers a tipping…

Last week, the first rumors emerged that AMD was considering increasing recommended prices of its graphics cards in response to climbing prices of GDDR6 memory. Today, a leak by @harukaze5719 on X/Twitter could indicate the magnitude of the increase that AMD is planning to implement. If the rumor holds true, the company could increase recommended…

A lot of attention focuses on the best paid antivirus suites, but free antivirus solutions are worth talking about, too. Not only are Windows’ built-in safeguards a solid option, but the same antivirus engines behind paid third-party software power the gratis versions, too. So if you see a free alternative to a paid version you…