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Best Headsets for Working From Home in 2025

cnet.com David Carnoy 2025-06-04 20:45:00

A few years ago Shokz turned its OpenRun (formerly Aeropex) bone-conduction headphones into a more communications-friendly headset with an integrated boom microphone called the OpenComm ($140), which remains available. The second-generation OpenComm 2 UC costs more than the original, but it has an upgraded Bluetooth 5.1 chipset that improves performance a bit and now allows for the firmware upgrades that are required for Zoom certification. Additionally, the microphone has moved from the left ea

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Mere weeks after Starship’s breakup, the vehicle may soon fly again

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-06-04 16:52:47

A little over a month after SpaceX's large Starship launch ended in an explosion over several Caribbean islands, the company is preparing its next rocket for a test flight. According to a notice posted by the Federal Aviation Administration, the eighth test flight of the Starship vehicle could take place as early as February 26 from the Starbase launch site in South Texas. The launch window extends from 5:30 pm local time (23:30 UTC) to 7:09 pm (01:09 UTC). Company sources confirmed that this

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SpaceX engineers brought on at FAA after probationary employees were fired

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-06-04 20:12:56

Engineers who work for Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been brought on as senior advisers to the acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), sources tell WIRED. On Sunday, Sean Duffy, secretary of the Department of Transportation, which oversees the FAA, announced in a post on X that SpaceX engineers would be visiting the Air Traffic Control System Command Center in Virginia to take what he positioned as a tour. “The safety of air travel is a nonpartisan matter,” Musk replied. “S

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ISP sued by record labels agrees to identify 100 users accused of piracy

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-06-04 20:23:38

Cable company Altice agreed to give Warner and other record labels the names and contact information of 100 broadband subscribers who were accused of pirating songs. The subscribers "were the subject of RIAA or third party copyright notices," said a court order that approved the agreement between Altice and the plaintiff record companies. Altice is notifying each subscriber "of Altice's intent to disclose their name and contact information to Plaintiffs pursuant to this Order," and telling the

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FTC investigates “tech censorship,” says it’s un-American and may be illegal

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-06-04 20:20:25

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a public inquiry into alleged censorship online, saying it wants "to better understand how technology platforms deny or degrade users' access to services based on the content of their speech or affiliations, and how this conduct may have violated the law." "Tech firms should not be bullying their users," said FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, who was chosen by President Trump to lead the commission. "This inquiry will help the FTC better understand how t

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See a garbage truck’s CNG cylinders explode after lithium-ion battery fire

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-06-04 21:21:39

Garbage truck fires are never ideal, but they are usually not catastrophic. When a fire broke out on December 6 in the back of a garbage truck making its Friday rounds through the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, the fire department responded within five minutes. Firefighters saw flames shooting five feet into the air out the back of the truck, and they prepared to put the fire out using hoses and water. Four minutes after their arrival on scene, however, the garbage truck exploded in rather

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DJI’s RS 4 Mini camera stabilizer can now track moving people

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-06-04 19:07:25

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. DJI has announced a new version of the smallest camera stabilizer in its Ronin series. Like last year’s RS 3 Mini, the upgraded RS 4 Mini is a more compact, lighter, and cheaper alternative to DJI’s RS 4 and RS 4 Pro stabilizers, but designed for smaller mirrorless cameras and smartphones. Although it’s slightly heavier than its predecessor, the

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Adidas plugs its website and app into Amazon’s ‘Buy with Prime’ program

theverge.com Antonio G. Di Benedetto 2025-06-04 20:54:47

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Adidas’s site and app will soon get “Buy with Prime” Amazon fulfillment, allowing Prime members to receive free shipping and streamlined returns when ordering directly from the three-stripe brand. Beginning in the spring, paying US-based Amazon Prime subscribers will see Prime-eligible items for sale on adidas.com and through the Adida

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Fitbit’s got a battery problem

theverge.com Victoria Song 2025-06-04 21:12:49

is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. Last month, Fitbit Versa 3 and Sense owners started getting notifications to download a mandatory firmware update. The problem? Overheating batteries. In an official consumer notice, Google (which owns Fitbit) notes that the firmware update would “reduce the risk of battery overheating and reduce battery capacity.” Affected users, of

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Pre-seed firm Afore Capital has a fresh $185M fund and a new program to help founders discover ideas

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-06-04 18:00:00

Afore Capital, a firm that claims to be the largest dedicated pre-seed investor, was founded on the idea that the first check into a new startup should be larger than what most accelerators and early-stage investors were offering. When Afore raised its third $150 million fund in 2022, the firm wrote checks ranging from $1 million to $2 million, which general partners Anamitra Banerji and Gaurav Jain argued helped companies grow faster. The firm’s strategy worked. Today, its 200-company portfoli

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Amazon shuts down Chime, its Zoom alternative

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-06-04 18:33:25

In Brief Amazon Chime, the tech giant’s underwhelming alternative to Zoom and Google Meet, is shutting down for good. The company on Wednesday confirmed it will end support for Chime, including its Business Calling features, on February 20, 2026. As part of this transition, Amazon stopped accepting new Chime accounts as of February 19, 2025. From now until Chime’s end of life, existing customers will still be able to schedule and host meetings, add and manage users, and take advantage of feat

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Meta starts accepting sign-ups for Community Notes on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-06-04 19:55:57

Meta announced in a blog post on Thursday that it’s now accepting sign-ups for its Community Notes program on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. The announcement follows Meta news last month that it’s going to end its third-party fact-checking program and is instead moving to a Community Notes model similar to the one at X. In its blog post, Meta explains that Community Notes will be a way for users across its platforms to decide when posts are misleading, and allow them to add more context to t

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Bankrupt Nikola wants to sell its whole business by April

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-06-04 20:07:07

Electric trucking startup Nikola is hoping to sell what remains of its whole business as early as April, lawyers for the company told a judge Thursday during the first hearing of its bankruptcy case in Delaware. The lawyers claimed Nikola already has at least three interested buyers (who they did not name) and that the company hopes to solicit other bids, with a submission deadline likely in late March. If Nikola can’t find a buyer willing to take on the whole business, the company will pivot

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PlayStation 6 likely to launch in 2028, says former Sony exec

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-06-04 20:04:00

Forward-looking: Now that the PlayStation 5 Pro is here, attention is turning toward Sony's next generation of its console, the PlayStation 6. There's been plenty of speculation about when it will arrive, and according to Shuhei Yoshida, the former Sony exec who was head of SIE Worldwide Studios, we could be waiting until 2028. Yoshida worked at Sony for 38 years, 31 of which were spent at PlayStation. After leaving the company on January 15, 2025, he gave a lengthy interview to GamesBeat. Amo

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Vanguard Exiles launches on March 11 as next game from Magic creator Richard Garfield

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-06-04 20:30:00

Vanguard Exiles, the next game by Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield, will launch into early access on Steam on March 11. The digital board game comes from Australian game developer The Tea Division, and it’s designed in association with Garfield. The title is an innovative auto battler with a redefined take on the genre. The devs say to prepare yourself for a competitive strategy gameplay experience unlike any other, offering new scenarios in each round ensuring no two turns are eve

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Boost Mobile’s iPhone 16e deal cuts the price tag by more than half

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-06-04 20:51:20

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The iPhone 16e will be available at Boost Mobile. The carrier is offering the iPhone 16e for only $199. Customers can start pre-ordering Apple’s latest phone on February 21. Apple just launched the iPhone 16e, the successor to the iPhone SE 3, and now all of the carriers are starting to share their deals for Apple’s latest phone. T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile recently revealed that their customers can practically get the device for free. Boost Mobil

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Brace yourself: The era of 'citizen developers' creating apps is here, thanks to AI

zdnet.com Joe Mckendrick 2025-06-04 19:53:00

ZDNET Generative AI (Gen AI) has eliminated much of the grunt work of building applications for professional software developers. Now, the question is: can citizen developers also benefit from this new paradigm in code creation? Some experts certainly think so. Over the coming year, citizen developers will deliver 30% of Gen AI-infused automation apps, predicted Craig Le Clair, principal analyst with Forrester. Also: The best AI for coding in 2025 (and what not to use - including DeepSeek R1)

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The Odds of a City-Killing Asteroid Hitting Earth Keep Rising

wired.com Eric Berger 2025-06-04 20:00:00

An asteroid discovered late last year is continuing to stir public interest as its odds of striking planet Earth less than eight years from now continue to increase. Two weeks ago, when Ars first wrote about the asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies estimated a 1.9 percent chance of an impact with Earth in 2032. NASA’s most recent estimate has the likelihood of a strike increasing to 3.2 percent. Now that’s not particularly high, but it’s also not zero. Ars

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OpenAI now serves 400M users every week

techcrunch.com Romain Dillet 2025-06-04 20:45:35

In Brief OpenAI is increasingly looking like a consumer company, telling CNBC that it now has 400 million weekly active users. Usage is still growing at a rapid pace as the AI developer behind the AI chatbot, ChatGPT, “only” had 300 million users in December 2024. Though OpenAI has not revealed the number of paid customers with an active subscription to ChatGPT Plus or ChatGPT Pro. On the B2B front, ChatGPT’s enterprise plans are growing nicely: OpenAI now has 2 million paying enterprise users

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AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-06-04 23:08:28

AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years Cases of tuberculosis (pictured) have increased in the UK and worldwide as the disease increases its resistance to antibiotics A complex problem that took microbiologists a decade to get to the bottom of has been solved in just two days by a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool. Professor José R Penadés and his team at Imperial College London had spent years working out and proving why some superbugs are immune to antibiotics.

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This company is trying to make a biodegradable alternative to spandex

technologyreview.com Megan Dematteo 2025-06-04 21:00:00

“True circularity has to start with raw materials,” says Peña. “We talk about circularity across many industries, but for textiles, we must address what we’re using at the source.” Engineered from recombinant DNA, SELPs are copycat proteins inspired by silk and elastin that can be customized for qualities like tensile strength, dye affinity, and elasticity. Silk’s amino acid sequences—like glycine-alanine and glycine-serine—give fibers strength, while elastin’s molecular structure adds stretchi

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The Download: Microsoft’s quantum chip, and explaining rising energy demand

technologyreview.com Charlotte Jee 2025-06-05 00:10:00

A new Microsoft chip could lead to more stable quantum computers Microsoft has announced that it’s made significant progress in its 20-year quest to make topological quantum bits, or qubits—a special approach to building quantum computers that could make them more stable and easier to scale up. The company says it’s developed a chip containing eight of these qubits, and has also published a Nature paper that describes a fundamental validation of the system. It’s a different approach to competi

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On T-Mobile and hate the T-Life app? We have bad news

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-06-04 10:25:14

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile’s new internal Magenta Welcome program starts today. This is a continuation of T-Mobile’s efforts to push customers to the app, even when getting in-store support. Customers will now be able to check in to T-Mobile stores through the app, or even automatically using location services. Customer service reps will then connect to the T Life app and essentially use it to make changes for the customers. This change could end up making customer serv

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Android Auto glitch is causing phones to reboot when connected wirelessly

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-06-04 17:45:28

Adam Birney / Android Authority TL;DR Android Auto users are experiencing phone reboots when wirelessly connecting to their car systems. Complaints indicate that the issue stems from a recent Android Auto update. Some users are also experiencing complete wireless connectivity failure. Android Auto users are facing an irritating issue. Their phones are rebooting when attempting to wirelessly connect to car systems using the platform. This problem appears to have emerged after the release of A

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Emulators for Android: Can your phone handle these consoles?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-06-04 23:15:05

There are loads of brand new games on the Google Play Store, and you can find plenty of retro titles too. But what if your favorite classics aren’t available on Google’s app store? That’s where emulators come in. Emulators let you play console games from past generations (or current) on modern hardware, including smartphones. But how do you know which Android emulators will run well on your phone? You can either go through the painstaking process of downloading the best emulators for Android an

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DJI's RS4 Mini stabilizer can now track subjects automatically

engadget.com Unknown 2025-06-05 00:40:45

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 . Shortly after introducing subject tracking with its latest smartphone gimbal, DJI has done the same with its new lightweight camera gimbal. The RS4 Mini is now available with DJI's RS Intelligent Tracking Module to keep a human subject in frame and also offers the latest features from

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A four-pack of Chipolo One Bluetooth trackers is on sale for 32 percent off

engadget.com Unknown 2025-06-05 00:49:47

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 . If you're constantly losing your keys, wallet and other important stuff, Bluetooth trackers could be a big help. Attach them onto your things and you can monitor their location directly from your phone. Our current favorites are the Chipolo One trackers, and right now you can snag a pa

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Disney Plus: 20 TV Shows You Should Definitely Watch Right Now

cnet.com Aaron Pruner 2025-06-04 22:00:06

It took five years for Disney Plus to become a formidable streaming platform. That's a commendable accomplishment. Is it really that shocking, though? Where else can you find copious entries from the catalogs of Marvel and Star Wars? Do I even need to mention Bluey? In true Disney fashion, the company's TV streaming service has something for every family member: riveting comic book adventures, magical tales for young adults, educational docuseries and engaging unscripted shows. And though we're

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Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases

wired.com Dell Cameron 2025-06-04 23:21:41

A WIRED investigation into the inner workings of Google’s advertising ecosystem reveals that a wealth of sensitive information on Americans is being openly served up to some of the world’s largest brands despite the company’s own rules against it. Experts say that when combined with other data, this information could be used to identify and target specific individuals. Display & Video 360 (DV360), one of the dominant marketing platforms offered by the search giant, is offering companies globall

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This smart thermostat compay is considering charging users for its app

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-06-05 00:56:01

In a first for a smart thermostat company, Tado is exploring charging its customers £1 / €1 a month just to control their devices from its app. Multiple users have reported that Tado, manufacturers of smart thermostats, radiator valves, and heat pump controllers for Europe and the UK, sent a message through their app alerting them to the impending charge. The Verge reached out to Tado to confirm this, but the company declined to comment. According to a post on the Tado community forum earlier t

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Latest Tech News

Best Headsets for Working From Home in 2025

Mere weeks after Starship’s breakup, the vehicle may soon fly again

SpaceX engineers brought on at FAA after probationary employees were fired

ISP sued by record labels agrees to identify 100 users accused of piracy

FTC investigates “tech censorship,” says it’s un-American and may be illegal

See a garbage truck’s CNG cylinders explode after lithium-ion battery fire

DJI’s RS 4 Mini camera stabilizer can now track moving people

Adidas plugs its website and app into Amazon’s ‘Buy with Prime’ program

Fitbit’s got a battery problem

Pre-seed firm Afore Capital has a fresh $185M fund and a new program to help founders discover ideas

Amazon shuts down Chime, its Zoom alternative

Meta starts accepting sign-ups for Community Notes on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

Bankrupt Nikola wants to sell its whole business by April

PlayStation 6 likely to launch in 2028, says former Sony exec

Vanguard Exiles launches on March 11 as next game from Magic creator Richard Garfield

Boost Mobile’s iPhone 16e deal cuts the price tag by more than half

Brace yourself: The era of 'citizen developers' creating apps is here, thanks to AI

The Odds of a City-Killing Asteroid Hitting Earth Keep Rising

OpenAI now serves 400M users every week

AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years

This company is trying to make a biodegradable alternative to spandex

The Download: Microsoft’s quantum chip, and explaining rising energy demand

On T-Mobile and hate the T-Life app? We have bad news

Android Auto glitch is causing phones to reboot when connected wirelessly

Emulators for Android: Can your phone handle these consoles?

DJI's RS4 Mini stabilizer can now track subjects automatically

A four-pack of Chipolo One Bluetooth trackers is on sale for 32 percent off

Disney Plus: 20 TV Shows You Should Definitely Watch Right Now

Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases

This smart thermostat compay is considering charging users for its app

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