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Is this e-reader case a gun?
Is an e-reader case as dangerous as a Glock 19? Last month, Louisville, Kentucky-based creator Luke The Maker showed off a bizarre, 3D-printed, pistol-shaped case design for the popular minimalist...
We’re beating heart disease
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a small pill called enlicitide. It is a tablet you swallow once a day on an empty stomach with a sip of black coffee, water, or tea. But it...
An 86-year-old Congress member explains why he won’t retire
Rep. James Clyburn announces he is running for a 18th term on March 12, 2026, during a press conference at the South Carolina Democratic Party. | Tracy Glantz/The State/Tribune News Service via...
Folding and flipping phones are getting seriously good
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 137, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy phone season, and also you can read all the old editions at...
An 86-year-old Congress member explains why he won’t retire
Rep. James Clyburn announces he is running for a 18th term on March 12, 2026, during a press conference at the South Carolina Democratic Party. | Tracy Glantz/The State/Tribune News Service via...
What Surrounds Us will make you think a lot about circles
What Surrounds Us takes its title literally. You play as a circle surrounding a hole in its middle - it looks like a donut with frosting. You work together with other sentient moving circles,...
Could you lose your right to vote if you bet on an election?
A Kalshi billboard displaying New York City mayoral election odds in New York on Monday, October 27, 2025. | Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Could you accidentally gamble away your right to vote?...
Could you lose your right to vote if you bet on an election?
A Kalshi billboard displaying New York City mayoral election odds in New York on Monday, October 27, 2025. | Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Could you accidentally gamble away your right to vote?...
OpenAI’s rogue agent went on a hacking spree that lasted days, Reuters says
Reuters reports that the OpenAI agent that hacked Hugging Face had been free for a week before the company noticed.
Forget expensive sleepbuds. Buy this pillow instead
This “piercing pillow” also works great with earbuds you probably already own. Tech companies love to sell us expensive gadgets to solve all of life's little problems. Sleepbuds sold by the likes of...