If any of you have found yourself using the Facebook mobile app this week and noticed it seeming to "chirp" at you — multiple times, and incessantly — you're not alone. I thought at first that someone ...

Is it one of the best children’s tunes? Is it annoying because of it? “Yellow Submarine” might be a fan favorite for some, but its sound effects are annoying for others. When The Beatles recorded the ...

Console startup sounds are supposed to be iconic. Memorable. Maybe even comforting. But let’s be honest—some of them were straight-up annoying. Whether it was the audio equivalent of a jump scare or a ...