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Serenading Cells with Audible Sound Alters Gene Activity

news.ycombinator.com Simon Makin 2026-02-10 12:04:53

The cells in your ears aren’t the only ones listening: recent research suggests that crucial cells throughout the body may respond to audible sound. Experiments described in Communications Biology revealed more than 100 genes whose activity changed in response to these acoustic waves, pointing to possible medical applications. Extensive earlier research has shown that ultrasound—sound at frequencies higher than humans can hear—can affect biology in numerous ways; the new study expands this conc

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Livestream Replay: Beginner Advice for Claude, a ChatGPT Alternative

wired.com Reece Rogers 2026-02-13 15:30:00

Hello WIRED subscribers! Thank you to everyone who attended our most recent AI Unlocked livestream Q&A session, Chatbot Basics: Beginner Advice For Claude, a ChatGPT Alternative. Staff writer Reece Rogers and senior correspondent Kylie Robison provided an overview of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot, one of the most-used alternatives to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and popular with AI insiders. They also answered audience questions about all kinds of topics, such as the main differences between Claude and ChatGPT

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Zelle needs to fix ‘significant scams and fraud,’ lawmakers say

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-02-14 20:30:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Banks are facing renewed pressure to protect their customers from scams on Zelle, the payment network owned by JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Capital One, and other big banks. In letters to the banks, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) asked them how often their customers report Zelle

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Why I'm ditching Bluetooth speakers in favor of this outdoor wired system - and don't regret it

zdnet.com Christian De Looper 2026-02-16 00:21:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Polk Audio Atrium 5 speakers are available for $325 a pair, offering a sleek and weatherproof design. These speakers have a crisp, detailed, and surprisingly deep sound profile. You'll need an amplifier for these speakers, making them less convenient than using a Bluetooth speaker. $325 at B&H Photo-Video While plenty of folks use portable Bluetooth speakers for their outdoor listening needs, they're not the most practical choice if you're setting up an outdoor envir

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Asus Rog Delta II Review: Lots To Offer, but Not Worth the Price

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-16 04:01:52

As a more casual gamer, I used to just play games with my computer speakers or sound bar, never bothering with gaming headsets. I would grab a cheap Microsoft or similar knockoff when I played with friends, but that was about it. That all changed when I got my first real gaming headset a couple of years ago. Now, my eyes (or ears, technically) have been opened. The better sound, and being able to hear everything around you including footsteps, really is a game-changer. Asus recently released two

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I replaced my AirPods Max with these $299 Nothing headphones - they're my new daily driver now

zdnet.com Kerry Wan 2026-02-16 17:15:14

ZDNET's key takeaways The Nothing Headphone 1 are available for preorder now at $299. These over-ear headphones feature a 40mm dynamic driver made in partnership with KEF, Spatial Audio playback, ANC, and more. You'll have to really admire the design and customizability of the headphones to make the most of them. View now at Nothing Nothing's first over-ear headphones are as ambitious, polarizing, and divisive of a product as you'd expect from the brand. The writing was always on the wall --

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Mandelbrot in x86 Assembly by Claude

news.ycombinator.com Simon Willison 2026-02-16 15:31:08

Mandelbrot in x86 assembly by Claude. Inspired by a tweet asking if Claude knew x86 assembly, I decided to run a bit of an experiment. I prompted Claude Sonnet 4: Write me an ascii art mandelbrot fractal generator in x86 assembly And got back code that looked... like assembly code I guess? So I copied some jargon out of that response and asked: I have some code written for x86-64 assembly using NASM syntax, targeting Linux (using system calls for output). How can I run that on my Mac? That

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Building a Personal AI Factory

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-17 05:14:29

Building a Personal AI Factory (July 2025 snapshot) Published: July 1, 2025 Overview I keep several claude code windows open, each on its own git-worktree. o3 and sonnet 4 create plans, sonnet 3.7 or sonnet 4 execute the plan, and o3 checks the results against the original ask. Any issues found are fed back into the plan template and the code is regenerated. The factory improves itself. Read on to see what might be useful for you. Guiding Principle – Fix Inputs, Not Outputs When something

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Nothing releases its first over-the-ear headphones

techcrunch.com Maggie Nye 2026-02-17 06:52:30

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 spoiler alert: The buttons on these headphones might be the best part.

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Nothing releases its first over-the-ear headphones, the $299 Headphone (1)

techcrunch.com Maggie Stamets 2026-02-17 20:38:51

London-based smartphone maker Nothing has launched its first over-the-ear headphones, the Headphone (1). The new device follows Nothing’s first step into audio hardware with last year’s debut of the Ear 2 open-ear headphones. The new Headphone (1) headphones were designed in collaboration with British audio brand KEF and feature the sleek, transparent design that Nothing has become known for. The device itself is a bit bulky, even for an over-the-ear headphone, but it provides adequate adaptive

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Nothing’s first over-ear headphones want to be a quirky $300 AirPods Max alternative

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-18 00:30:18

After numerous waves of similar (and not-so-similar) wireless buds, Nothing is debuting its first pair of over-ear headphones. The Headphone 1 combines the company's recognizable see-through aesthetic with an intriguing array of controls and up to 35 hours of listening with active noise cancellation (ANC). Handily, for its most premium audio launch yet, the $299 headphones accompany the launch of Nothing’s new flagship smartphone: the Phone 3. First impressions are everything, and these look li

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I tested Nothing's first over-ear headphones, and they made my AirPods Max look boring

zdnet.com Kerry Wan 2026-02-18 00:28:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Nothing Headphone 1 are available for preorder now at $299. These over-ear headphones feature a 40mm dynamic driver made in partnership with KEF, Spatial Audio playback, ANC, and more. You'll have to really admire the design and customizability of the headphones to make the most of them. View now at Nothing Nothing's first over-ear headphones are as ambitious, polarizing, and divisive of a product as you'd expect from the brand. The writing was always on the wall --

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Nothing's New Phone (3) and Headphone (1) Look Nothing Like You've Seen Before

wired.com Julian Chokkattu 2026-02-18 00:30:00

Phones kind of look same-y. Headphones don't look that visually different either, whether it's a Sony or a Bose. UK-based tech company, Nothing, took it upon itself to change things up again, giving us a smartphone with a design the likes of which we haven't seen before, and headphones that are sure to turn heads. Today, the company announced the Phone (3), its third-generation flagship smartphone, and the Headphone (1) at an event in London. The smartphone starts at $799 for the 256 GB model,

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Nothing Headphone 1 review: head-turning

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

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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RP2350pc Open Source Hardware all in one computer

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 12:27:31

by OLIMEX Ltd in 6502, apple2, ARM, new product, OSHW, raspberrypi, Retro computers, risc-v Tags: apple2, atmos, computer, education, oric, puldin, raspberry pi, riscv, rp2350 RP2350pc is an Open Source Hardware complete computer with: RP2350B Dual Core ARM/RISCV processor build in 520KB RAM, 8MB PSRAM, 16MB Flash Four USB ports Two UEXT connectors DVI/HDMI output Audio Codec Audio MIC in Audio Headphone Out Audio Amplifire with external speakers SD card LiPo UPS allowing to run on L

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Claude Code now supports hooks

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 10:01:15

Customize and extend Claude Code’s behavior by registering shell commands Claude Code hooks are user-defined shell commands that execute at various points in Claude Code’s lifecycle. Hooks provide deterministic control over Claude Code’s behavior, ensuring certain actions always happen rather than relying on the LLM to choose to run them. Example use cases include: Notifications : Customize how you get notified when Claude Code is awaiting your input or permission to run something. : Customi

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Can't hear TV dialogue? I found 3 ways to dramatically improve the audio quality

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2026-02-19 08:45:12

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Say you're watching an edgy new streaming series and find yourself turning up the volume for every scene where two actors are engaged in a dramatic dialogue. It seems like both characters are whispering -- until an explosion happens on screen, and the sound is the opposite, almost deafening. Also: The next big HDMI leap is coming soon - what the 2.2 standard means for you What's up with that? It's not just the imbalanced proportion of sound that bothers you, and it's not that

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Sony DTC-700 audio DAT player/recorder

news.ycombinator.com Kevin Boone 2026-02-18 21:03:26

Kevin Boone They don’t make ’em like that any more: Sony DTC-700 audio DAT player/recorder Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise: DAT players were fantastic. They offered all the advantages of an audio cassette, but with the sound quality of a CD. The compact audio cassette was a marvellous invention, in its own way; but this technology struggled to provide audio fidelity that would satisfy discerning listeners. Its frequency response was limited, and the unavoidable background hiss was very obv

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Anthropic Let an AI Agent Run a Small Shop and the Result Was Unintentionally Hilarious

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-19 10:41:08

Anthropic ran an experiment where its Claude chatbot was put in charge of a tiny, automated "shop" inside its San Francisco headquarters — and the results were nothing short of hilarious. Despite claims in an Anthropic post that "Claudius," the name given to the AI agent in charge of stocking the shop's shelves, was "close to success," everything about the gambit seems to demonstrate just how bad AI is at managing things in the real world. Dubbed "Project Vend," the month-long experiment was u

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Claude Code now supports Hooks

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-19 10:01:15

Customize and extend Claude Code’s behavior by registering shell commands Claude Code hooks are user-defined shell commands that execute at various points in Claude Code’s lifecycle. Hooks provide deterministic control over Claude Code’s behavior, ensuring certain actions always happen rather than relying on the LLM to choose to run them. Example use cases include: Notifications : Customize how you get notified when Claude Code is awaiting your input or permission to run something. : Customi

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From chatbots to collaborators: How AI agents are reshaping enterprise work

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2026-02-19 23:38:53

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Scott White still marvels at how quickly artificial intelligence has transformed from a novelty into a true work partner. Just over a year ago, the product lead for Claude AI at Anthropic watched as early AI coding tools could barely complete a single line of code. Today, he’s building production-ready software features himself — despite n

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What happened when Anthropic's Claude AI ran a small shop for a month (spoiler: it got weird)

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2026-02-20 15:05:49

Daniel Grizelj/Getty Images Large language models (LLMs) handle many tasks well -- but at least for the time being, running a small business doesn't seem to be one of them. On Friday, AI startup Anthropic published the results of "Project Vend," an internal experiment in which the company's Claude chatbot was asked to manage an automated vending machine service for about a month. Launched in partnership with AI safety evaluation company Andon Labs, the project aimed to get a clearer sense of h

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They don't make 'em like that any more: Sony DTC-700 audio DAT player/recorder

news.ycombinator.com Kevin Boone 2026-02-20 15:03:26

Kevin Boone They don’t make ’em like that any more: Sony DTC-700 audio DAT player/recorder Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise: DAT players were fantastic. They offered all the advantages of an audio cassette, but with the sound quality of a CD. The compact audio cassette was a marvellous invention, in its own way; but this technology struggled to provide audio fidelity that would satisfy discerning listeners. Its frequency response was limited, and the unavoidable background hiss was very obv

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Three months of Audible is only $3 thanks to this Prime Day deal

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-21 00:00:35

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . The bumper 2025 edition of Amazon's Prime Day is fast approaching and the deals are starting to emerge. While we've seen this offer pop up several times in the past, it's one that's always worth highlighting. New Audible subscribers can get three months of access to the Premium Plus pl

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Anthropic's Claude stocked a fridge with metal cubes when it was put in charge of a snacks business

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-21 00:27:51

If you're worried your local bodega or convivence store may soon be replaced by an AI storefront, you can rest easy — at least for the time being. Anthropic recently concluded an experiment, dubbed Project Vend, that saw the company task an offshoot of its Claude chatbot with running a refreshments business out of its San Francisco office at a profit, and things went about as well as you would expect. The agent, named Claudius to differentiate it from Anthropic's regular chatbot, not only made s

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TCL 5.1 Channel Soundbar Is Now 3x Cheaper Than JBL’s, Best Buy Has This 5-Star Deal for a Limited Time

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2026-02-21 10:10:58

There’s nothing like great sound to take movie nights, sports games, and even casual TV watching to the next level. Sure, your TV’s built-in speakers can do the job. “A” job, even. But you’re not going to get much out of your audio from movies and TV shows without a soundbar that can really help to project the sound. In fact, a good soundbar can completely transform the experience, especially if you’re still relying on your TV’s built-in speakers. If you’ve been holding off on upgrading, now mig

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Europol helps disrupt $540 million crypto investment fraud ring

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-21 15:20:58

Spanish authorities have arrested five individuals in Madrid and the Canary Islands, suspected of laundering $540 million (€460 million) from illegal cryptocurrency investment schemes and defrauding more than 5,000 victims. The law enforcement operation was supported and coordinated by Europol and investigators from Estonia, France, and the U.S. (Homeland Security Investigations – HSI). The investigation into the fraud ring started in 2023 On the day of the arrests a cryptocurrency expert was

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So you want to serialize some DER?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 03:19:57

So you want to serialize some DER? (Editor’s Note: My day job is at Anthropic.) This story starts where all good stories start, with ASN.1. ASN.1 is… I guess you’d call it a meta-serialization format? It’s a syntax for describing data abstractly (a notation, you might say), and then there’s a bunch of different actual encodings that you can use to turn data into bytes. There’s only one encoding I choose to acknowledge, which is DER (the Distinguished Encoding Representation, it’s got a monocle

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Melania Trump's Audiobook Is Narrated by an AI Copy of Herself

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-21 20:45:26

Let's get one thing straight: it's hard to be married to the president. From coming up with epoch-defining slogans like "Be Best" to decking the White House halls with bizarre Christmas decor, it's a tougher gig than most of us can imagine. Our current first lady, Melania Trump, is well aware of the challenge after her previous four-year stint in the White House. Notoriously private — or perhaps just too busy to make public appearances — the first lady's life has been shrouded in mystery. Howe

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My Wife and I Are Never Splitting AirPods Again Thanks to This iPhone Trick

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-21 18:00:05

When my wife and I travel, we usually download some shows to watch on our flight. But when we watch those shows, we always have to split a set of AirPods so we each have one earbud. That means one of our ears is enjoying the show while the other is forced to endure whatever is happening around the plane, which can be a little distracting. But thanks to Apple's Audio Sharing feature, we can each enjoy a show together while using our own sets of AirPods. Audio Sharing was introduced with iOS 18 a

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