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New Tech Bends Sound Through Space So It Reaches Only Your Ear in a Crowd

Singularity Hub

Audible enclaves are local pockets of sound no one else can hearno headphones required. What if you could listen to music or a podcast without headphones or earbuds and without disturbing anyone around you? In other words, weve developed a technology that could create sound exactly where it needs to be. What Is Sound?

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Napster just sold for $207 million

Engadget

The once-iconic music-sharing platform Napster just sold for $207 million, according to reporting by CNBC. That sounds about right. More specifically, the company plans on creating virtual 3D spaces for music fans to attend concerts and listening parties, in addition to creating a sales platform for musicians and labels to sell merch.

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Tennessee just made an invisible update to its tourism site—and it’s brilliant

Fast Company Tech

This led VML and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development to launch Sound Sites an initiative to replace the alt text on the states official tourism website with lyrical verse from one of Tennessees best natural resources: songwriters. Our tagline for the state is Sounds Perfect.

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Apple Music begins rolling out lossless streaming and Dolby Atmos spatial audio

The Verge

Apple Music has flipped the switch on its previously announced lossless-quality streaming and spatial audio features. The standard AAC streaming remains the default unless you switch your preference to lossless in the Music app section of iOS settings. Today is the first time you can also try out spatial audio on Apple Music.

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The best wireless headphones for 2025: Bluetooth options for every budget

Engadget

With no cords to untangle or get caught on your bag, theyre a great pick for anyone who wants convenience without compromising on sound quality. But if wireless headphones with top-tier sound and a comfortable, over-ear design are what you're after, read on weve tested the top options to help you find the right pair.

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The 9 best noise-cancelling headphones we use and love

Mashable Tech

And you can always blast your music loud enough to drown out nearby conversations and street noise. Active noise-cancelling headphones electronically cover up the sounds coming from your surroundings. The best over-ear headphones also create a tight seal around your ears, providing an extra layer of passive sound blocking.

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Snap acquired Voisey, an app to create music tracks overlaying your own vocals

TechCrunch

Now it sounds like the company might be turning its attention… to sound. startup that features instrumentals that you overlay with your own voice to create short music tracks (and videos), and also lets musicians upload instrumentals that become the basis for those tracks. Voisey did not respond to our email.

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