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

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-19 06:30:18

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 2026-02-19 06:28:00

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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Senate removes ban on state AI regulations from Trump's tax bill

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2026-02-19 06:29:00

Jarmo Piironen/Getty Images Until now, the Trump administration's tax bill -- also called its "big, beautiful bill," which passed in the Senate on Tuesday -- included a rule that would prevent states from enforcing their own AI legislation for five years, and would withhold up to $500 million in funding for AI infrastructure if states don't comply. On Tuesday, a day into a "vote-o-rama" that began Monday in an effort to pass Trump's tax bill before the July 4 holiday, the Senate voted 99 to on

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

wired.com Julian Chokkattu 2026-02-19 06:30:00

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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Apple accuses former Vision Pro engineer of stealing trade secrets

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-02-19 06:03:08

Apple is suing a former employee for allegedly stealing confidential Vision Pro headset research before leaving to join Snap’s product design team. In the complaint filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court on June 24th, Apple accuses Di Liu of downloading thousands of documents containing proprietary information from Apple’s internal systems and saving them to his personal cloud storage account in his final days as a senior design engineer for the Vision Pro. According to the lawsuit, Liu fal

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Nothing Headphone 1 review: head-turning

theverge.com Andru Marino 2026-02-19 06:30:00

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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AeroVironment stock drops 8% on offering plan to pay off debt

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-02-19 11:26:51

An image of a Quantix drone made by AeroVironment. AeroVironment shares fell 8% Tuesday after the defense contractor said it plans to offer $750 million in common stock and $600 million in convertible senior notes due in 2030 to repay debt. The drone maker said it would use leftover funding for general purposes such as boosting manufacturing capacity. AeroVironment shares have soared 85% this year, ballooning its market value to about $13 billion. Last week, shares of the Arlington, Virginia

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Apple TV+ hit sci-fi show just keeps getting better: first reviews here

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-02-19 11:17:17

Apple TV+ kicked off the year with a major win in Severance, but the streamer has another sci-fi series returning next week that’s much bigger in scope: Foundation season 3 is almost here, and reviews say the show’s better than ever. Foundation season 3 reviews praise the show as Apple’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Foundation premiered on Apple TV+ in fall 2021 as a big-budget adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s sci-fi series that had long been thought impossible to adapt. Did Apple pull off the impossible? S

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New FileFix attack runs JScript while bypassing Windows MoTW alerts

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-19 11:37:46

A new FileFix attack allows executing malicious scripts while bypassing the Mark of the Web (MoTW) protection in Windows by exploiting how browsers handle saved HTML webpages. The technique, was devised by security researcher mr.d0x Last week, the researcher showed how the first FileFix method worked as an alternative to 'ClickFix' attacks by tricking users into pasting a disguised PowerShell command into the File Explorer address bar. The attack involves a phishing page to trick the victim in

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Casio’s Ring Watch is available online after being sold out for months (update: sold out)

theverge.com Brandt Ranj 2026-02-19 10:14:37

Casio’s $120 CRW001-1 (AKA the Ring Watch) is back in stock on Casio’s website for the first time since it launched — then swiftly sold out — in December. The Ring Watch was released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its original digital watch. While it may look like a novelty, the fully-functional watch impressed The Verge’s Victoria Song as both a fashion statement and a practical gadget. The silver ring has a sub-inch screen and comes in one ring size: 10.5. However, Casio includes 16 an

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When Did Nature Burst into Vivid Color?

news.ycombinator.com Molly Herring 2026-02-14 22:09:09

In the animal kingdom, there is incredible variation in visual perception. What an animal sees depends on the structure of its retina and its neural visual processing system. Most insects can see ultraviolet, blue and green light, but there is wide variety among arthropods; mantis shrimp eyes have up to 12 different channels of color, revealing the ultraviolet spectrum and polarized light. The ancestor of living vertebrates could likely detect red, purple, blue and green — an ability that was ma

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Report: ‘Elio’ Was Pixar’s Latest Victim of Cuts to Erase a Queer Storyline

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2026-02-19 16:00:55

A new report from The Hollywood Reporter alleges that Elio, Pixar’s latest movie, has become the latest in a growing line at the studio to face radical cuts and changes from senior management—including, yet again, the erasure of a queer narrative. The report revealed that Elio had a fraught behind-the-scenes production, that saw much of original director Adrian Molina’s (Coco) vision undergo significant restructuring to become the film that is in theaters now. The disappointing alterations of t

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Casio’s Ring Watch is available online after being sold out for months

theverge.com Brandt Ranj 2026-02-19 16:14:37

Casio’s $120 CRW001-1 (AKA the Ring Watch) is back in stock on Casio’s website for the first time since it launched — then swiftly sold out — in December. The Ring Watch was released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its original digital watch. While it may look like a novelty, the fully-functional watch impressed The Verge’s Victoria Song as both a fashion statement and a practical gadget. The silver ring has a sub-inch screen and comes in one ring size: 10.5. However, Casio includes 16 an

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4 Linux distros that can't be upgraded on autopilot - and why they're still worth trying

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-02-19 21:54:00

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET If you use a Linux distribution based on Debian or Ubuntu, the upgrade path is almost always painless. I've had maybe one Ubuntu upgrade in over a decade that had problems, and even that was a fairly straightforward fix. But not all Linux distributions are created equal, and some are more challenging than others. Some distributions even make the upgrade process more difficult, and a few give users fair warning about why it's important to stay informed

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RP2350pc Open Source Hardware all in one computer

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-19 18:27:31

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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These May Be the First Leaked Images of Meta’s $1,000-Ish AR Glasses

gizmodo.com Raymond Wong 2026-02-19 21:56:33

Meta is one step closer to releasing AR smart glasses with built-in displays. These will not be the Orion smart glasses that the company showed off last year (glasses that reportedly cost $10,000 to make a single pair, but more likely a watered-down version, according to leaked images and videos of the so-called “Meta Ceres” (codenamed “Meta Hypernova”) AR glasses. X user @Lunayian (via RoadtoVR) shared several images and videos of what they claim are the Cerese smart glasses and their correspo

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Mo Jomaa breaks down IPO prep for founders on the Scale Stage at TechCrunch All Stage

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2026-02-19 21:00:00

An IPO may not be on your near-term roadmap, but the best founders start planning for it long before the bankers show up. At TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station, Mo Jomaa, partner at CapitalG (Alphabet’s independent growth fund), will lead a session titled “What to Think About Now If You Want to IPO Someday” on the Scale Stage. In this session, Jomaa will walk founders through what it really takes to build toward a public debut, with lessons drawn from years investin

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AeroVironment stock drops 7% on offering plan to pay off debt

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-02-20 02:35:46

An image of a Quantix drone made by AeroVironment. AeroVironment shares fell 7% Tuesday after the defense contractor said it plans to offer $750 million in common stock and $600 million in convertible senior notes due in 2030 to repay debt. The drone maker said it would use leftover funding for general purposes such as boosting manufacturing capacity. AeroVironment shares have soared 85% this year, ballooning its market value to about $13 billion. Last week, shares of the Arlington, Virginia

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Esse Health says recent data breach affects over 263,000 patients

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-20 02:04:29

Esse Health, a healthcare provider based in St. Louis, Missouri, is notifying over 263,000 patients that their personal and health information was stolen in an April cyberattack. As the largest independent physicians' group in the Greater St. Louis area, Esse Health operates 50 locations and employs over 100 physicians. The organization was made aware of a breach after the attackers took down some primary patient-facing network systems and its phone systems on April 21. Impacted systems were

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US disrupts North Korean IT worker "laptop farm" scheme in 16 states

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-20 02:56:51

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced coordinated law enforcement actions against North Korean government's fund raising operations using remote IT workers. North Korean workers use stolen or fake identities created with the help of AI tools to get hired by more than 100 companies in the U.S., believing they employed experts from other Asian countries or the U.S. Their salaries are usually sent to the DPRK regime. According to court documents, two individuals, Kejia Wang and Zhenxing

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First-Class Models: The Missing Productivity Revolution

news.ycombinator.com Guyren Howe 2026-02-16 14:48:11

TL;DR: First-class models with branching and merging capabilities represent an almost entirely unused enormous productivity and expressiveness unlock in programming and computer systems. The Current State: Well-Designed Systems, Constrained Users Imagine you’re building an accounting system from scratch. You’d design it properly: a normalized database schema, algebraically defined operations for debits and credits, account reconciliation, and comparison functions. You’d implement data-only, in

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GoPro HERO13 Black Ultra Wide Edition Drops to All-Time Low, Amazon Clears Out Its Best Action Camera

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2026-02-20 02:40:25

The Summer holidays will be here in no time, and whether you’ve got kids or not, now’s the time to start planning all sorts of escapades. Whether you’re going to the beach, camping, going out skating, or just about anything else, it’s important to be able to capture all of the action, no matter what that action is. While a mobile phone is a great way to do this, if you want something that’s built for it, then you’ll want to get an action camera. See at Amazon There are a few brands out there t

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The Running Man mixes mayhem and humor in first trailer

theverge.com Andrew Webster 2026-02-20 02:08:08

is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories. As promised, the first trailer for director Edgar Wright’s take on Stephen King’s novel The Running Man is here — and it looks like a playful throwback to ‘80s action movies. The story centers on a struggling man named Ben Richards, played by Glen Powell, who is a contestant on a mega-popular TV game show where he’s hunted by trained k

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US Senate removes controversial ‘AI moratorium’ from budget bill

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2026-02-20 02:07:48

U.S. senators voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a controversial 10-year ban on states’ abilities to regulate AI from the Trump administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” reports Axios. The provision to the reconciliation bill was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Many prominent Silicon Valley executives — including OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Anduril’s Palmer Luckey, and a16z’s Marc Andreessen — were in favor of the so-called “AI moratorium,” which they said would prevent states from forming an

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Gemini now lets you schedule tasks ahead of time (Updated: Rolling out widely)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-20 06:22:04

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini now lets you automate routine tasks with its new scheduled actions feature. You can use it to schedule prompts to perform a task at a specific time, day, date, or after an event. The feature is available in the Gemini app for users with a Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription and qualifying Google Workspace business and education plans. Update, July 1, 2025 (08:22 AM ET): Google has started rolling out Scheduled Actions for Gemini across Android, iO

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Senate votes against curbing state-level AI regulation

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-20 06:11:09

Yesterday, the senate was poised to restrict states' power to regulate AI. Now, the measure is dead in the water, with the Senate voting 99-1 to remove the provision. Are you also having a bit of whiplash? Here's what you need to know about the amendments rightful journey into the trash can of history. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) had pushed for an amendment to Trump's tax bill that would ban states from regulating the AI industry for ten years — if the state took AI infrastructure funding includ

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Researchers Uncover Hidden Ingredients Behind AI Creativity

news.ycombinator.com Webb Wright 2026-02-20 02:40:37

We were once promised self-driving cars and robot maids. Instead, we’ve seen the rise of artificial intelligence systems that can beat us in chess, analyze huge reams of text and compose sonnets. This has been one of the great surprises of the modern era: physical tasks that are easy for humans turn out to be very difficult for robots, while algorithms are increasingly able to mimic our intellect. Another surprise that has long perplexed researchers is those algorithms’ knack for their own, str

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xAI raises $10B in debt and equity

techcrunch.com Ram Iyer 2026-02-20 06:35:54

In Brief Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has raised $10 billion in debt and equity, Morgan Stanley confirmed on Monday. In a post on X, the financial giant said xAI had raised $5 billion in debt and another $5 billion in a separate strategic equity transaction. “The combination of debt and equity reduces the overall cost of capital and substantially expands pools of capital available to xAI. The proceeds will support xAI’s continued development of cutting-edge AI solutions, including one of the

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Elon Musk's xAI raises $10 billion in debt and equity as it steps up challenge to OpenAI

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2026-02-20 14:37:27

Elon Musk announced his new company xAI, which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe. XAI, the artificial intelligence startup run by Elon Musk, raised a combined $10 billion in debt and equity, Morgan Stanley said. Half of that sum was clinched through secured notes and term loans, while a separate $5 billion was secured through strategic equity investment, the bank said on Monday. The funding gives xAI more firepower to build out infrastructure and develop its G

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Apple reminds us it will soon end support for the old HomeKit architecture, with two options

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-02-20 17:07:27

Apple introduced new HomeKit architecture back in 2022, with the primary aim of making the smart home system more reliable. At the time, users could choose between upgrading or remaining on the original version of the platform. Fast–forward to March of this year, and 9to5Mac discovered code showing that the company was planning to drop support for the old version. That was subsequently confirmed by Apple, and a further reminder has now been found in the latest iOS 18.6 beta – with a little more

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

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

Senate removes ban on state AI regulations from Trump's tax bill

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Apple accuses former Vision Pro engineer of stealing trade secrets

Nothing Headphone 1 review: head-turning

AeroVironment stock drops 8% on offering plan to pay off debt

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Casio’s Ring Watch is available online after being sold out for months (update: sold out)

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Casio’s Ring Watch is available online after being sold out for months

4 Linux distros that can't be upgraded on autopilot - and why they're still worth trying

RP2350pc Open Source Hardware all in one computer

These May Be the First Leaked Images of Meta’s $1,000-Ish AR Glasses

Mo Jomaa breaks down IPO prep for founders on the Scale Stage at TechCrunch All Stage

AeroVironment stock drops 7% on offering plan to pay off debt

Esse Health says recent data breach affects over 263,000 patients

US disrupts North Korean IT worker "laptop farm" scheme in 16 states

First-Class Models: The Missing Productivity Revolution

GoPro HERO13 Black Ultra Wide Edition Drops to All-Time Low, Amazon Clears Out Its Best Action Camera

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Gemini now lets you schedule tasks ahead of time (Updated: Rolling out widely)

Senate votes against curbing state-level AI regulation

Researchers Uncover Hidden Ingredients Behind AI Creativity

xAI raises $10B in debt and equity

Elon Musk's xAI raises $10 billion in debt and equity as it steps up challenge to OpenAI

Apple reminds us it will soon end support for the old HomeKit architecture, with two options

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