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Embodme Erae II hands-on: A customizable MPE MIDI controller for your soft synths and analog gear
The Erae II takes the customizable MPE playing surface of the original and adds a more robust interface and tons of connectivity options.
Terrence O'Brien01.27.2024Fan-made Bloodborne Kart catches heat from Sony, forcing developers to shift gears
The fan-made racing game Bloodborne Kart was set to be released on January 31, but Lilith Walther, the developer behind the project, says the team will have to make some changes after hearing from Sony. It'll lose the Bloodborne branding, among other things.
Cheyenne MacDonald01.27.2024Casio's Dimension Tripper lets you control your guitar pedals with your guitar strap
Casio showed up to NAMM 2024 with the Dimension Tripper: an experimental Bluetooth expression controller that you operate with your guitar strap.
Terrence O'Brien01.27.2024Fossil is done making smartwatches but will keep releasing updates for a few years
Fossil Group confirmed to The Verge on Friday that it's exiting the smartwatch business, and will instead focus on its other products. It hasn't released a new smartwatch since 2021. The company said it'll keep releasing software updates for the time being.
Cheyenne MacDonald01.27.2024Lawsuit says 23andMe hackers targeted users with Chinese and Ashkenazi Jewish heritage
A lawsuit accuses 23andMe of failing to notify customers that they were specifically targeted for having Chinese and Ashkenazi Jewish heritage.
Mariella Moon01.27.2024ElevenLabs reportedly banned the account that deepfaked Biden's voice with its AI tools
ElevenLabs, an AI startup that offers voice cloning services with its tools, has banned the user that created an audio deepfake of Joe Biden used in an attempt to disrupt the elections, according to Bloomberg.
Mariella Moon01.27.2024Instagram is testing 'flipside,' a finsta feature that already kind of exists
Instagram is testing yet another feature meant to give users an alternative to finstas, called "flipside."
Karissa Bell01.26.2024What’s up with the 'toxicity' around Cities: Skylines II?
Tensions have been high in the Cities: Skylines community since the launch of the sequel in October.
Jessica Conditt01.26.2024Apple's rivals aren't happy about its EU App Store changes
Apple has laid down the rules for opening a competing app store. It's not pleased too many of its rivals.
Daniel Cooper01.26.2024The Final Fantasy 14 live-action TV show is dead
A planned live-action TV series based on Final Fantasy 14 is no longer happening. "The size and scale needed to do it right proved too much for anyone to want to risk," one of the creatives involved said.
Kris Holt01.26.2024Samsung’s AI features on the Galaxy S24 in China reportedly ditch Google for Baidu
The Samsung Galaxy S24 isn’t taking Google’s Gemini AI to China. The Chinese version of the flagship phone reportedly uses Baidu’s Ernie chatbot to power the phone’s AI-powered features.
Will Shanklin01.26.2024Ultrawings 2 hits PS VR2 early and even the developer was surprised
An aerial adventure title called Ultrawings 2 has hit PlayStation VR2 earlier than just about anyone expected, including the game's developers.
Kris Holt01.26.2024The MicroKorg 2 hands-on: A stylish update to an iconic digital synthesizer
The MicroKorg 2 is still in the prototype stage, but it already feels like a polished and worthy sequel to one of the most popular synthesizers ever.
Terrence O'Brien01.26.2024Amazon's 2023 Echo Show 8 is back to $90, plus the rest of this week's best tech deals
This week brings us deals on Anker accessories, Amazon's Echo Show 8 and a smoker we checked out at CES.
Amy Skorheim01.26.2024George Carlin's estate sues over AI-generated comedy special
George Carlin’s estate has filed a lawsuit against the makers of an hour-long comedy special featuring a version of the comedian made with artificial intelligence. The estate says the video-makers stole "a great American artist’s work."
Lawrence Bonk01.26.2024EV maker Polestar cuts 15 percent of its workforce globally
Swedish car maker Polestar is the latest EV company to slash its workforce.
Malak Saleh01.26.2024NSA admits to buying Americans’ web browsing data from brokers without warrants
The National Security Agency's director has confirmed that the agency purchases Americans' internet browsing data from commercial brokers without first obtaining warrants.
Kris Holt01.26.2024Tesla recalls 200,000 vehicles because of a faulty backup camera
Tesla is recalling 200,000 vehicles due to a malfunctioning backup camera. The camera wouldn’t work when the car was in reverse, which is the whole point of those cameras.
Lawrence Bonk01.26.2024Sundance documentary Eternal You shows how AI companies are ‘resurrecting’ the dead
Eternal You follows AI companies who are using the technology to help people "speak" to the dead.
Devindra Hardawar01.26.2024