Amazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary stumbles in second weekendAfter a better-than-expected opening weekend in theaters, box office for Amazon’s “Melania”fell 67%.

Federal Reserve entering 'gradual print' mode — Lyn AldenWhether the Federal Reserve is engaging in quantitative easing is purely semantic, according to Alden, who says all roads lead to debasement.

Temecula DSP SG-626 (URSA Major Stargate 626 Recreation)The SG-626 is a digital reverb and echo plugin modeled after the Ursa Major Stargate 626, the successor to Christopher Moore's Stargate 323. Where the 323 introduced PROM-based modulation and true pitch stability as an answer to the Space Station's artifacts, the 626 doubled the memory capacity and expanded the program count from 8 to 16 — eight reverb programs and eight echo programs — with decay times reaching up to 20 seconds. Trusted by artists including Tycho, ManmadeMadman, and Troy Redfern. The Stargate's reverb architecture is fundamentally different from the Space Station. Its 15 taps modulate independently in both delay time and gain, driven by hand-optimized PROM waveforms rather than simple triangle waves. The modulation rate is signal-adaptive — it responds to the dynamics of the input, speeding up or slowing down based on the incoming signal's energy. The result is a smoother, more pitch-stable reverb with a refined character and 15kHz bandwidth. Controls include 16 pre-delay settings, 16 decay settings, independent low-frequency and high-frequency decay shaping, input level, and separate direct and reverb mix controls. A J13 jumper mode switches between two modulation configurations, matching a hardware option on the original unit. The echo programs offer a distinct character from the reverb programs, with their own feedback and delay behavior. Modern additions include tempo sync with support for straight, dotted, and triplet note divisions, preset management, and input metering. Available as AAX and VST3 on Windows and Mac, and Audio Units on Mac. A full user manual is included. Read More

Wooden Case Makes a 2026 TV StylishThe middle of the 20th century produced a revolution in understated stylish consumer design, some of which lives on today. The reality of living in a 1950s or ’60s house was probably to be surrounded by the usual mess of possessions from many past decades, but the promise was of a beautiful sleek and futuristic living space. Central to this in most homes would have been the TV set, and manufacturers followed the trends of the age with cases that are now iconic. Here in 2026 we put up with black rectangles, but fortunately there’s Cordova Woodworking with a modern take on a retro TV cabinet.
We’ve put the build video below, and it’s a wonderfully watchable piece of workshop titillation in a fully-equipped modern shop. While we appreciate they’ve put the design up for sale, we think many Hackaday readers could come up with their own having already been inspired. One thing we notice over the originals is that they use “proper” wood for their case, when we know the ’60s version would have had veneer-faced ply or chipboard.
The result is a piece of furniture which nicely contains the modern TV and accessories, but doesn’t weigh a ton or dominate the room in the way one of the originals would have, much less emit that evocative phenolic hot-electronics smell. We’d have one in our living room right now. Meanwhile if you’d like a wallow in mid-century TV, we have you covered.

Sonora Cinematic launch Pure Nylon Recorded during the sessions for the developer's Panorama Acoustic Kontakt library, Pure Nylon delivers the same warm tone and musical detail, but reimagined for Soundbox’s MPE-capable platform.

Telegrapher expand monitor line-up The Raccoon, Panda and Hippo all employ a passive radiator design, and feature an acoustically transparent protective grill that has been carefully designed to preserve the monitors’ clarity and transient response while offering some physical protection. 

NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo joins Kalshi as an investorAntetokounmpo is the first NBA player to directly invest in Kalshi.

Dystopian Waves Wah PedalUltimate Wah Pedal for M4L. Bring the iconic sound of classic and modern wah pedals into your DAW with a powerful, fully customizable Wah plugin. Designed for guitarists, producers, and sound designers, this wah effect gives you precise control and creative modulation like never before. Features: 10 Distinct Wah Types: From vintage tones to aggressive modern sweeps. Sweep Range Control: Set Sweep Min and Sweep Max frequencies anywhere from 50 Hz to 10 kHz for tailor-made filter motion. Adjustable Q Factor: Dial in subtle or extreme resonances for everything from smooth vowel-like sweeps to sharp, aggressive cuts. Modulation Modes: Manual: classic foot-controlled wah, drag your mouse on the virtual pedal to sweep the filter. LFO: auto-wah with 3 selectable waveforms and adjustable rate. Pedal Visualization: Watch and control the wah sweep in real time with an interactive pedal graphic. 4 Distortion Types: From subtle analog warmth to aggressive fuzz, with Drive and Shape controls to sculpt your perfect tone. Perfect for: • Guitars, synths, drums, or any audio source. • Adding movement, character, and expression to your tracks. • Sound design for cinematic, electronic, or experimental music. Whether you're after subtle tonal shifts or wild, expressive sweeps, this wah pedal plugin gives you the power, flexibility, and sonic quality you need to bring your music to life. Read More

180 Shots on a Roll with the Little Stupid CameraIf you want to play with the coolest kids on the block when it comes to photography, you have to shoot film. Or so say the people who shoot film, anyway. It is very true though that the chemical medium has its own quirks and needs a bit of effort in a way digital cameras don’t, so it can be a lot of fun to play with.
It’s expensive though — film ain’t cheap, and if you don’t develop yourself there’s an extra load of cash. What if you could get more photos on a roll? It’s something [Japhy Riddle] took to extremes, creating a fifth-frame 35mm camera in which each shot is a fifth the size of the full frame.
We’re slightly worried about that much sticky tape next to the shutter, but hey.
Standard 35mm still film has a 24x36mm frame, in modern terms not far off the size of a full-size SD card. A standard roll of film gives you 36 exposures. There are half-frame cameras that split that frame vertically to give 72 exposures, but what he’s done is make a quarter-frame camera.
It’s a simple enough hack, electrical tape masking the frame except for a vertical strip in the middle, but perhaps the most interesting part is how he winds the film along by a quarter frame. 35mm cameras have a take-up reel, you wind the film out of the cartridge bit by bit into it with each shot, and then rewind the whole lot back into the cartridge at the end. He’s wound the film into the take-up reel and it winding it back a quarter frame at a time using the rewind handle, for which we are guessing he also needs a means to cock the shutter that doesn’t involve the frame advance lever.
We like the hack, though we would be worried about adhesive tape anywhere near the shutter blind on an SLR camera. It delivers glorious widescreen at the cost of a bit of resolution, but as an experimental camera it’s in the best tradition. This is one to hack into an unloved 1970s snapshot camera for the Shitty Camera Challenge!

I am just a fan of Fallout game sorry and TV-series are good too

From Svedka to Anthropic, brands make bold plays with AI in Super Bowl adsFrom the first AI-generated Big Game ad courtesy of Svedka to Anthropic's beef with OpenAI, here are the biggest ads from Super Bowl LX.

Skid Row Seeks New Singer (Again)Hard rockers Skid Row have teamed up with online instrument retailer Sweetwater to find a new frontman.

The band has worked its way through a string of singers since forming in 1986, starting with Matt Fallon (also of an early Anthrax), who recorded some demos but didn't make it onto any official recordings.

Sebastian Bach was the singer for the band's most celebrated recordings, including the first three albums and songs like "Youth Gone Wild," "18 & Life," "Slave to the Grind," and "Monkey Business." Bach was in the band from 1987 to '96.

Johnny Solinger had an impressive 16 years with the mic, from 1999 to 2015, recording four albums. Tragically, Solinger died from liver failure in 2021 at the age of 55.

TNT singer Tony Harnell had a blink-and-you'll-miss-it spell in 2015, and he was followed by former DragonForce frontman ZP Theart, who was in the band from 2016 to 2022. Despite his six years in the ranks, Theart didn't record with Skid Row although he does have songwriting credits on four songs on the next album, The Gang's All Here.

That album featured Erik Grönwall (a former contestant on Swedish singing show Idol) behind the mic; Grönwall was in the band for two years until 2024. Bringing us right up to date, Halestorm singer Lzzy Hale filled in temporarily in 2025, helping Skid Row fulfill some summer dates.

So there we are. Seven singers (or six plus Hale) down the road, and Skid Row needs another one.

According to a statement, "The collaboration invites singers from around the world to audition for the opportunity to front one of rock’s most enduring and respected bands."

“This is not a contest or a gimmick,” the band says. “It’s a genuine search for the right voice, presence, and authenticity to carry Skid Row forward.”

“I first saw Skid Row play in New Jersey before they were signed, and they totally blew me away with the sheer quality of their songs, and the infectious high-energy of their performance,” said Sweetwater’s content creator Nick Bowcott. “We at Sweetwater are excited to partner with the group to host this once in a lifetime opportunity."

So there you go. If you fancy singing for Skid Row, find out more here.

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Audioblast MultiFXBlasterMultiFXBlaster is multi effect plugin with 4 chainable slots. Features: 8 spatial / time FX : Reverb, "Synth Verb", Stereo Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Vibrato, Auto Pan, Delay. 5 distortion / saturation FX : Fuzz, Clipper, 4Band Fuzz, Overdrive, Bit Reducer. 3 Filter FX : LowPass Filter, HiPass Filter, BandPass Filter. 2 Rhytmic / Sync FX : Gater, Looper. Preset browser. Resizable UI. 128 factory presets sorted in categories : voices / kick drum / guitar / misc / rhytmic. . Read More

Bitcoin rallies to $71.5K after historic sell-off, but derivatives metrics remain softBitcoin price soared back above $71,000, but BTC options data shows pro traders are still extremely cautious about the sustainability of the rebound rally. Is the sell-off really over?

Driving Sim Handbrake Based on Load CellSimulator-style video games are designed to scale in complexity, allowing players to engage at anything from a casual level to highly detailed, realistic simulation. Microsoft Flight Simulator, for example, can be played with a keyboard and mouse, a controller, or a huge, expensive simulator designed to replicate a specific airplane in every detail. Driving simulators are similar, and [CNCDan] has been hard at work on his DIY immersive driving sim rig, with this hand brake as his latest addition.
For this build, [CNCDan] is going with a lever-style handbrake which is common in motorsports like drifting and rallying. He has already built a set of custom pedals, so this design borrows heavily from them. That means that the sensor is a load cell, which takes input force from a lever connected to it with a spring mechanism. The signal is sent to an Arduino for processing, which is set up to send data over USB like any joystick or controller. In this case, he’s using an Arduino that was already handling inputs from his custom shifter, so he only needed to use another input and add some code to get his handbrake added into his sim.
[CNCDan] built a version of this out of laser-cut metal parts, but also has a fully 3D printable one available as well. Plenty of his other videos about his driving rig are available as well, from the pedal assembly we mentioned earlier to the force-feedback steering wheel. It’s an impressive set of hardware with a feel that replicates racing about as faithfully as a simulator could. Interestingly, we’ve also seen this process in reverse as well where a real car was used instead as a video game controller.