The Verge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The new Nest Audio sits between the Nest Mini and Home Max in price, size, and output. Despite that lower price, the Nest Audio is an improvement over the Google Home in nearly every way. Similarly, Sonos is now in the smart speaker game , bringing its rock-solid wireless streaming and class-leading audio quality to the table.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2021

is in beta right now, and the first beta appeared to have a long-awaited feature: it seemed you would be able to set Spotify and other music services as the default for Siri requests. In our testing of the first iOS 14.5 beta , when you would ask Siri to play a song, it would show a list of music services to play a song from.

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2021

At launch, it’s a very hit or miss experience Late on Monday night, Apple flipped the switch on two new features for its Apple Music subscription service : immersive Dolby Atmos spatial audio and lossless-quality streaming. Eddy Cue is Apple’s senior vice president of services and the person who oversees Apple Music.

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Digital Trends

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

What happens when you add head-tracking to the already immersive audio experience of Dolby Atmos Music? We put Apple's tech to the test.

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Futurism

APRIL 22, 2025

In a LinkedIn post announcing a successful seed fundraising round, founder Chungin "Roy" Lee explained that his software, which was formerly called Interview Coder and is now called Cluely, is a "completely undetectable AI that sees your screen, hears your audio, and gives you real-time assistance in any situation."

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

Get Deal I’ve tested a lot of wireless earbuds over the years, and I rarely expect much when a new version shows up. These use Apple’s H2 chip, which unlocks Adaptive Audio—a feature that smartly blends noise cancellation and transparency mode based on what’s happening around you. in the Amazon Big Spring Sale.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

Interactive voice advertising startup Instreamatic , which can insert interactive voice ads into an audio stream, has raised $6.1 SF-HQ’d Instreamatic lets brands that advertise through streaming music apps and podcasts (for instance) have interactive voice-based dialogues with consumers. Voice assistant usage is booming.

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The Verge

APRIL 25, 2022

If you’re an Apple user, then you might be seeing some problems in the App Store or with Apple Music. In our tests, the App Store and Apple Music are both generally operational, but users have noticed problems for a few hours. Apple Music lyrics failing to load. Image: Mitchell Clark / Apple.

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Engadget

MARCH 17, 2025

In our testing, the AirPods Max met Apple's promise of a 20-hour battery life with both ANC and spatial audio switched on. There's no support for high-res music streaming services either. We enjoyed the simple control system, which uses an Apple Watch-style rotating crown.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Microsoft has created a new Media Player app for Windows 11, and it’s beginning to test the app with Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel today. The redesigned Media Player app will support both audio and video, and it includes a design that better matches Windows 11’s UI improvements. “At Image: Microsoft.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Sonos has filed another patent lawsuit against Google, alleging that the search giant is infringing five wireless audio patents across the entire line of Nest and Chromecast products. The patents in Sonos’ first lawsuit covered the foundations of wireless audio systems: setup, playing in sync, creating stereo pairs.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

While in the testing phase, we had very high interest and attention from investors. Per Crunchbase , the 2019 founded audio startup’s earlier seed and pre-seed investors were Mangrove Capital Partners and Redalpine. Finding the signal in the noice of social audio is turning out to be the real challenge.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Spotify is rolling out a Music Pro tier later this year that will give users access to higher-quality audio and remixing tools, according to Bloomberg. The service teased a high-fidelity streaming option way back in 2017 and had confirmed that it was working to provide users with access to lossless audio in 2021.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

“I have been thinking about music since my time at TikTok, and I was really thinking about building something on my own, but then it took me another year to finally have the guts to do it,” said Henriquez. wants to help people easily produce, own and share music that they can create using just their phone. last summer.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

MARCH 25, 2025

8B-instruct Image Generation: Flux.dev Audio: Riva Parakeet-ctc-0.6B-asr For developers looking to build, test and integrate AI into their applications, FlowiseAI and Langflow now support NIM and offer low- and no-code solutions with visual interfaces to design AI workflows with minimal coding expertise.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Tesla’s new holiday update will finally give people the ability to use a new Boombox mode, which can broadcast custom audio on the outside of the car (hence the name). An update to Tesla’s “Emissions Testing Mode,” which is code for fart sequencing, means cars can now fart whenever, and people outside won’t be able to escape the sounds.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

These compact devices also now offer features that rival traditional, over-ear headphones, which can make them the go-to choice for music lovers, commuters, gym-goers and many in between. And remember: audio companies arent perfect, so despite lots of research, the earbud shape they decided on may not fit you well.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

“Infinite Bad Guy” featuring Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” music video. In celebration of its music video passing 1 billion views, YouTube and Google Creative Lab have turned all of those covers into an interactive AI experiment. Some of the “covers” are actually just homemade music videos set to the original audio.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Highnote launched to the public today, allowing musicians, podcasters, and other creators to collaborate on audio files by recording voice notes directly over a track, making timestamped reactions, and creating polls to get opinions. In August 2022, Soundtrap was testing a tool for people to write comments on different parts of a track.

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The Verge

AUGUST 2, 2021

The new “ Premium Lite ” plan was spotted by a user on ResetEra , and YouTube subsequently confirmed the test offering in a statement given to The Verge. Premium Lite is currently being tested in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. “In We’re testing a new offering to give users even more choice”.

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The Verge

AUGUST 6, 2020

And aside from a few tweaks Sony made to how it upscales music, the 1000XM4s sound just like their predecessors — a very good thing, trust me. I’ve made a few voice memo recordings and had some calls with the 1000XM4s, and while the mics won’t give you pristine audio, your voice is reproduced clearly and intelligibly.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Dune has become my go-to movie for testing soundbars. The Sonos Arc Ultra is a $999 premium soundbar from the smart home audio brand, and it promises unmatched surround sound thanks to the brand's new Sound Motion technology, which works with Dolby Atmos to fill the room with realistic, perfectly realized sound. I believe it does.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Finally, Razer says you’ll see an upgrade in audio quality. The previous Blade Stealth 13 has decent audio, but I found that it lacked strong bass in our testing. The new Blade comes with a new audio app from THX that allows you to toggle preset audio profiles for different scenarios (movies, gaming, music, etc.)

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Mark Cuban is getting in on the audio and podcasting hype. The app idea is similar to the buzzy live audio startup Clubhouse, except with the ability to natively record conversations. His co-founder status on Fireside brings him back into the audio space. She hasn’t listed Fireside on her LinkedIn yet. billion in 1999 to Yahoo.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It was a unique device — instead of prioritizing an accessible price and smart assistant features, it was laser-focused on audio quality and considerably more expensive than its closest competitors from Amazon and Google, while being less capable as a smart speaker. As a result, the HomePod didn’t really take off.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

First up, theres music-sharing. Just open up the sticker tray and tap on the Music option. This will open up a search bar of Instagram's audio library. It recently began testing a dislike button for comments. The update lets users share tunes in both one-on-one messages and group chats.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 24, 2020

The concept is relatively simple: they’re a pair of eyeglasses with tiny little speakers and microphones embedded in the stems so you can listen to music and command Alexa. The Echo Frames have sold me on the concept of having discreet, personal audio available at all times. Echo Frames audio and battery life.

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The Verge

APRIL 19, 2021

Facebook is going all in on audio. Most notably, Facebook is indeed launching a competitor to the buzzy social audio app Clubhouse with a feature called Live Audio Rooms, which will be available this summer. To get people to join, Facebook says it’s introducing an Audio Creator Fund to “support emerging audio creators.”

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

So, this means books, periodicals and other similar textual works, including audio versions of those titles. It covers music in the form of sheet music, but not audio or videos of performances. It doesn’t cover movies. Article 2(c). Defines Authorized Entity.

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The Verge

MARCH 11, 2021

To confirm you have chosen the best-sized tips, Anker has a Tip Fit Test within the Soundcore app. The app plays about 10 seconds of ringtone-esque orchestral music, then displays a “good seal” or “bad seal” result for each earbud. My test resulted in deep bass and less treble, which did make my music sound fuller.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Chris McGarry, who previously led music integration at Facebook’s Oculus, is taking a new approach to bringing music into the virtual world with his startup Authentic Artists. “Music is the lifeblood of our vision, and accordingly, we’ve invested significantly in the core audio engine,” McGarry said.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2021

Qualcomm today announced Snapdragon Sound, which is what the company describes as “a chain of audio innovations and software” that work together to significantly improve audio quality when listening to music through wireless headphones, earbuds, and other devices.

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The Verge

JANUARY 30, 2021

The model I tested, priced at $1,299.99, is a solid all-arounder without too much to criticize and not too much to gush about. The screen is also brighter than its predecessor’s (321 nits as tested, to last year’s 300 nits) with great colors and contrast, though its 16:9 aspect ratio is a bit cramped. inches thick). You get one USB 3.2

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Samsung’s SSC HiFi and UHQ audio codecs ensure clear highs, deep bass, and crisp vocals. Thanks to the 24bit/96KHz support, listening to music, watching a movie, or taking a call sounds amazing. The 360 Audio feature even creates a surround sound effect that works especially well with Samsung Galaxy devices.

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The Verge

JUNE 8, 2021

The audio quality has been further refined, and Sony added key features it frustratingly omitted last time — like IPX4 water and sweat resistance. The 1000XM4s also raise the bar for wireless audio and battery life in noise-canceling earbuds. Sony told me that when it tunes earbuds, it closely looks at current music trends.

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TechNode

OCTOBER 24, 2024

We gave MOKI the following story to test its powers: In a small town, a young librarian named Ike stumbles upon an ancient magic book containing a forgotten spell. Post-production At the final stage, MOKIs interface mimics a simplified video editing tool, complete with a timeline for both image and audio tracks.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

Pihlström had previously worked as a creative director, design advisor, designer, and prototyper at Pinterest, Beats Music, and VSCO. The Chroma team had a range of ideas but ultimately landed on audiovisual technologies and their intersection with music and sound. For now, the focus is on adding a sensory experience to sound.

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