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Vibe coding is turning the music gear world upside down
LLMs have led to an explosion of custom firmware and hacks for synths, samplers, and grooveboxes.
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LLMs have led to an explosion of custom firmware and hacks for synths, samplers, and grooveboxes.
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But the issue is still open for the taking.
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Unfortunately, its rough edges make the $10,995 asking price feel a bit extravagant.
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SPD officer Amber Harpe was fired for sharing her Flock access with her ICE agent husband.
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Nathan Fielder’s three-hour documentary about Elizabeth Holmes raked in $15 million in its opening weekend. That’s double expectations and enough to place it in second place at the box office this weekend, behind only Street Fighter. What’s more, it’s the largest opening for a non-music or concert documentary since 2004’s Fahrenheit 9/11. [Link: ‘You Can See Everything’ Stuns With $15 Million Debut | https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/you-can-see-everything-box-office-nathan-fielder-elizabeth-holmes-huge-start-1236915640/ | Variety]
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Carolyn Marvin was charged with ‘disorderly conduct’ for protesting delivery robots taking jobs.
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There are two hugely hyped docs out right now that I am eager to see — Musk and You Can See Everything. But it’s rare for a feature-length documentary to get this much attention and a wide theatrical release. So, what are your favorite docs that others might have missed? [Media: https://youtu.be/HvW_N5p1q44]
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In February 2025, US District Court of Delaware Judge Stephanos Bibas ruled against Ross Intelligence, which argued that training its legal AI on data scraped from Thomson Reuters was fair use. Now an appeals court has upheld that decision, though it remains sealed. [Media: https://www.instagram.com/p/Deg9pA7FIXT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&vrfl=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D]
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Let me convince you to change up your coffee game.
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A spokesperson told MS Now that Meta pulled the organization’s account and locked out its admins during today’s protests. The profile page is back up, but the organization says it still doesn’t have access to the account. Neither Meta nor No Kings immediately responded to a request for comment. Update October 18th: Meta’s Andy Stone posted on X that the suspension was part of an automated response that sometimes happens when accounts post at “very high frequencies.” He continued to say that the “automated action was clearly taken in error. Everything is now working as it should and we sincerely apologize.” [Media: https://www.threads.com/share/D0b_esrmr/]
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The first electric SUV from Mercedes-AMG.
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Why Elon Musk’s rocket company and satellite internet provider is moving fast into the cell carrier business and spending billions to take on AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile.