If you combine the Xfce desktop with the Compiz compositing window manager, you get a desktop with a bit more panache than if you were to use Xfce alone. Compiz helps to turn Xfce into something akin ...

I traveled to Roblox's headquarters to do a demo of a new safety feature it says will help protect child users.

In fiction, magic makes levitation easy. With a simple swish-and-flick of his wand, Ron Weasley yanks a troll’s club high above its head in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Through graceful ...

Your hearing isn't the same as mine, nor anyone else’s for that matter. Nissan recognizes this, and it says it has come up with a way to tailor the sound systems in its vehicles to the listener’s ...

Audio artificial intelligence startup Gradium is launching today after closing on an impressive $70 million seed funding round, just three months after it was founded. The startup is backed by ...

The new Echo Studio and first-ever Echo Dot Max deliver immersive sound and thumping bass through engineering and AI-powered audio. When Amazon's audio hardware team began work on a new lineup of Echo ...

Creating custom outfits in "Roblox" has become one of the most popular ways for young creators to express themselves and even earn Robux. Whether you enjoy fashion, want to design your own style, or ...

The iconic shower scene in Psycho was originally supposed to play out without music. Instead composer Bernard Herrmann created “The Murder”: as the killing transpires, violins shriek and scream along ...

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...

In 1986, the appeal of “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)” was delightfully uncomplicated. The Beastie Boys had turned the simple art of rebelling against authority figures—teachers, ...

JBL unveils its new flagship 4369 Studio Monitors at the Tokyo International Audio Show for audiophiles and studios alike. Available Q1 2026, price TBA. At least they didn’t drop it on Tokyo. HARMAN ...