A battle over paid leave is threatening to grind the US economy to a halt

President Joe Biden praised railway workers and companies for reaching a “tentative agreement” in September. OLIVIER DOULIERY / Contributor / Getty US rail workers are preparing to strike over their latest negotiations with management. Joe Biden is urging Congress to codify an existing agreement as-is, calling the moment “critical.” A strike could threaten shipment of…

Philips TAG5106 gaming headset comes with 45-hour battery life

You don’t normally associate the Philips brand with gaming, but that could soon change after the launch of the Philips TAG5106 headset. Made under licence by MMD, which is also the brand partner for Philips-tagged monitors, the gaming headphones support both 2.4GHz wireless technology (with a USB dongle included) and Bluetooth. That means they can…

Elon Musk has created a toxic mess for the LGBTQ+ community. I would know.

A mere day after Elon Musk reactivated Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter account, she tweeted that I’m a “communist groomer,” presumably because I’m a gay Jewish Democratic elected official from San Francisco.  Greene’s tweet also promoted her proposed federal law to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth and to make it effectively impossible for adult…

Samsung’s Galaxy S23 lineup will reportedly launch in early February

Unofficial renders point towards a new design for next year’s Galaxy S23. | Image: OnLeaks / Digit.in Samsung will announce its next flagship phone lineup, the Galaxy S23 series, in the first week of February 2023, according to a report from Korean news outlet Korea JoongAng Daily. The paper cites an unnamed Samsung Electronics executive,…

The Steam Deck arrives in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan on December 17th

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Valve’s Steam Deck handheld will start shipping to Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan on December 17th. Reservations for the handheld PC-meets-console opened up through Komodo in August, and customers who preordered will start receiving requests to finalize orders starting December 1st. The first Steam Deck units…