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  • Elanco Animal Health Set to Join S&P MidCap 400; Sarepta Therapeutics to Join S&P SmallCap 600

    Elanco Animal Health Set to Join S&P MidCap 400; Sarepta Therapeutics to Join S&P SmallCap 600

    NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Elanco Animal Health Inc. (NYSE: ELAN) will replace Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. (NASD: SRPT) in the S&P MidCap 400, and Sarepta Therapeutics will replace Brookline Bancorp Inc. (NASD: BRKL) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Tuesday, September 2. S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. (XNYS: BHLB) is acquiring Brookline Bancorp in a deal expected to be completed soon, pending final closing conditions. Post merger, Berkshire Hills Bancorp will remain in the S&P SmallCap 600 with a name and ticker change to Beacon Financial Corp. (NYSE: BBT).

    Following is a summary of the changes that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date:

    Effective Date 

    Index Name 

    Action 

    Company Name 

    Ticker 

    GICS Sector 

    September 2, 2025 

    S&P MidCap 400 

    Addition 

    Elanco Animal Health 

    ELAN 

    Health Care 

    September 2, 2025 

    S&P MidCap 400

    Deletion 

    Sarepta Therapeutics 

    SRPT 

    Health Care 

    September 2, 2025 

    S&P SmallCap 600 

    Addition 

    Sarepta Therapeutics 

    SRPT 

    Health Care 

    September 2, 2025 

    S&P SmallCap 600

    Deletion

    Brookline Bancorp

    BRKL

    Financials

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  • Serena Williams Details How Proud She Is of Sister Venus After U.S. Open Match

    Serena Williams Details How Proud She Is of Sister Venus After U.S. Open Match

    Venus Williams made her 25th U.S. Open appearance and her first since 2023 on Monday night when competing in the first round of the major tournament.

    Even though she lost to world No. 13 Karolína Muchová 6–3, 2–6, 6–1, Williams put out a strong showing, especially for a 45-year-old. She trained nonstop for three months in preparation for her tennis return. The Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd gave her a standing ovation as she left the court, and the support and applause continued for Williams after the match.

    Venus’s sister, 23-time major champion Serena Williams, posted a very sweet message to her on Instagram Tuesday. The younger Williams sister, who effectively retired from tennis at the 2022 U.S. Open, expressed how proud she is of her older sister.

    “Strength, courage, determination, class, perseverance, inspiration… there’s not enough words to describe how proud I am of you @VenusWilliams,” Williams wrote. “P.S. I hope to be like you.”

    The Williams sisters truly are each other’s biggest fans.

    Venus hasn’t made any explicit plans for her future in tennis, although there is speculation that her three-decade career could be over soon.

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  • West Ham United: Captain Jarrod Bowen apologises for fan row after Wolves defeat

    West Ham United: Captain Jarrod Bowen apologises for fan row after Wolves defeat

    West Ham boss Graham Potter has admitted the Hammers are “in pain” but called for unity after captain Jarrod Bowen had to apologise for trying to confront fans.

    The forward was held back by stewards at the final whistle following the Hammers’ 3-2 EFL Cup defeat at Molineux – late goals consigning them to a third-straight loss.

    Bowen had gone over to the travelling fans to salute them, only to react as something seemed to be said in the stands.

    Defeat – after a late Jorgen Strand Larsen brace – condemned the winless Hammers to another loss at the start of an already turbulent season.

    Potter said: “We’re all in pain so we need everybody to help, we need everybody’s support, we need to push forward and on to the next match.

    “The team’s suffering at the moment, we all are, we’re all hurting. I can assure you no-one’s happy.

    “I have no idea what was said or anything. Our supporters have been fantastic, they are hurting because of the results we’ve had and Jarrod obviously cares about the club and the team. It’s just an exchange of views by people who care.

    “Everyone is hurting, rightly so because we haven’t had the results we’d like. Jarrod has been a fantastic captain and servant for the club.”

    The loss at Molineux added to the pressure on Potter, who has won just five of his 22 games in charge since replacing Julen Lopetegui in January.

    The Hammers have conceded 11 goals in their three defeats – including last week’s 5-1 thumping by Chelsea – and go to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday.

    Bowen was the player who went closest to the away supporters to applaud them but then became incensed. However, within 45 minutes of the final whistle he had apologised for his reaction.

    “Apologies to the fans for tonight’s reaction,” the England forward wrote on Instagram.

    “I’m someone who is passionate and will fight every time I step on the pitch. But I need to set a better example and you fans know how much I love you and this club.

    “We ride through the bad times together and I’ll see you all Sunday.”

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  • Common Pesticide Linked to “Remarkably Widespread” Brain Abnormalities in Children

    Common Pesticide Linked to “Remarkably Widespread” Brain Abnormalities in Children

    Researchers have linked prenatal exposure to the common insecticide chlorpyrifos with lasting disruptions in brain development and motor skills. The results suggest potential risks from continued pesticide use during pregnancy and early childhood. Credit: Shutterstock

    Prenatal exposure to Chlorpyrifos in the womb disrupts brain development. Risks remain for children in farming communities.

    A recent study has identified a connection between prenatal exposure to the commonly used insecticide chlorpyrifos (CPF) and structural changes in the brain, along with reduced motor abilities, in children and adolescents living in New York City.

    This research is the first to show that exposure before birth can lead to long-lasting and widespread molecular, cellular, and metabolic alterations in the brain, in addition to impairments in fine motor coordination. The study, conducted by scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and the Keck School of Medicine of USC, appears in the journal JAMA Neurology.

    Birth cohort study results

    The analysis focused on 270 children and adolescents enrolled in the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health birth cohort study, all of whom were born to Latino and African-American mothers. Chlorpyrifos levels were detected in their umbilical cord blood, and they later underwent brain imaging and behavioral evaluations between the ages of 6 and 14.

    The findings revealed that higher prenatal exposure was consistently linked to more pronounced disruptions in brain structure, function, and metabolism, as well as slower motor speed and impaired motor programming. Evidence across multiple neuroimaging methods indicated that the severity of abnormalities increased directly with the level of CPF exposure, suggesting a clear dose-response effect.

    Residential pesticide use was the main source of exposure for these children. Although the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prohibited CPF for indoor household use in 2001, it continues to be applied in agriculture for non-organic crops such as fruits, vegetables, and grains. This ongoing use results in toxic exposure from outdoor air and dust, particularly near farming areas.

    Expert warnings on vulnerable groups

    “Current widespread exposures, at levels comparable to those experienced in this sample, continue to place farm workers, pregnant women, and unborn children in harm’s way. It is vitally important that we continue to monitor the levels of exposure in potentially vulnerable populations, especially in pregnant women in agricultural communities, as their infants continue to be at risk,” said Virginia Rauh, ScD, senior author on the study and the Jane and Alan Batkin Professor of Population and Family Health at Columbia Mailman School.

    “The disturbances in brain tissue and metabolism that we observed with prenatal exposure to this one pesticide were remarkably widespread throughout the brain. Other organophosphate pesticides likely produce similar effects, warranting caution to minimize exposures in pregnancy, infancy, and early childhood, when brain development is rapid and especially vulnerable to these toxic chemicals,” says first author Bradley Peterson, MD, Vice Chair for Research and Chief of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

    Reference: “Brain Abnormalities in Children Exposed Prenatally to the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos” by Bradley S. Peterson, Sahar Delavari, Ravi Bansal, Siddhant Sawardekar, Chaitanya Gupte, Howard Andrews, Lori A. Hoepner, Wanda Garcia, Frederica Perera and Virginia Rauh, 18 August 2025, JAMA Neurology.
    DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.2818

    This study was supported by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (grants ES09600, ES015905, ES015579, DA027100, ES08977, ES009089); U.S. Environmental Protection Agency STAR (grants RD834509, RD832141, R827027); National Institute of Mental Health (grants MH068318, K02-74677); and the John and Wendy Neu Family Foundation. The study was also supported by an anonymous donor, Patrice and Mike Harmon, the Inspirit Fund, and the Robert Coury family.

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  • Ancient Shelducks Colonized Chatham Islands 390,000 Years Ago

    Ancient Shelducks Colonized Chatham Islands 390,000 Years Ago

    A team of paleontologists from New Zealand and Australia has described a new extinct shelduck species from Holocene fossil bone deposits on the Rēkohu Chatham Islands.

    An artistic reconstruction of a female Rēkohu shelduck (Tadorna rekohu) showing the darker plumage common in birds isolated on islands. Image credit: Sasha Votyakova / Te Papa.

    Named the Rēkohu shelduck (Tadorna rekohu), the new species inhabited the Chatham Islands, an isolated archipelago 785 km east of mainland New Zealand.

    “This archipelago comprises the main Chatham Island, as well as Rangihaute Pitt, Maung’ Re Mangere, Tapuaenuku Little Mangere, Hokorereoro South East Islands, and various islets,” said University of Otago’s Dr. Nic Rawlence and his colleagues.

    “The islands were completely submerged during the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene.”

    “Subsequent tectonic activity caused the island archipelago to re-emerge less than 3 million years ago.”

    According to the team, the ancestors of the Rēkohu shelduck arrived on the Chatham Islands around 390,000 years ago during the Late Pleistocene.

    “While this may seem like a short period of time, it is long enough to impact the species,” Dr. Rawlence said.

    “In that time the Rēkohu shelduck evolved shorter, more robust wings and longer leg bones indicating it was going down the pathway towards flightlessness.”

    “These changes were due to a range of factors, such as an abundance of food, lack of ground-dwelling predators, and windy conditions, so flying was not the preferred option.”

    “In a case of use it or lose it, the wings start to reduce,” said Dr. Pascale Lubbe, also from the University of Otago.

    “Flight is energetically expensive, so if you don’t have to fly, why bother.”

    “The longer leg bones are more robust to support more muscle and create increased force for take-off — necessary when you have smaller wings.”

    The researchers used ancient DNA and analyzed the shape of the bones to determine the Rēkohu shelduck is most closely related to the pūtangitangi paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegate) from New Zealand.

    The Rēkohu shelduck spent more time on the ground than its cousin and became extinct prior to the 19th century.

    “The presence of Rēkohu shelduck bones in early Moriori midden deposits suggests its extinction was due to over-hunting prior to the later European and Māori settlement of the islands in the 19th century,” the scientists said.

    Their paper was published in the July 2025 issue of the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.

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    Nicolas J. Rawlence et al. 2025. Ancient DNA and morphometrics reveal a new species of extinct insular shelduck from Rēkohu Chatham Islands. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 204 (3): zlaf069; doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf069

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  • Security Researchers Hacked Google Calendar Using AI And Hidden Text In Images

    Security Researchers Hacked Google Calendar Using AI And Hidden Text In Images





    AI is an impressive tool, and companies like Google and OpenAI continue to improve and expand upon what their models can do. At the same time, generative AI chatbots are also becoming bigger targets for bad actors, and now security researchers have found a way to hack someone’s Google Calendar using text hidden inside of high-resolution images.

    Security researchers from The Trail of Bits Blog claim that they were able to harness the image scaling systems that AI like Gemini uses to process images added to its prompts. This allowed the group to send a set of hidden instructions to the AI, which was then able to retrieve information from a Google Calendar account and email it to themselves — all without alerting the user.

    Image scaling attacks like this used to be more common, and the researchers note that they “were used for model backdoors, evasion, and poisoning primarily against older computer vision systems that enforced a fixed image size.” This attack has become less common, but it seems a similar approach can be taken to send hidden instructions to a large language model like Google’s Gemini, which raises concerns over AI safety as Gemini and other AI move into our homes and AI potentially advances beyond our comprehension.

    How the AI-powered attack works

    An exploit such as this works because LLMs like GPT-5 and Gemini automatically downscale high-resolution images to process them more quickly and efficiently. However, this downscaling is how the researchers were able to take advantage of the AI and send hidden instructions to the chatbot. While the exact process may change based on the system — as each system has a different image resampling algorithm — they all provide what the researchers describe as “aliasing artifacts” that can allow for patterns to be hidden within an image. These patterns then only appear when the image is downscaled, as they become more visible thanks to the artifacting.

    In the example that the researchers provided, the image uploaded to Gemini has sections of a black background that turn red during the resampling process. This causes hidden text with instructions to appear when the image is rescaled, which the chatbot will see and follow. In this case, the instructions told the chatbot to check the user’s calendar and email any upcoming events to the researcher’s email address.

    This might not become a mainstream attack vector for hackers, but considering they have already found ways to use infected calendar invites to take control of a smart home, any possible threat needs to be analyzed in order to find solutions that protect users from falling prey to bad actors. That’s especially true as hackers continue to use AI to break AI in terrifying new ways.



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  • Trump administration considers stake in defence firms like Lockheed Martin | Business and Economy News

    Trump administration considers stake in defence firms like Lockheed Martin | Business and Economy News

    The administration of United States President Donald Trump is considering taking a stake in domestic defence contractors, including the aerospace company Lockheed Martin.

    On Tuesday, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick hinted at the administration making a possible investment in the company as he defended Trump’s push for a greater role in business.

    “They’re thinking about it,” Lutnick told the news outlet CNBC when asked if the administration was considering taking pieces of contractors such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing or Palantir Technologies.

    While Lutnick cited Pentagon leaders as the source of his information, he also indicated that deals were far from being finalised.

    “There’s a lot of talking that needs to be had about, how do we finance our munitions acquisitions?” Lutnick said.

    Still, he argued that some private businesses were extensions of the US government. “There’s a monstrous discussion about defence,” he explained. “Lockheed Martin makes 97 percent of their revenue from the US government. They are basically an arm of the US government.”

    Lutnick’s statements come on the heels of the Trump administration announcing last week that it had taken a 10 percent stake in the struggling semiconductor chip giant Intel.

    Since taking office for a second term, Trump has sought to increase US investments in several key industries, from steel to technology, prompting questions about whether Republicans were drifting from the “small government” platform they are often associated with.

    Lockheed Martin, whose shares rose 1.6 percent following the remarks, responded to Lutnick’s comments by saying, “We are continuing our strong working relationship with President Trump and his Administration to strengthen our national defense.”

    Boeing declined to comment, while Palantir did not respond to a request for comment. Boeing’s stock was up 2.8 percent. Meanwhile, Palantir reversed a small initial slide of about 1 percent following the remarks, and by midday, was trading up at 1.4 percent.

    Lutnick’s comments are the latest example of the White House’s aggressive interventions in the private sector.

    Such moves have historically only been undertaken in wartime, or to save struggling and strategic domestic companies during times of economic stress.

    William Hartung, a senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a think tank, described the move as a bad idea.

    He explained that it might “incentivise the government to put financial success for Lockheed Martin ahead of more important strategic considerations”.

    “We need some healthy distance between the government and the companies it is supposed to regulate,” he added.

    A growing government stake in private enterprise

    But despite rumblings from critics, the Trump administration has forged forward with collecting stakes in various industries.

    On Friday, it announced that Intel had sold the government a 10 percent stake in its chip-manufacturing business. And in June, the Trump administration intervened to complete Nippon Steel’s purchase of US Steel, taking what Trump called a “golden share” that gives Washington sway over its operations.

    It also acquired a stake in MP Materials, a rare earths company, and brokered a deal with technology companies Nvidia and AMD to take 15 percent of their revenue from sales of chips to China that had previously been prohibited.

    On Monday, Trump said he wanted to make more US government investments in healthy US companies, even as critics warn that such a role for the government could limit corporate strategy and market agility. Critics have also raised questions about the impact on consumers.

    The unusual level of federal government intervention in the economy has created unexpected alliances. Left-leaning Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, for example, backed the stake in Intel.

    “If microchip companies make a profit from the generous grants they receive from the federal government, the taxpayers of America have a right to a reasonable return on that investment,” Sanders told the news agency Reuters last week.

    Lutnick on Tuesday said that companies that need federal assistance should be prepared to deal with Trump.

    “If a company comes to the United States of America government and says, ‘We need your help, we want to change everything’… I think that’s a question between the CEO and the president of the United States of whether he will listen to them and change the rules,” he told CNBC, citing the Nvidia deal.

    “If we are adding fundamental value to your business, I think it’s fair for Donald Trump to think about the American people.”

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  • Jellyfish Tracks Which AI Dev Tools Actually Pay Off

    Jellyfish Tracks Which AI Dev Tools Actually Pay Off

    Regarding the use of AI in software development right now, everybody is using it, but nobody seems to really know what they are getting for their money.

    One company has a solution for that. Jellyfish, which provides a software engineering intelligence platform, today launched new features for its Jellyfish AI Impact platform that deliver end-to-end visibility of the impact of AI on productivity, quality and value across the software development life cycle (SDLC).

    The platform provides real data about which AI tools actually work and whether they’re worth the cost.

    Finally, Some Actual Data

    So, Jellyfish decided to solve this with their AI Impact platform, which enables users to do away with guesswork and actually see the data.

    The new features for Jellyfish AI Impact — which now supports Anthropic’s Claude Code and Windsurf in addition to GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini and Amazon Q, include:

    • Multitool Comparison: It pulls together all your AI tools in one place so you can compare them side by side. Want to know if Claude Code is better than Copilot for your specific use cases? Now you can find out instead of going on gut feeling. Jellyfish pulls data on tool adoption, cost and impact into one consolidated view so users can benchmark multiple AI tools, identify the highest-value tools for specific use cases and build the most effective AI tool stack.
    • Code Review Agent Dashboard: With a growing number of companies using code review tools, Jellyfish allows teams to measure the impact of AI code review agents like CodeRabbit, Graphite and Greptile across the full SDLC.
    • Dynamic AI Tool Spend Dashboards: With Jellyfish’s real-time, usage-based spend tracking at both the team and project level, companies can now tie their spending directly to outcomes to determine if the investment was worth it for a specific initiative.

    As Jellyfish co-founder and CEO Andrew Lau told The New Stack, his company is “giving customers the ability to tie granular AI spend to delivery impact, helping engineering and finance leaders better understand what that investment is worth at an individual and/or project level — all at a time when AI costs vary dramatically with little understanding or visibility into why.”

    Why This Matters

    The smart move Jellyfish made here is staying vendor-neutral. They’re not trying to sell you on specific AI tools — they’re just helping you figure out which ones are working for your team.

    “As the industry continues into the agentic era, we give you the insight you need to optimize today’s tools and prepare for what’s next,” Lau explains. Translation: The AI tool landscape is going to keep changing fast, so you need a system that can adapt.

    This is likely just the beginning. AI agents are getting more sophisticated, pricing models keep evolving and more companies are going to demand proof that their AI investments are worthwhile.

    That’s why this kind of solution makes a lot of sense. According to Jellyfish’s 2025 State of Engineering Management report, 90% of engineering teams are now using AI coding tools. That’s up from 61% just last year. But many engineering teams are still flying blind with AI, lacking the data necessary to build the most effective AI tool stack.

    Many companies are basically throwing money at AI tools and hoping for the best. They’ve got GitHub Copilot here, Claude Code there, maybe some Cursor thrown in, and they’re paying for all of it without really understanding which tools are pulling their weight.

    The Problem Nobody Wants To Talk About

    “AI adoption is accelerating, costs are shifting and we’re all under pressure to make it work — both from a code, product, business value and adoption standpoint,” Lau explains. “There are so many tools available now that are doing innovative, but different things — often competing for mindshare and coexisting within the same engineering org.”

    Jellyfish AI Impact combines adoption metrics, dynamic value tracking and delivery outcome data across all AI-powered tools — from coding assistants to code review agents — for a clear, comprehensive view of AI’s role in software delivery, the company said. With these holistic insights, engineering leaders can drive smarter investments and better delivery outcomes across the SDLC.

    “Leaders need ways to disambiguate the noise to understand which tools and agents work for which teams, codebases and projects, and why,” Lau added. That’s not going to fly much longer, especially as these tools start costing real money and executives want to see real returns.

    The Bottom Line

    Companies like DraftKings and Keller Williams are already using Jellyfish to get smarter about their AI spending, the company said. As the market matures, having actual data about what’s working (and what isn’t) is going to separate the companies that use AI effectively from the ones that just use AI expensively.

    The new Jellyfish features are available now.


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  • Best Kindle Colorsoft deal: Save $30 on Kindle Colorsoft

    Best Kindle Colorsoft deal: Save $30 on Kindle Colorsoft

    SAVE $30: As of Aug. 26, the Kindle Colorsoft is on sale for $219.99 at Amazon. This marks it lowest-ever price.


    Amazon’s Labor Day sale has kicked off and there are already some excellent deals to explore. For those who have had their eyes on a Kindle e-reader, the good news is that a few models are on sale right now at Amazon. This includes the newly-released 16GB model of the Kindle Colorsoft.

    The Kindle Colorsoft usually retails for $249.99, but it’s on sale for $219.99 right now. This allows you to save $30 on the device, and marks its lowest-ever price according to price tracker camelcamelcamel. Since it’s listed as a limited-time deal, you’ll want to act fast to grab it at this price.

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    Should I get the Kindle Colorsoft for comics? What I’ve learned.

    This 16GB model of the Kindle Colorsoft was released about a month ago, alongside the Kindle Colorsoft Kids. It features a seven-inch color display — a great upgrade for enjoying comics, the covers of your books, or if you’re big into highlighting text in color — and an excellent battery life that can last you up to eight weeks. On top of that, it’s even waterproof, so it’s a great option to take on a trip to the beach or pool before summertime comes to an end.

    Mashable Deals

    The Colorsoft originally launched as a 32GB model, but this new option comes with less storage at 16GB. If that doesn’t bother you, now is a great time to grab this Kindle Colorsoft and save $30. And if you’re looking for some new books to pick up for it, check out the latest selection available from Stuff Your Kindle Day.

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  • Best Sony headphones deal: WH-CH520 headphones for $38 at Amazon

    Best Sony headphones deal: WH-CH520 headphones for $38 at Amazon

    SAVE $31.99: As of Aug. 26, the Sony WH-CH520 wireless headphones are on sale for $38 at Amazon. That’s down from the usual $69.99.


    Sony is one of the go-to brands for headphones, and for good reason. Sony offers advanced features and premium design, usually at a high price. But not always.

    As of Aug. 26, Sony WH-CH520 wireless headphones are selling at Amazon for just $38, which means you’ll pocket a saving of $31.99 compared to the regular $69.99 list price. That’s almost half off a well-rounded headset with a mix of performance, comfort, and convenience. $38 is also the lowest price we’ve seen for these Sony headphones according to price tracker camelcamelcamel.

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    The best expert-tested Sony headphones for every price point

    There are quite a few highlights that make the WH-CH520s one of the best Sony headphones on sale right now. One of the most eye-catching features is the battery life: up to 50 hours on a single charge. Whether you’re heading off on a weekend trip, powering through back-to-back commutes, or planning for a few long festival days, you won’t need to worry about running out of juice. And if you do, a quick charge via USB-C gives you hours of listening in minutes.

    Sound quality also holds up well for the price. Sony’s EQ Custom, accessible through the Headphones Connect app, lets you fine-tune the audio to your taste. DSEE (Digital Sound Enhancement Engine) is on hand too, boosting the clarity of compressed files and making your Spotify streams feel more polished.

    Comfort hasn’t been overlooked, either. The lightweight build, swivel earcups, and soft cushioned pads are designed for all-day wear, while the adjustable headband helps you find the right fit. Add a built-in microphone for crystal clear calls, and you’ve got a solid option for both work and play.

    On the practical side, multipoint connection lets you switch seamlessly between two devices, while Swift Pair and Fast Pair make it easy to hook up to Windows PCs and Android phones. If you misplace them, you can even track them down using Google’s Find My Device.

    Mashable Deals

    At just $38, these Sony headphones offer tremendous value and are a clever choice if you’re after a dependable wireless set without breaking the bank.

    If you want to see what else is out there, we’ve also put together a list of the top 10 headphones in 2025 you can buy right now — including models from Bose, Beats, and Apple. 

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