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Are Apple’s AirPods Better Than Samsung’s Galaxy Buds?
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds are the company’s take on Apple AirPods, and they’re really good. There’s a reason why Samsung continues to play in this market. Apple’s AirPods have become incredibly successful since its launch in 2017. While they work with Android phones, the target audience has mostly been for Apple products, since they pair so easily with them.
The Galaxy Buds are super easy to pair with a Galaxy phone. You just open the case and, as long as it’s near your Samsung phone, you’ll get a prompt to pair them right up. It’s similar to the pairing process with AirPods, which is just as easy. The Galaxy Buds work with iPhones, but you need to pair them manually with Bluetooth instead of using the fast pairing option, and you lose some features made just for Samsung users.
The Galaxy Buds sound really good. While I’ve never complained about the quality from my AirPods, I thought the Galaxy Buds sounded more balanced, since they are better at blocking out external noise and have controls that let you change the equalizer to highlight bass or treble in the music you’re listening to. I also like that the buds are soft, so they didn’t hurt my ears after wearing them for a while, as AirPods sometimes do. They’re more snug, too, so I didn’t worry as much about them falling out as I do with AirPods.
Like AirPods, they have a small clamshell case that quickly charges each bud individually. The case also protects the pods from getting junk in them, which means you can just quickly toss it into your backpack or pocket without worrying about lint getting in the buds. If you lose the case, say in a cushion, you can use a Find My Galaxy Buds feature inside the Samsung Wear app, which rings the case.
Phone calls sounded good, too. I called my editor while I walked down the hall and he said I sounded clear. I could hear him from his desk phone just fine, too. But the signal did drop off after I walked about 20 feet from the Galaxy S10 they were paired to.
I liked that I could tap the side to activate Google Assistant and ask it anything, from the weather to placing a phone call to my colleague. AirPods only work with Siri, which does both of those things but isn’t generally as smart as Google Assistant, which I was also use to play music from third-party services like Spotify.
The Galaxy Buds also have an ambient noise feature, which means you can tap one of the buds to lower the music volume, allowing you to temporarily hear your surroundings more. This worked OK. The music got really soft, but I found it was just as easy to pause the song entirely.
Samsung has tried to compete with its own version AirPods for several years now, but its latest attempt is its best yet and is the best option I’ve found for Android users. Plus, they look a lot less silly than AirPods, which makes them a fine alternative even for people who own iPhones. They are cheaper than AirPods, sound just as good and include some features that AirPods don’t have such as wireless charging. CNBC’s Todd Haselton puts them to the test.
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Are Apple’s AirPods Better Than Samsung’s Galaxy Buds?
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For its first 30 years, Nvidia wasn’t a household name unless you were a gamer. Now, some of its original fan base feel left behind now that AI has made the chipmaker into the world’s most valuable company. Nvidia popularized the graphics processing units, or GPUs, that make the best video game play possible and gamers saved Nvidia from near bankruptcy when it bought the company’s first GPU in 1999. Twenty seven years later, 2026 may be the first year Nvidia doesn’t release a new GeForce gaming GPU – and a new AI-powered rendering software called DLS55 caused a major backlash among gamers when CEO Jensen Huang unveiled it at GTC in March. With more than 91% of revenue coming from data center chips, and a global memory shortage, it’s no surprise that Nvidia has prioritized the highly profitable Blackwell and Rubin GPUs over its GeForce RTX line – although Nvidia tells CNBC that gamers remain “hugely important.”
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The Navy Exchange, which is owned by the U.S. government, has long provided discounted, tax free goods to military members and their families. The profits all go back to helping to improve welfare programs for those enrolled in the Navy, but, in recent years, sales have declined and is now in the process of renovating its stores with planned investments of around $100 million across its fleet of stores to better compete with major e-commerce players.
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Grocery stores like Kroger are using AI to help find value for perishable food that would otherwise end up in the trash. The data being generated by Flashfood and companies like it are giving retailers insights into consumer behaviors like showing what products will sell, at what price and at what point they are in their shelf life. CNBC’s Brandon Gomez looks into this growing technology.
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The main demand signal for artificial intelligence looks explosive on paper, but it may be significantly overstated. Token consumption, the basic unit of AI usage, is becoming a distorted metric. Companies like Shopify and Meta have created internal “tokenmaxxing” leaderboards that track how many tokens employees use, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said engineers should be spending half their salary on tokens. But token demand is what the entire AI investment cycle is built on, and that demand number may not be real. CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa shares her perscpective on why Anthropic, by pricing its tools for that reality, might be the best positioned AI company if a correction comes.
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The minivan has ticked back up in sales in recent years, and is a surprisingly significant share of sales for those still in the segment–Honda, Toyota, Kia, and Chrysler. The Pacifica minivan is the only model line Chrysler sells–something that has led industry watchers to fear the legendary American brand is on its last legs. Chrysler brand CEO Matt McAlear, who also runs Dodge, says more plans will be revealed at parent Stellantis’s investor day on May 21. In the meantime, the minivan is faring rather well, he said. Affordability is a growing concern for many buyers, and a minivan’s average transaction price is about $20,000 dollars less than that of a large SUV in the US. That is a great value for a buyer that needs a spacious vehicle for ferrying passengers or even cargo, say analysts.
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