How to create a QR code using a browser
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge QR codes can be very useful, especially when it comes to getting to a webpage quickly and easily. (For example, I’m always resorting…
The full version of Baldur’s Gate 3 is coming to Mac soon
Image: Larian Studios Baldur’s Gate 3 is finally about to leave early access on Mac. Developer Larian Studios said Wednesday on X (formerly Twitter) that the game’s third major patch…
SpaceX projected 20 million Starlink users by 2022—it ended up with 1 million
Enlarge / SpaceX Starlink satellite dish at Pelican Beach on Willard Bay Reservoir in Willard, Utah, in October 2022. (credit: Tony Webster (CC BY-SA 2.0)) SpaceX’s Starlink division hasn’t come…
Feds open up $100 million funding for EV charger reliability grants
Enlarge / Electrify America promised a lot when it first arrived, but now it mostly promises frustration and broken hardware. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) On Wednesday the Joint Office of Energy…
A NASA astronaut will finally spend a full year in space
Enlarge / NASA astronaut Frank Rubio observes the behavior of a free-flying water bubble inside the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module. (credit: NASA) Eleven days before Christmas last year,…
Biden called Arizona fab a “game-changer.” Analyst calls it a “paperweight”
Enlarge / The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. facility under construction in Phoenix, Arizona, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) A new report has revealed…
Calif. passes strongest right-to-repair bill yet, requiring 7 years of parts
Enlarge (credit: iFixit) California, the home to many of tech’s biggest companies and the nation’s most populous state, is pushing ahead with a right-to-repair bill for consumer electronics and appliances.…
California lawmaker proposes regulation of AI models
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A California lawmaker will file a bill seeking to make generative AI models more transparent and start a discussion in the state on…
Starfield has arrived on Nvidia’s GeForce Now — the most important cloud game yet
A screenshot from the video game Starfield. | Image: Bethesda Softworks We’ve never seen a killer app for cloud gaming yet — but Starfield might be the next best thing.…
Apple now finally sells USB-C EarPods
Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge Now that the iPhone has USB-C ports, Apple is selling wired EarPods with a USB-C connector that you can use with the new…