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Becky Scarrott

Reporter · GB

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Sep 10, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Becky Scarrott

    Apple's dual AirPods 5 rollout is like a board meeting where 'Let's just let them pick what they want to pay for' was the outcome — and I don't mind it (opens the original)

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    If you watched our Apple event coverage, you'll know that Apple's decided to double up on its non-Pro AirPods rollout as it did before, and each model within the new AirPods 5 duo features ANC, whether you really felt you wanted it or not. And Apple definitely wants you to want it, because along with an "all-new multiport acoustic architecture" in this open-fit style, the company claims the new onboard ANC will remove up to 50% more external noise compared to AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancella

  2. Article · Aug 23, 2026 · Becky Scarrott

    'Bi-polar, angry and forgetful’ romantic chatbots are leaving the humans dating them in need of specialist therapy: why EVA AI is hiring the first ever ‘AI Companionship Therapist’ and how a new in-person dating app wants to bring back more traditional ways of finding love (opens the original)

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    Content warning: This piece discusses suicide and difficult emotional experiences. Does the world really need a dedicated, human ‘AI Companionship Therapist’ in 2026? The answer, according to the popular 'game-like' AI character-creation and interaction site EVA AI, is 'yes' — and the job pays well. How would I know this, as someone who only ever dated humans? I know because EVA AI recently reached out to TechRadar to tell us that it's hiring just such a therapist. And whoever gets the gig will

  3. Article · Jul 18, 2026 · Becky Scarrott

    ‘The problem is, the pinna isn’t part of the inner ear’: GoldenSound's new earbuds take the Harman Curve and aim to better it for earbuds — and despite feeling like I’d signed up for a PhD rather than press briefing, I (mostly) agree (opens the original)

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    Sometimes in this job (as TechRadar's Audio Editor), I just get sent a set of earbuds and a press release. Sometimes, I'm invited to an online briefing so that a marketing rep can explain key terminology before I start my review process. Rarely am I invited to a lovely pub in London, lulled into a false sense of security with a drink and a comfy chair and then taken through a brief but intense Doctorate in audio engineering. I jest, of course. But if you've ever come into contact with either Sta

  4. Article · Jul 15, 2026 · Becky Scarrott

    Spotify’s Managed accounts service is now available even on Spotify Free, which means ‘Let it Go’ won’t still be top… right dad? (opens the original)

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    Fed up with waiting for your Wrapped roundup only to find KPop Demon Hunters is claiming the top spot again — and it most certainly would not be down to you? Great news: Spotify is expanding its Managed account service (which the big green streaming machine launched around two years ago, within its paid-for Family subscriptions) to the Free, ad-supported service. This gives young listeners a chance to have their own personalized Spotify experience (including their own Wrapped summary), but withi

  5. Article · Jul 14, 2026 · Becky Scarrott

    This Marshall guitar amp is too noisy to make you the Jesus of Suburbia, but Billie Joe Armstrong still put his name to it — and it's got a 'Dookie mod' (opens the original)

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    When Billie Joe Armstrong et al took to the stage for Green Day's Super Bowl performance earlier in the year, I'm pretty sure most guitarists stopped listening for the "MAGA agenda" lyric switcheroo that never came and instead simply breathed "That amp though…" And now, shredders can buy their own striking baby-blue Marshall head, just like the one that was set up behind Billie Joe Armstrong — for a not insignificant sum of $3,999.99 / £3,099.99 (which is around AU$5,779, where sold). It is Mars

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