Our world has changed a lot in the last 18 months. We’re spending more time working from home, and we’re ordering a ton more stuff from Amazon. And Americans are noticing something that they perhaps ...

One of the most common sounds in the modern world is the beep. From microwaves and cellphones to computers and backing-up trucks, this high-pitched alert pings us from every direction. But how is it ...

The beeping backup signals could be removed from the city’s fleet of snow-clearing vehicles if a trial on new, and more tolerable, audio technology is a success this winter. Council’s transportation ...

British Columbia’s worker-safety agency says more employers are replacing the beep-beep-beep backup alarm on vehicles with white noise for safety’s sake. WorkSafe B.C. said the white-noise broadband ...

Until that morning, when I woke at 5:30 and realized the mosquito in my dream was coming from the street below my window, it seemed to me I’d never heard a backup beep. I’m sure there are ...