The Sonos Ace headphones are here, and they’re damn impressive

The company’s app redesign fumble threatens to steal the thunder from what otherwise looks (and feels) like a strong debut in a new category.

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Sonos’ Roam 2 speaker is easier to use and available today for $179

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Sonos is refreshing its small portable speaker, the Roam, with a second-generation model that mostly adds some minor quality-of-life improvements. It’s reasonable to think of the new Roam 2, available today for $199, as more of a Roam 1.5: this is really what Sonos should’ve released in the first place.

As I reported earlier this month, the Roam 2 can be used right out of the box like any other Bluetooth speaker. That differs from the original, which awkwardly...

Adobe Lightroom gets a magic eraser, and it’s impressive

Adobe is adding more mobile app-like AI editing tools to Lightroom. | Image: Adobe

Adobe is adding some new generative AI tools to Lightroom that aim to make the photo editing platform easier to use for both professional creatives and inexperienced users alike, even from a phone. These include an in-development object removal feature that’s rolling out in beta and new AI lens-blurring effects that are now generally available to all Lightroom users.

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Microsoft is in its AI PC era

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We’ve heard the story so many times, that this is the time that Windows on Arm will work and we’ll get a revolution in powerful, portable, long-lasting PCs. For a decade, the story has been fiction. This time, though... I don’t know. It sort of seems real.

On this episode of The Vergecast, Tom Warren joins from Seattle to tell us all about Microsoft’s latest event, what a Copilot Plus PC is, how the new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop feel, why...

Monaco Grand Prix 2024: Kevin Magnussen and Haas anticipating ‘phenomenal’ race

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F1’s crown jewel is here, and Haas is ready for the challenge

Ask five different Formula 1 drivers their favorite circuit to drive, and you might get five different answers. But for Haas driver Kevin Magnussen the answer is clear.

Monaco.

“It’s the best track on the calendar to drive, it’s just phenomenal on these little tight streets with walls everywhere. The feeling of driving a Formula 1 car in Monaco, to me, is...

If You Hate Clutter With Every Fiber Of Your Being, Try These 42 Organization Solutions

You'll no longer recoil in disgust whenever you open a drawer or cabinet.

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25 TikTok-Approved Travel Items That Reviewers Will “Never Travel Without”

'Tis the season of vacations, so here are a few items to help make it as ~easy breezy~ as possible.

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10 Little Hacks From Math Nerds That I Tried And Memorized Because They're So Easy And Useful

I do love a good divisibility rule.

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11 Cultural Norms In Europe That I Genuinely Appreciated As An American Visiting For The First Time

BRB, moving to Europe.

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49 Fun Versions Of Traditionally Boring Products

Regular coasters and flower vases are canceled — only vinyl-shaped coasters and popcorn bucket-shaped vases from now on.

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19 Burnt-Out Signs That Are Accidentally Hilarious

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Crypto Astrologers See Price Moves in the Stars

They predict the ups and downs of Bitcoin based on planetary movements, and their super-secretive clientele listens.

NBA playoffs: Analytics predicts who will go to the NBA Finals

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We already know which teams are going to the NBA Finals, because adjusted net rating told us so.

Professional sports are complicated. If they weren’t, they wouldn’t be that interesting. The amount of variables that go into a single possession on the hardwood go beyond the ten players on the court, and include things that can’t be quantified like momentum.

Unlike the NFL, the NBA doesn’t have to worry about weather adding another variable,...

Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez have a ball singing on 'The Late Show'

If you don't have a Broadway ticket, watch this.

Microsoft's new AI 'Recall' feature is like hitting 'CTRL + H' on your entire digital life

Microsoft unveiled its new Recall feature on Monday — alongside new Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 devices — and it's designed to track and save your every move on your PC. Plus, it lets you to retrieve everything you've ever seen on your screen.

It's reminiscent of that one Black Mirror episode, featured in the first season, called "The Entire History of You." It's about a fictitious, ultra-modern, sci-fi society where everyone wears an implant that records everything they do, see,...

'Longlegs' trailer is a bonafide sound design nightmare

If you're one for creepy crime investigation horror, check out "Longlegs." Trailer.

After Raisi’s Death, Elections Pose Tricky Test for Iran’s Rulers

Iran’s political establishment must choose between opening the race and facing moderate rivals, or limiting candidates and risking the embarrassment of low turnout.

Capri Sun’s hilarious new packaging is graphic design at its most honest

You can take the Capri Sun out of the pouch, but you can’t take the pouch out of the Capri Sun.

Drinking a Capri Sun isn’t just about the flavor. It’s about the satisfaction of stabbing the iconic pouch with a straw, and the gratification of drinking it until it’s squeezed flat. Like Pringles, the iPhone, or Tiffany & Co., the packaging is part of the experience.

4 ways to effectively beat self-limiting beliefs

Our brains can think of many reasons why we’re not good enough. Here’s how to stop them from getting in the way of your goals.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: You set a big goal. You’ve outlined the steps and used your study of goal-setting to make sure they’re achievable and assigned deadlines to each. On paper, it all looks good.

Design companies are still failing at diversity. Here’s how the industry can build a better pipeline

Organizations are working to ensure the next generation of designers is more diverse than the last.

In April, Jacinda Walker stood in front of a group of 28 fifth-grade students in Columbus, Ohio. Walker, who founded the education and advocacy program DesignExplorr, was there to lead a two-day workshop to introduce the students to the design profession. On the first day, she set up demo Adobe Express accounts so the kids would have access and exposure to professional design software. She...