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This blurring of the lines between audio and health devices looks set to be a trend across the industry. “We really want to make sure that we take care of our customers’ hearing,” says Miikka Tikander, the Helsinki-based head of audio at Bang & Olufsen. Tikander points to recent data about the decline in hearing health in young adults and reports that there was a lot of emphasis from manufacturers on ANC and hearing health at the AES’ Headphone Technology conference in Espoo, Finland this August.“Apple has a big lead in that area,” he says. “We want to make sure…

Wayfair store in Wilmette, Illinois.Courtesy: WayfairStock Chart IconStock chart iconWayfair, 1-dayTrump on Wednesday issued a year-long pause on increased levies on upholstered furniture, along with kitchen cabinets and vanities. Instead, the duties on upholstered furniture will remain at 25% — the level Trump set in September.Before Trump’s 11th-hour reversal, the levies for this furniture type were slated to rise 30% with the start of 2026. He pointed to ongoing trade discussions as the reason for pushing back tariff increases.Furniture suppliers have been under Wall Street’s scrutiny as Trump’s focus on broad and steep levies on imports has raised concerns about…

Punkt, the Switzerland-based, privacy-focused phone maker, is trying the whole “smartphone” thing again. The MC03 improves on some of the disappointing features of its previous effort, the MC02, while maintaining its security focus. Likewise, its software still comes with a subscription fee: the first year is included free, but it’s $12 per month after that. On top of that, the MC03 is Punkt’s first phone to be assembled in Europe rather than Asia, making good on its promise from earlier this year.The MC02, released last year, wasn’t exactly a critical darling. Punkt seems to be addressing some of those criticisms…

Bill ConnellyJan 2, 2026, 07:00 AM ETCloseBill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019.Illinois State came within 37 seconds of a national title in 2014 but couldn’t keep North Dakota State out of the end zone. After getting thumped by NDSU in the 2021 title game, Montana State returned last season and tried everything it could to erase an early deficit against the mighty Bison. The Bobcats came up three points short.Both ISU’s and MSU’s ambitions have been held back by the Goliath of FCS, but thanks…

Clicks Technology, a company known for making physical keyboards for smartphones, is launching two new devices ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week. In addition to a new, $79 slide-out keyboard for smart devices, the company is also unveiling its first smartphone: the Communicator, a smartphone with a physical keyboard, designed to be carried as your second device. Yes, it looks a lot like a BlackBerry. (Quick, someone tell Kim Kardashian, famous BlackBerry hoarder.) The $499 smartphone is described as being “purpose-built” for people who carry two phones — one for work and one for personal…

It’s no secret that Bon Appétit editors cook a lot for work. So it should come as no surprise that we cook a lot during our off hours too. Here are the recipes we’re whipping up this month to get dinner on the table, entertain our friends, satisfy a sweet tooth, use up leftovers, and everything in between. For even more staff favorites, click here.January 2Sweet potatoes with lentils and fetaLooking at the publication date on food director Chris Morocco’s Loaded Sweet Potatoes made me realize I’ve been making this recipe regularly for seven years. If that isn’t a ringing…

Editor’s note: The much-missed Helmut Lang is the subject of a new exhibition at MAK in Vienna. As part of Vogue Runway’s ongoing efforts to document the history of fashion shows, we are kicking off the year by adding as complete-as-possible digitized shows to the site. This fall 1997 ready-to-wear collection was presented in Paris on March 13, 1997. With Alexander McQueen and John Galliano installed at Givenchy and Christian Dior, respectively, backstory, references, and biography were becoming increasingly important in Paris fashion in 1997. Always an outlier, Helmut Lang spun stories that were largely about clothes making, fabric selection, and manipulation, but his shows…

A deadly, drug-resistant fungus is extending its tendrils around the world. Research out this month finds that the public health threat of Candida auris has steadily climbed over time. Researchers reviewed the scientific literature on C. auris, which was only discovered in 2009. Since then, outbreaks of the fungus have been reported across the globe, including in the U.S. The infection is often mistaken for other germs and is hard to treat with existing drugs, the researchers add, further raising its danger. “Taken together, these data underscore the need to develop novel antifungal agents with broad-spectrum activity against human fungal…

We are really privileged as Trojan fans that we get to witness our team playing in so many of the biggest women’s basketball games on the planet every year. USC women’s basketball’s annual matchups versus UCLA have become the most consistent annual example of this. I’d argue that the USC-UCLA women’s basketball rivalry is the best in the sport right now because both teams are so good and feature such popular star players.LA sports cultureTo take such a prominent place in Los Angeles popular culture like this women’s basketball rivalry has, it has to be pretty special.AdvertisementThe two teams have…

Capacity (cups): 6 cups (uncooked) / 12 cups (cooked) | Features: Twin pressure cooking (high and soft); 14 menu options including GABA rice, porridge, and scorched rice; nonstick inner pot; auto-clean function; voice navigation in English, Korean, and Chinese | Warranty: 1 year limited | Weight: 12.6 pounds This higher-end Cuckoo model delivered the best batches for all three grains of rice. Not only did it make damn good rice, it delivered in record time thanks to its pressurized cooking option. The Japanese-style white rice took a mere 29 minutes. The brown rice had a perfectly firm texture, a beautifully…