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Have a Headache? These Are the Best Foods to Help Relieve It

Headaches can be annoying and persistent, and taking aspirin or simply lying down may not always help. If that sounds like you, you may want to look at changing your plate of food for more relief. Of course, just changing what food you consume won't automatically cure headaches or migraines, but some foods may help ease them when they arrive -- in addition to hydration, exercise, sleep and stress management. Tracking those habits and symptoms over time can be easier with the right smartwatch. "

I did not expect these $100 headphones to outperform my Marshall and JBL like this

OpenRock S2 ZDNET's key takeaways The OpenRock S2 open-style earbuds are available on Amazon for $99. The S2 earbuds are one of the most comfortable open-air earbuds I've ever tested Although the S2 earbuds don't have the punch at the low end, they make up for it in soundstage. $98.99 at Amazon I depend on earbuds to keep my runs from feeling like a chore. This is especially so during the hot summer months, when any distraction from the heat is a necessity. When I go on longer runs, I need ea

Say Cheese! Here's How to Use Your AirPods to Take an iPhone Picture in iOS 26

Taking photos can be a fun way to save and share memories, but sometimes getting a good picture can be difficult. For example, if you're taking a selfie, you might find it hard to hold your phone at the right angle to get everyone in the shot while keeping your hand out of frame and still being able to press the capture button. But when Apple releases iOS 26 this fall, it will let you use your AirPods to take photos so you can just worry about getting everyone's best angle. Apple released the s

Google Gemini's Deep Research is finally coming to API

Google Gemini's one of the most powerful features is Deep Research, but up until now, it has been strictly limited to the Gemini interface. This could change soon. With Deep Research in Gemini, you can search about pretty much anything, including scholars, existing research papers, and more. Google describes Deep Research as an agentic Research Assistant that can browse up to hundreds of websites on your behalf, think through its findings, and create insightful multi-page reports in minutes.

VC-backed company just killed my EU trademark for a small OSS project

I run a small open-source project Deepkit (Trademark 017875717) I've been building for many years. It's not huge, just a few thousand users compared to the big OSS names, but to me it was worth protecting, so I trademarked the name in the EU and US a few years back. I had hoped to be protected from other corporations this way and live peacefully. A $160M-funded company named Deepki (Trademark 1751952) came along and filed for cancellation at EUIPO since they needed the trademark now after getti

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 14, #795

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle has some fun categories. Been to any weddings this summer? If so, you might ace the blue group. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to recei

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 14 #529

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle might be a stumper. Some of the answers are quite long and tough to unscramble, though all of them match the theme very well. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for

Starlink Cuts the Cost of Its Satellite Dish in Half for New Customers

One of the biggest barriers to entry for prospective Starlink customers has always been the price: $349 upfront for equipment and $120 every month for service. That’s now starting to change as Starlink is offering its lowest monthly prices ever and slashing the cost of equipment in half. You can now get the Starlink standard kit for $175, down from its usual $349 price tag. Unlike previous deals, this one is available to new customers anywhere in the country. Most Starlink deals in the past hav

These $15 accessories turned my AirPods into the most versatile earbuds I've worn

Jada Jones/ZDNET Your AirPods can be your best friend, small enough to stay in your pocket or bag until you need them. But if you like to work out with your AirPods, pushing your slippery earbuds back into your ear can become a particularly intense workout. I've found three products to help with this problem -- a few dollars spent can revitalize your AirPods experience. Also: Best AirPods 2025: I've tested every pair of Apple headphones and earbuds Unfortunately, some people's ear anatomy sim

AI Agents Make Up a Third of All Search Traffic Toward Brands, Report Says

AI agents are engaging in searching for brands at a scale that's equal to a third of equivalent organic search, according to a report from digital marketing company BrightEdge published Wednesday. BrightEdge defines an AI agent as any AI tool that does work on your behalf. For example, if you ask ChatGPT to find the most cost-effective bikes for teenagers to ride on gravel, OpenAI will use its live web browsing feature to look across bicycle brands to find the information. ChatGPT isn't the onl

AI Agents Are Using a Third of All Search Traffic Meant Towards Brands, Report Says

AI agents are engaging in searching for brands at a scale that's equal to a third of equivalent organic search, according to a report from digital marketing company BrightEdge published Wednesday. BrightEdge defines an AI agent as any AI tool that does work on your behalf. For example, if you ask ChatGPT to find the most cost-effective bikes for teenagers to ride on gravel, OpenAI will use its live web browsing feature to look across bicycle brands to find the information. ChatGPT isn't the onl

Best Sleep Headphones of 2025: Enjoy Quality Rest With These Expert-Approved Options

Cole Kan/CNET I've always been a light sleeper -- even the slightest sounds wake me up, no matter how tired I am. As a CNET sleep team member, I've tested more bedtime products than I can count in the name of figuring out what truly works. From white noise machines to sleep supplements to headbands that alter your brainwaves, the options can seem endless. David Carnoy, CNET executive editor and resident headphone expert, has tested hundreds of different types of headphones over the last decade

Instagram is developing a feature that helps users find shared interests

Instagram is working on a feature called “Picks” that aims to help users find common interests. The Meta-owned social network confirmed to TechCrunch that Picks is an internal prototype and isn’t being tested externally. The feature was first spotted by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, who often finds unreleased features while they’re still under development. According to screenshots shared by Paluzzi, people select their favorite movies, books, TV shows, games, and music, or their “Picks.

Should you buy sleep earbuds? My verdict after testing in a busy NYC apartment

Soundcore Sleep A30 Earbuds ZDNET's key takeaways The Soundcore Sleep A30 will be available for $230 starting August 18th, 2025. The earbuds are comfortable with helpful sleep features. Their active noise cancellation falls flat. View now at Soundcore I care a lot about my sleep, to the point where I watch what I eat before bed, exercise regularly, and stick to a regular sleep schedule. Every factor within my control is accounted for, but that doesn't stop uncontrollable factors from obstruct

My AirPods were constantly slipping out of my ears - until I found these $15 accessories

Jada Jones/ZDNET Your AirPods can be your best friend, small enough to stay in your pocket or bag until you need them. But if you like to work out with your AirPods, pushing your slippery earbuds back into your ear can become a particularly intense workout. I've found three products to help with this problem -- a few dollars spent can revitalize your AirPods experience. Also: Best AirPods 2025: I've tested every pair of Apple headphones and earbuds Unfortunately, some people's ear anatomy sim

Apple's AirPods Pro 2 are 32 percent off right now

Even a few years after launch, the AirPods Pro 2 remain some of the best wireless earbuds you can get — particularly if you primarily use other Apple devices on the daily. If you're looking to upgrade from an old pair or want a fresh set for the new school year, you can pick up the AirPods Pro 2 for $169 right now. That's 32 percent off their usual price and one of the best prices we've seen this year. Apple’s flagship AirPods were $100 off — a record-low $149 — during Prime Day, so we have see

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I Won't Split AirPods With My Wife Again Thanks to This iPhone Trick

When my wife and I travel, we usually download some shows to watch on our flight. But we always have to split a set of AirPods when we watch these shows. That means one of our ears is enjoying the show while the other is forced to endure the crying baby behind us on the plane, which can be distracting. But thanks to Apple's Audio Sharing feature, we can each enjoy a show together while using our own sets of AirPods, AirPods Pro or other headphones. Audio Sharing was introduced with iOS 18 and i

5 Tips Doctors Swear By to Keep Your Kids Healthy This School Year

With back-to-school season almost here, there's lots of pressure to make sure your kids have all their supplies on hand. However, another thing you have to look out for is potential illness. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2022, almost 6% of students aged 5 to 17 had chronic absenteeism in school due to illness, injury or disability. Even kids who don’t have chronic absenteeism can miss a day or two because they catch something in the classroom. Dr. Markyia Ni

These cheap AirPods accessories solved my biggest problem with Apple's earbuds

Jada Jones/ZDNET Your AirPods can be your best friend, small enough to stay in your pocket or bag until you need them. But if you like to work out with your AirPods, pushing your slippery earbuds back into your ear can become a particularly intense workout. I've found three products to help with this problem -- a few dollars spent can revitalize your AirPods experience. Also: Best AirPods 2025: I've tested every pair of Apple headphones and earbuds Unfortunately, some people's ear anatomy sim

Threads crosses 400M monthly active users as it gains on X

Following a recent series of welcome updates as Threads turned two, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that his X competitor crossed 400 million monthly active users (MAUs), a 50 million boost since April. Zuckerberg’s announcement today was short, but significant: The last time Meta detailed its monthly active user number was on April 30, during its Q1 2025 earnings call, up from 320 million in Q4 2024 in late January. If it keeps it stride, this means Meta could see north of 100M MAUs

A spellchecker used to be a major feat of software engineering (2008)

A Spellchecker Used to Be a Major Feat of Software Engineering Here's the situation: it's 1984, and you're assigned to write the spellchecker for a new MS-DOS word processor. Some users, but not many, will have 640K of memory in their PCs. You need to support systems with as little as 256K. That's a quarter megabyte to contain the word processor, the document being edited, and the memory needed by the operating system. Oh, and the spellchecker. For reference, on my MacBook, the standard dictio

Save $69.01 on the Apple AirPods Max, the best headphones for iPhone users

We just covered a deal on the Sony WH-1000XM6, the best overall headphones around. That said, Apple users are usually better off with the Apple AirPods Max. They are also on sale, and the discount is much better, saving you $69.01 and bringing the price down to $479.99. Buy the Apple AirPods Max for $479.99 ($69.01 off) This offer is available from Amazon. The discount applies to all color versions, except Purple, which is currently unavailable directly from Amazon. This means you can get the A

StubHub is once again working on its IPO that could raise $1B

In Brief StubHub is giving a strong indication that its IPO is back on again. It filed a public S-1 in late March, then paused in April after the Trump administration’s tariffs spooked Wall Street. On Monday, it filed an updated S-1 that now includes Q1 2025 results. IPO experts Renaissance Capital estimated in March that the IPO could raise $1 billion, and says this fresh S-1 could mean a debut next month. StubHub declined to comment on its IPO plans, citing its quiet period. In 2024, it g

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 13, #794

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. I loved the blue group in today's NYT Connections puzzle. And if you're a music lover who's always found band names interesting, you might, too. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 13 #528

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle focuses on a certain film director who's made some of my favorite movies. The titles are pretty popular, so my guess if you will find them easily and unscramble them without difficulty. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about

Threads is up to 400 million monthly active users

Meta's X competitor, Threads, is continuing to add users at a brisk clip, with the social network now surpassing 400 million monthly active users. The news, reported by Fast Company , follows Threads reaching the 300 million mark in December 2024 and the 200 million mark in August 2024. FC also cited data from Similarweb that showed mobile performance for Threads drawing closer to the figures from X. In June, Threads posted 115.1 million daily active users on mobile and X had 132 million. Those

Of Course the ‘Avatar’ Cabbage Guy Is Getting a ‘Magic’ Card

Edge of Eternities is barely out, and Spider-Man hasn’t even swung onto shelves yet, but that’s not stopped Wizards of the Coast from marching on into promoting the next next set coming to Magic: The Gathering—its “Universes Beyond” crossover with Avatar: The Last Airbender. Alongside previews of how the world of Avatar will work mechanically in the landscape of the game, our first extensive preview of what to expect in the set confirms the obvious: Cabbage Guy is getting his own Magic card. To

Linus Torvalds blasts kernel dev for 'making the world worse' with 'garbage' patches

The Washington Post/Getty Images You can't say Linux creator Linus Torvalds didn't give the kernel developers fair warning. He'd told them: "The upcoming merge window for 6.17 is going to be slightly chaotic for me. I have multiple family events this August (a wedding and a big birthday), and with said family being spread not only across the US, but in Finland too, I'm spending about half the month traveling." Also: Linux's remarkable journey from one dev's hobby to 40 million lines of code -

AirPods May Finally Beam Live Translations Right Into Your Ears

A buttload of new iPhone 17 glass slabs and Apple Watches aren’t the only new products Apple is expected to debut at its annual fall launch next month. The latest iOS 26 developer beta 6 that just dropped yesterday has references for a real-time translation feature that will almost certainly be announced for AirPods. Basically, instead of pulling open the Google Translate or Apple Translate app on your phone, you could simply talk to a person normally, and the AirPods in your ears will be able t

Best Earbuds and Headphones for Workouts and the Gym in 2025

Shokz OpenFit Air: Shokz, the company formerly known as AfterShokz, has long been the leader in bone-conduction headphones. However, this model, like Shokz's step-up OpenFit true-wireless earbuds, doesn't use bone-conduction technology. They have an open design that fires sound into your ears using custom speaker drivers, which Shokz dubs "air conduction" technology. While Shokz' flagship OpenFit 2 buds sound slightly better, have better battery life (up to 11 hours instead of 6 at moderate volu