There are plenty of sonic-friendly features, including a volume limiter to keep your hearing safe, Smart Talk to pause sound when you speak, and personalized listening with a built-in hearing test. Spatial Audio is also accounted for, including available head-tracking for an anchored 3D effect. I found JBL’s interpretation particularly …

The S1RII features Panasonic’s latest phase-detection autofocus, which has much better subject recognition and tracking algorithms. The S1RII can recognize people, animals (dog, cat, bird), cars, motorcycle and bikes, trains, and airplanes. In my testing, Panasonic’s subject tracking system is very nearly as good as what you’ll find in Nikon, …

Its small size did make me wonder about its durability over time. It also has a smaller motor, which allows it to be low to the ground. Many of the treadmills I’ve tested have bigger motors, which gives them the power to handle higher speeds and incline and take more …

As the weather heats up, the trappings of summer arrive with it: swimsuits, mosquitoes, and, naturally, portable air conditioning. Go-anywhere AC is now a thing, and in fact, I’ve been writing about it since 2019, when Zero Breeze released its first luggable, battery-powered air conditioning unit. A (minor) update arrived …

These decisions, together with concerns about future funding cuts, have led to an exodus of researchers from the United States, with scientists now seeking to continue their careers outside of the country. An analysis published in Nature found that 75 percent of American scientists surveyed were considering leaving the country. …

Dell has special rotating deals for the Dell Seasonal Gift Event, like up to $250 off Alienware and Ultrasharp monitors, for crisp and clear gaming (or writing), up to $400 off Inspiron laptops, $600 off XPS laptops, and up to $300 off desktops for true gamers. We’ve rounded up the …

The government of Singapore released a blueprint today for global collaboration on artificial intelligence safety following a meeting of AI researchers from the US, China, and Europe. The document lays out a shared vision for working on AI safety through international cooperation rather than competition. “Singapore is one of the …

The US government has the capacity to dole out roughly 1.1 million permanent resident cards in the current fiscal year, which are divided into categories for family members, workers with advanced skills, and other groups based on precise rules. Lutnick originally proposed Trump’s gold card as a replacement for one …

The United States Customs and Border Protection agency confirmed on Wednesday that it uses at least one communication app made by the service TeleMessage, which creates clones of popular apps like Signal and WhatsApp with the addition of an archiving mechanism for compliance of records-retention rules. “Following the detection of …

“Demonstrating the reuse of fully recoverable hypersonic test vehicles is an important milestone for MACH-TB,” said George Rumford, director of the Test Resource Management Center, in a statement. “Lessons learned from this test campaign will help us reduce vehicle turnaround time from months down to weeks.” Krevor said Talon-A carried …