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Nothing Headphone 1 review: head-turning

theverge.com Andru Marino 2026-02-18 18:30:00

is an audio and video creator at The Verge since 2015. He has produced shows like The Vergecast, Decoder with Nilay Patel, Why’d You Push That Button, and a variety of Verge video. Nothing’s first pair of over-the-ear headphones has arrived, bearing the company’s signature retro-transparent design that it introduced with the Phone 1. But until now, that design has mostly been in your pocket or peeking out of your ears. With the $299 Nothing Headphone 1, you have to commit to having that aesthet

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Nothing releases their first over-the-ear headphones

techcrunch.com Maggie Nye 2026-02-18 18:52:30

Nothing has revealed its first over-the-ear headphones. The aluminum and transparent Headphone (1) was designed in collaboration with KEF. They offer adaptive noise canceling, bass enhancement for deeper low frequencies, and spatial audio, for $299 at launch. But spoilers: The buttons on these headphones might be the best part.

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"Indie Rock Band" That's Clearly Using AI Claims That "We Never Use AI"

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-18 22:50:42

An "indie rock band" called The Velvet Sundown, which is marketing its music with AI-generated pictures of members that don't appear to exist, is now claiming that "we never use AI." After being publicly accused of being the fabrication of AI, an "official" X account for the band is now seemingly attempting to control the narrative, or at least to gin up a few more streams. "Absolutely crazy that so-called 'journalists' keep pushing the lazy, baseless theory that The Velvet Sundown is 'AI-gene

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I changed 8 settings on my Pixel phone to instantly improve the battery life

zdnet.com Jason Howell 2026-02-18 23:21:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Pixel phones have an excellent reputation for smart software, but battery life has been a common complaint with Google's smartphones. Thankfully, that same smart software is now improving battery life and longevity, though many features aren't set up for maximum endurance out of the box. I've found that a handful of features can dramatically improve how long your Pixel lasts, both in a single day and over the long haul. Also: Why I recommend this $280 Android phone over cheap m

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Show HN: HackerNewt - Breadth-first exploring HN client for iOS

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 22:57:23

Don't get lost in big Hacker News discussions! HackerNewt is a Hacker News client that uses an alternative way of displaying comment tree. Advantages over traditional interfaces: - Comment width doesn't get narrower no matter how deep in the tree you are - You always see the parent of the comment you're currently reading - Swiping allows you to move in and out of subtrees with animated transitions that you fully control - You can easily skip subtrees that don't interest you by simply scrolling A

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Brazil’s antitrust watchdog says Apple must face penalties over App Store restrictions [U]

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-19 00:04:39

Apple’s week is off to a rough start. First, Proton filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. Almost simultaneously, a judge in New Jersey rejected Apple’s attempt to dismiss a federal antitrust case. And on Monday night, things got a little worse: CADE, Brazil’s antitrust watchdog, formally recommended that Apple be sanctioned for the “imposition of the exclusive use of its payment system by app developers and the restriction on the distribution and commercialization of third-party digital serv

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Your Netflix just got a free NASA upgrade - beaming spacewalks straight to your living room

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-02-19 04:14:44

quantic69/Getty For several years now, NASA has quietly had its own free streaming service where you could watch live rocket launches, spacewalks, and other space-related content. The space agency's content is about to get a little more accessible, as NASA+ is teaming up with Netflix. In an announcement Monday, NASA said that its live content will also be available on Netflix starting this summer. This includes launches, mission updates, live views of Earth from the International Space Statio

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Trump’s prospective TikTok buyer reportedly includes Oracle, Blackstone, a16z

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2026-02-19 04:50:02

In Brief After pushing the TikTok sale date back yet again, President Donald Trump said in an interview on Sunday that he had found a potential buyer for the ByteDance-owned platform. Though the president said he will not reveal the identities of the buyers for another couple of weeks, Bloomberg is reporting that the buyer is a group of investors from Oracle, Blackstone, and VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). According to the report, these investors had made a bid, but it lost momentum amid t

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I replaced my AirPods with these Nothing earbuds, and I'm not going back

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-02-19 09:24:42

Nina Raemont/ZDNET The Nothing Ear (a) are $20 off right now, taking the price of my favorite earbuds down to $89, compared to their original price of $109. Also: The best early Prime Day deals to shop ZDNET's key takeaways For $89, the new Nothing Ear (a) earbuds Their affordability, comfort, and long battery life make them a great option for budget-conscious shoppers. They're so great that I've taken them practically everywhere: on flights, to work in the office, and to run my first half

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One of my favorite smart home accessories turns any room into an aurora show, and it's on sale

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-02-19 09:48:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Govee Star Light Projector is available for $80. This smart light projects an aurora-like display with coverage of up to 650 square feet It has over 16 million color options and over 50 preset scenes, including music and white noise. Though a great projector, the Govee app is not intuitive or user-friendly, leaving you to guess how to change some settings and features. $64.99 at Amazon The Govee Star Light Projector is $35 off on Amazon, making it just $65 as a limi

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Alleged Verizon data breach sees 61M customer records offered for sale [U]

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-02-18 09:13:47

An alleged Verizon data breach has seen hackers offering for sale a database of 61 million customer records, which includes personal information useful for both phishing attempts and identity theft. Update: Verizon told us it has checked the data and it is not from its customers – see the end of the piece. The sample data supplied includes name, full postal address, date of birth, email address, phone number(s), tax identification code, and other ID codes. Security researchers at SafetyDetect

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This AI travel agent can plan your next trip's entire itinerary - for free

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2026-02-19 12:58:00

ZDNET Spending long hours in front of a computer screen trying to plan vacations could soon become a thing of the past. The travel industry has enthusiastically embraced generative AI in recent years. Expedia, for example, integrated a ChatGPT-powered customer service chatbot into its app in early 2023. Kayak did something similar one year later, launching an AI platform trained on customer data and designed to provide personalized, real-time travel recommendations. Also: Are AI subscriptions

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The secret to Linux's remarkable journey from one dev's hobby to 40 million lines of code

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2026-02-19 14:33:23

Vicki Jauron, Babylon and Beyond Photography/Getty Images When Linus Torvalds posted his now-legendary 1991 announcement about a "hobby" operating system kernel, no one would have predicted that Linux would become the backbone of modern computing. In a speech at the Open-Source Summit, North America, Jonathan Corbet, executive editor of LWN and longtime kernel developer, recounted the Linux kernel's remarkable journey, highlighting its disruptive beginnings, its unique development model, and th

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When is the best time to book your flight? Google Search has spilled its airfare secrets

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2026-02-19 14:52:00

Daniel Garrido/Getty Images The last time I booked a vacation flight, I literally spent over an hour finding the cheapest ticket to Hawaii with two criteria in mind: that it wasn't a red-eye flight, and it only had one layover. At least one layover was to be expected (at LAX) because Kentucky is a long way from the Aloha State. I could've saved some time, though -- and money -- had I known what Google's recent report revealed. Also: 7 gadgets I recommend for travel as a digital nomad What is

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One UI’s Now Bar now plays nicer with Samsung Wallet for real-time journey alerts

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-19 18:18:17

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The latest Samsung Wallet update brings real-time alerts for journeys using stored travel tickets. These updates show in One UI’s Now Bar, live notification, and Now Brief. Along with new functionality, Samsung Wallet gets a new animation showing all cards in a stacked view. Samsung Wallet is one of the company’s finest apps, especially in regions where Google Wallet doesn’t fully work just yet. It holds passes, travel tickets, cards, and even allows

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Brazil’s antitrust watchdog says Apple must face penalties over NFC restrictions

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-19 18:04:39

Apple’s week is off to a rough start. First, Proton filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. Almost simultaneously, a judge in New Jersey rejected Apple’s attempt to dismiss a federal antitrust case. And on Monday night, things got a little worse: CADE, Brazil’s antitrust watchdog, formally recommended that Apple be sanctioned for restricting access to the iPhone’s NFC chip and forcing developers to use Apple Pay. In its ruling, CADE’s General Superintendence said Apple’s behavior creates “art

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This 6TB Crucial X10 SSD Costs Less Than the 4TB Version, With Limited Stock on Amazon for 4th of July

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2026-02-19 18:10:02

We may run out of superlatives when it comes to describing the Crucial X10 external solid-state drive, but we should cut to the most important detail of all right away — the massive 6TB model of the #1 new release in external SSDs is nearly half-price right now at Amazon, just $292. That’s even cheaper than the 4TB model of the same highly rated drive. This phenomenal pre-Prime Day deal slashes over $260 from the price of one of the best external drives on the market. The Crucial X10 is palm-si

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Shark Pet Cordless Vacuum Cleaner Hits Its Lowest Price at 50% Off to Clear Out Stock Before Prime Day

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2026-02-19 18:40:26

If you live with pets, you know how quickly fur, crumbs, and dust seem to collect in every corner of your home. Even when you’ve just cleaned, there always seems to be another clump of hair under the table or a fine layer of dirt around the baseboards. It’s kind of the life you’ve chosen when you think about it, because you invited pets into your home. But that doesn’t mean you should have to be punished for living with adorable, furry animals. What can you do, though? You can get a vacuum that’

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Genesis AI launches with $105M seed funding from Eclipse, Khosla to build AI models for robots

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2026-02-19 18:56:52

Genesis AI, a startup that aims to build a foundational model for powering all kinds of robots, has emerged from stealth with a giant $105 million seed round co-led by Eclipse Ventures and Khosla Ventures. Founded last December by Zhou Xian (pictured above, left), a Ph.D. in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, and Théophile Gervet, a former research scientist with the French AI lab Mistral, the startup wants to build a general-purpose model that will enable robots to automate a wide range

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Someone brought Flappy Bird back to Android, but there’s a good reason you shouldn’t download it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-20 03:00:23

Joe Maring / Android Authority If, like me, you had an Android phone in the 2010s, you almost certainly played Flappy Bird. And all these years later, I still occasionally find myself itching to play a few rounds. Unfortunately, playing the original Flappy Bird in 2025 is all but impossible. But thanks to one developer, Flappy Bird is back. Recently, a new developer got the attention of the r/Android subreddit by announcing they had reverse-engineered the original Flappy Bird to run on a 64-bi

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Here’s how to watch the Nothing Phone 3 and Headphone 1 launch live

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-20 04:00:46

TL;DR The Nothing Phone 3, with its new Glyph Matrix system, is launching in London today. The company will also unveil its first wireless headphones — the Nothing Headphone 1 — at the event. You can watch Nothing’s launch event live through the YouTube link embedded below. The hype train is finally coming to a halt as Nothing gets ready to launch its new flagship, the Nothing Phone 3, at an event in London today. Android Authority will bring you all the action from the ground, but you also h

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Gemini Live is getting app cards for more helpful, context-aware replies (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-20 05:30:27

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini Live could soon supplement information from other apps with contextual cards. References to the cards functionality in Gemini Live were spotted in the latest version of the Google app. We were able to reverse-engineer the functionality and successfully activate cards for Google apps such as Calendar, Keep, Maps, and Tasks. Gemini Live is easily one of the best ways to engage in naturally flowing conversations with Google’s AI. Beyond its abilit

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Google Keep’s Material 3 Expressive makeover is starting to roll out

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-20 05:51:19

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Keep’s Material 3 Expressive makeover has started rolling out to users. It brings visual changes for several UI elements, including the search bar, toolbar, and search filters. The redesign is not widely available at the moment, but it should reach more users in the coming days. Google is steadily updating its apps in line with Android’s new Material 3 Expressive design language, and Google Keep is the latest to receive an expressive makeover.

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Is this the best time to book your flight? Google Search just spilled its airfare secrets

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2026-02-20 02:00:13

Daniel Garrido/Getty Images The last time I booked a vacation flight, I literally spent over an hour finding the cheapest ticket to Hawaii with two criteria in mind: that it wasn't a red-eye flight, and it only had one layover. At least one layover was to be expected (at LAX) because Kentucky is a long way from the Aloha State. I could've saved some time, though -- and money -- had I known what Google's recent report revealed. Also: 7 gadgets I recommend for travel as a digital nomad What is

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Can this cheap Amazon multitool get the job done? Here's my expert advice

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2026-02-20 02:30:15

ZDNET's key takeaways Amazon Basics' 15-in-1 stainless steel multitool is available at Amazon for about $13. It's a well-made 15-in-1 with a myriad of useful tools, and the price can't be beat. Not every tool will be useful for everyone - I've never used a fish scaler or hook remover. $11.89 at Amazon The Amazon Basics 15-in-1 stainless steel multitool with a pocket knife is currently on sale for $10, or 22% off its original price. I've been covering lots of budget multitools lately -- the s

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Meet Airial, the company that uses AI to automate every step of the trip-planning process

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2026-02-20 04:15:11

Jorg Greuel/Getty Spending long hours in front of a computer screen trying to plan vacations could soon become a thing of the past. The travel industry has enthusiastically embraced generative AI in recent years. Expedia, for example, integrated a ChatGPT-powered customer service chatbot into its app in early 2023. Kayak did something similar one year later, launching an AI platform trained on customer data and designed to provide personalized, real-time travel recommendations. Also: Are AI s

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Experimental Playgrounds

news.ycombinator.com .Wp-Block-Comment-Author-Name Box-Sizing Border-Box 2026-02-17 18:27:35

When you picture a playground, what do you see? Perhaps a space with slides, swings, climbing bars, and merry-go-rounds, with asphalt underneath, or maybe a bouncier, colourful surface that undulates. If it’s a bigger playground, it might have wooden huts on stilts with wood chips underneath – even a zip line, if you’re lucky. Here’s what it won’t have: kids setting fires, sawing wood, cooking food, writing operettas, or constructing 50ft towers. It won’t look like a literal bomb site or junk y

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OpenFLOW – Quickly make beautiful infrastructure diagrams local to your machine

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-19 23:29:57

OpenFLOW - Isometric Diagramming Tool OpenFLOW is a powerful, open-source Progressive Web App (PWA) for creating beautiful isometric diagrams. Built with React and the Isoflow library, it runs entirely in your browser with offline support. Features 🎨 Isometric Diagramming - Create stunning 3D-style technical diagrams - Create stunning 3D-style technical diagrams 💾 Auto-Save - Your work is automatically saved every 5 seconds - Your work is automatically saved every 5 seconds 🔒 Privacy-First

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I built something that changed my friend group's social fabric

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-16 15:49:35

This is a story that started back in 2022, but I think its a perfect time to reflect on the impact that it has had on my friend group still to this day. A year or so before COVID, our friend group dispersed across the world - I moved to Vancouver, one friend moved to the UK and another one moved to the United States. The rest of them still lived in Melbourne. Once COVID hit, like many others, we looked to find a way to keep in contact and still hang out. We have always been a big gaming group

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The Best Gadgets of June 2025

gizmodo.com Raymond Wong 2026-02-19 10:46:52

With developer conference season in the rearview mirror—Google gave us boatloads of AI, Android XR smart glasses, and a hell of a lot of Veo 3 slop, and Apple ushered in “Liquid Glass” for all of its “26” software—we can now turn our full attention back to checking out the shiny and comforting world of gadgets because it’s just goddamn depressing everywhere else you look. If it’s not the technoking being a dingus again, it’s the world’s most powerful man grifting with a shitty gold Android phone

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Nothing Headphone 1 review: head-turning

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