The best noise-canceling earbuds of 2024: Expert tested and reviewed

The best noise-canceling earbuds of 2024: Expert tested and reviewed

No, ANC earbuds should not be confused with a hearing protection device, and experts agree. “Nobody should ever think of them as, in my opinion, pure hearing protection. They’re not,” says ENT Dr. Joe Donzelli. And while noise-canceling earbuds can offer some passive protection like any sound wave boundary, Dr. Donzelli assures that they don’t … Read more

Firebreak, a co-op shooter in the Control universe

Firebreak, a co-op shooter in the Control universe

After a long and winding road, Remedy Entertainment has unveiled its multiplayer follow-up to Control. FBC: Firebreak is for teams of three, and the trios will face down waves of enemies with an intriguing arsenal of weapons. For instance, the trailer shows a gatling gun of gloopy poison and a gun with a launching piston … Read more

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Oct. 18

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Oct. 18

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands and Connections puzzles. The New York Times Crossword Puzzle is legendary. But if you don’t have that much time, the Mini Crossword is an entertaining substitute. The Mini Crossword is much easier … Read more

Brace for More Stormy Space Weather and Epic Auroras

Brace for More Stormy Space Weather and Epic Auroras

The Sun has been acting up, and we can finally confirm why. NASA announced that our host star is officially in the most active period of its cycle, creating stormy space weather that may last until next year. On Tuesday, NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel … Read more

Google’s NotebookLM Now Lets You Customize Its AI Podcasts

Google’s NotebookLM Now Lets You Customize Its AI Podcasts

Google just added a new customization tool for the viral AI podcasts in its NotebookLM software. I got early access and tested it out using Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis as the source material, spending a few hours generating podcasts about the seminal novella—some of them more unhinged than others. Released by Google Labs in 2023 … Read more

Adobe demos Illustrator tools that rotate vectors and finish sketches

Adobe demos Illustrator tools that rotate vectors and finish sketches

Adobe has been working on some experimental tech that could help speed up concept and planning work for graphic designers and audio engineers. Some of the “sneaks” previewed during Adobe’s MAX event include tools that can turn sketches into a variety of polished designs, and a feature for rotating 2D art as if it were … Read more

Sam Altman’s Worldcoin becomes World and shows new iris-scanning Orb to prove your humanity

Sam Altman’s Worldcoin becomes World and shows new iris-scanning Orb to prove your humanity

Worldcoin, the Sam Altman co-founded “proof of personhood” crypto project that scans people’s eyeballs, announced on Thursday that it dropped the “coin” from its name and is now just “World.” The startup behind the World project, Tools for Humanity, also unveiled its next generation of iris-scanning “Orbs” and other tools at a live event in … Read more