Robotaxi companies refuse to say how often their AVs need remote helpAurora, May Mobility, Motional, Nuro, Tesla, Waymo, and Zoox all refused to cough up a number during Senator Ed Markey's recent investigation.

Wall Street moves benchmarks onchain as S&P tokenizes Treasury indexS&P Dow Jones Indices puts its iBoxx US Treasuries Index on the Canton Network, allowing institutions to access bond benchmark data through tokens rather than feeds.

Tokyo Dawn Labs OD LimenOD Limen – named after the Latin word for "threshold" – is a high-frequency acceleration limiter designed for mixing and mastering. Rather than limiting the full signal, Limen isolates and processes only the high-frequency content above a user-defined crossover point: Depth controls the intensity of the limiting process, from subtle taming to aggressive control. Crossover sets the split point using a linear-phase filter with adaptive slope for perfect signal reconstruction. Tilt shapes the spectral balance of what the limiter sees, controlling the focus between low and high frequencies. Recover preserves your tonal balance – ensuring Limen only affects the dynamics, not the character of your sound. Values above 100% add a silky high-frequency quality that conventional EQ cannot achieve. Traditional high-frequency limiters rely on a fixed threshold and require careful calibration to match the input level. Limen instead responds to high-frequency acceleration directly, adapting automatically to any input level. The processor features Focus Listen for soloing individual frequency bands, an external sidechain input, configurable keyboard shortcuts, and flexible L/R or M/S channel processing. Ohlhorst Digital is a brand by Jan Ohlhorst. Initially developed exclusively for his work as a mastering engineer, these well refined products are now being made publicly accessible. Read More

How Small Can A Linux Executable Be?With ever increasing sizes of various programs (video games being notorious for this), the question of size optimization comes up more and more often. [Nathan Otterness] shows us how it’s done by minifying a Linux “Hello, World!” program to the extreme.
A naive attempt at a minimal hello world in C might land you somewhere about 12-15Kb, but [Nathan] can do much better. He starts by writing everything in assembly, using Linux system calls. This initial version without optimization is 383 bytes. The first major thing to go is the section headers; they are not needed to actually run the program. Now he’s down to 173 bytes. And this is without any shenanigans!
The final tiny ELF file
The first shenanigans are extreme code size optimizations: by selecting instructions carefully (and in a way a C compiler never would), he shaves another 16 bytes off. But the real shenanigans begin when he starts looking for spaces in the ELF header that he can clobber while the program is still accepted by Linux: now he can move his already tiny x86_64 code into these “vacant” spaces in the ELF and program headers for a final tiny ELF file weighing in at just 120 bytes.
P.S.: We know it is possible to make this smaller, but leave this as an exercise to the viewer.

Kevin Mayer, former TikTok CEO and Disney veteran, joins HYBE board of directorsMayer's appointment comes amid significant changes at HYBE America.
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New Edition, Boyz II Men, and Toni Braxton at the State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GAOne of the hottest tours of the year, New Edition, Boyz II Men, and Toni Braxton stopped at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA for the first of two sold out shows March 29. All three performed together on one stage. Following an intro video, the show began at 7:45 p.m. following a DJ set. New Edition hit the stage where they were then joined by Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton performing “We Going Out Tonight.” Rather than being three separate sets, it was a 38-song setlist lasting nearly three—each artist took turns on stage, backed by New Edition’s live band and, at times, a shared ensemble of dancers. Boyz II Men would take over for one of their biggest hits, “Motownphilly,” followed by Braxton on “He Wasn’t Man Enough for Me." With a New Edition show you get Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, and Ralph Tresvant's solo hits “My Prerogative,” “Rub You the Right Way,” “Sensitivity,” Bel Biv DeVoe hits like “Poison” which was the closing song, and even an LSG hit “My Body” (Gill's supergroup). The New Edition hits included “If It Isn’t Love,” “Can You Stand the Rain,” “Boys To Men,” and a medley of early hits “Mr. Telephone Man,” “Candy Girl,” and “Cool It Now.” Boyz II Men performed hits like “End of the Road,” Please Don’t Go,” and “4 Seasons Of Loneliness.” Toni Braxton’s hits included “Just Be A Man About It,” “How Many Ways,” and “Un-Break My Heart.” The finale of "Poison" included all of New Edition and Boyz II Men.

New Edition, Boyz II Men, and Toni Braxton will return to the State Farm Arena on April 2nd.

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“More expressive. More you”: Suno adds voice cloning in its v5.5 updateSuno v5.5 has arrived, with the AI music creation platform touting it as its “best and most expressive model yet”.
Front and centre among the new updates for Suno v5.5 is the addition of Voices, a new feature which enables users to clone their own voice and create new music with it. 
Available on Suno’s Pro and Premier tiers, Voices entails a verification process whereby the singing voice in your live-captured audio is matched to a random phrase Suno asks you to speak, after which you’re free to create.

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Suno emphasises the importance of keeping each user’s uploaded Voice private: “Only you can use them to create new songs,” it says, also sharing future plans to “add voice sharing, but rooted in the principle that you stay in control of what you create”.
“The human voice is the oldest instrument we have,” Suno says. “Before notation, before strings, before drums carved from wood, there was the voice. Every culture on earth has used it to sing, celebrate, and tell stories across generations.
“The voice is the one instrument that every person carries with them, and yet most people never sing or share it with the world. With Suno, you can now capture your voice and create music with it.”
Also new to Suno v5.5 are two new ways aimed at making Suno “feel like yours”: Custom models and My Taste.

Custom Models let you tune the platform to the music you’ve created, meaning when you upload tracks from your original catalogue, it builds a personalised version of the model that knows your style. Similarly, Suno uses My Taste to learn the kind of music you’re drawn to over time, like your favourite genres and moods.
“From the beginning, we’ve built Suno around a simple belief: the best music starts with a human,” Suno explains. 
“Our tools exist to expand what people can create – to amplify the instinct, taste, and feeling that only a person brings to music. v5.5 is our deepest expression of that belief so far, a model that doesn’t just help create music, but fully reflects the person making it.
“This update also reflects something we’re seeing more and more: artists, producers, and music professionals are using Suno as part of their creative process. v5.5 was built with them in mind  because we believe the best version of Suno is one that works for anyone who makes music, from first-time creators to working professionals.
In November, Suno announced it had raised $250 million in its latest funding round, leading to a total valuation of $2.45 billion.
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Two notes unveil the Captor X+ The Captor X+ offers deeper control, enhanced stereo functionality and some new tone-shaping tools, all of which have been designed specifically for real valve amplifiers and modern silent stage/studio rigs. 

dBdone releases Glas, a FREE spectral chaos engine for macOS and Windows
Developer dBdone has released Glas, a free spectral chaos engine for macOS and Windows. dBdone has been a fairly busy developer early in 2026. In January, we looked at Pentimento (a collaboration with the musician and YouTuber TAETRO), a texture-layering plugin available in both paid and free versions. In February, we covered AI Chords, a [...]
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The Apple Mac Pro – the go-to computer for high-end music production – has been discontinuedThe Apple Mac Pro – long-regarded as the go-to machine of choice for high-end music production – looks to have been discontinued, and is no longer available on the Apple website.
The apparent discontinuation marks the end of a 20-year reign for the Mac Pro at the top of the performance hierarchy for Apple computers. 
Launched in 2006, the Mac Pro originally boasted a tower-style design, before adopting a cylindrical design from 2013, and subsequently being colloquially labelled the “trash can Mac Pro”. Six years later in 2019, Apple returned the Mac Pro to a “cheese-grater”-style tower design.

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During its 20-year tenure, the Apple Mac Pro became a staple of sophisticated recording studios and music-making setups. Its price tag rendered it prohibitive for more hobbyist producers, with the most recent model having a $5,999 base price, easily rising to five figures with custom configurations.
The Mac Pro’s dethroning now makes the Mac Studio the king of the Apple lineup in terms of performance, with the latest model billed as the “ultimate pro desktop”, sporting M4 Max/M3 Ultra chips. 
The base M4 Max Mac Studio starts at £2,099, while the M3 Ultra-equipped version starts at £4,199. For a fully configured M3 Ultra Mac Studio – with a 32-core CPU, 80-core GPU, 256GB memory, and 16TB storage – that’ll set you back a mere £12,299.
It’s fun to dream about owning a machine that powerful, but the truth is, for music producers, you don’t need nearly that much computing power.
Earlier this month, Apple unveiled its latest round of Apple laptops, including its M5 Pro and M5 Max-equipped MacBook Pros, and its cheapest MacBook model ever, the iPhone chip-loaded MacBook Neo. 
Even the new M5-loaded MacBook Pros might be overkill in terms of performance for the average music producer; generally speaking as a baseline, it’s recommended to have at least a quad-core processor plus at least 8GB RAM (with 16GB recommended as optimal). 
Those MacBook Pros would easily handle even the most demanding DAW projects, but what of the Neo? That comes with 8GB RAM as standard – meeting that baseline RAM requirement, but it might start to slow down as you get into the realm of more complex projects.
Fortunately, though, unless you’re a professional music producer working regularly with vast and demanding projects, springing for a kitted out Mac Studio is probably unnecessary, and you’ll get by just fine with a MacBook Pro.
Shop the latest range of Mac computers at Apple.
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Which Apple Mac computer should you buy for music production?Arguably the best system for music production and professional audio work, Apple Macs and macOS are a strong choice for your studio, but some models carry an intimidating price tag. The shift to Apple Silicon in the last half-decade has seen huge gains in performance across all Macs, but finding the right model for you, whether a lightweight MacBook Neo or the fully spec’d Mac Studio, will depend on a few important factors. We’re here to help you choose the right Mac for your music project.

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Every Mac purchased directly from Apple comes with a bunch of customisable components. However,  unlike in the past, features such as RAM and hard drives can no longer be upgraded after the fact. It’s incredibly frustrating, yes, but also means it’s essential that you understand the most useful features before you buy. Also, remember that many of Apple’s most expensive CPU upgrades focus on boosting graphics performance, which is less crucial for audio work. RAM, meanwhile, is a major factor in DAW and plugin performance. You can also choose to include Logic Pro in your purchase from the Apple Store, but if you’d prefer a different DAW, there are plenty to choose from once you’ve set your Mac up.
Apple’s  Mac machines all carry M-series processors — now from M4 up to M5 Max. It breaks down broadly like this: an M chip is in the more affordable Macs, while Pro and Max chips are built into the more professional models, while Ultra chips are exclusive to the top-end Mac Studio, which has replaced the now-discontinued Mac Pro as Apple’s flagship workstation. The higher-spec chips have more processing and graphics cores, support more RAM, and can drive more external displays – but also cost more, of course.
Here, we’ll guide you through which Mac is best for your style of work, and when you might want to upgrade its components to get the most out of your budget.
Best overall: MacBook Pro
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A true portable powerhouse, Apple Silicon has transformed the MacBook Pro into a supremely capable workstation with an immensely respectable battery life. The 14-inch model with an M5 chip is the most affordable option, but an M5 Pro or Max will give you more muscle for running larger DAW sessions, while the 16-inch model also adds valuable screen space. There are Thunderbolt 5 ports, which are compatible with USB-C, so connecting fast drives and interfaces is a breeze. These laptops can run serious pro audio and video projects with a ton of plugins.
Apple will charge you a lot to boost the specs, but it’s well worth aiming for more RAM if you’re a professional and buying a future-proof computer to last you a long time. This adds up to £400 to the overall price, but is a better investment than increasing the SSD storage drive when you can connect an affordable external SSD — there’s no external RAM you can add to a MacBook. Any new MacBook Pro will be an excellent production workstation, with the M5 Pro hitting a sweet spot for price vs performance.
Pros and cons
+ High-end desktop power in a laptop
+ Impressive battery life under load
+ Gorgeous Liquid Retina XDR displays
+ Solid selection of physical ports
– Upgrades get pricey very fast
– Expensive machines, even as Macs go
Best budget Mac for music production: MacBook Neo
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Apple surprised everyone with the MacBook Neo this year, at almost half the price of the next most affordable Mac, the MacBook Air. There are compromises involved in hitting that price point, but it’s still the cheapest a new Mac laptop has ever been in real terms. Powered by the same A18 Pro chip found in the iPhone 16 Pro, it has the same 8GB of RAM as the phone — it sounds crazy, but it’s surprisingly capable. However, you’ll notice a strain when running heavy projects. Note that the only upgrade option is to boost the 256GB SSD to 512GB for an extra £100, with no option to increase RAM.
There’s a USB-C port offering speeds of up to 10Gbps, one at 480Mb/s for connecting peripherals, and it can drive a single 4K external monitor. With real-world performance similar to base-level M1 MacBooks, it runs Logic Pro and similar apps surprisingly well for less intensive tasks, though you’re not going to experience the snappy performance of a higher-end Mac. If your needs are moderate — perhaps a hobbyist, student, or someone looking for an all-round budget laptop — it’s an affordable and effective way to get into Apple’s ecosystem.
Pros and cons
+ Most affordable new portable Mac ever
+ Runs full MacOS, connect peripherals
+ Solid performance with audio software
– 8GB RAM is limiting for some producers
– Slow USB compared to other Macs
– No real upgrade options
Best for professional music producers: Mac Studio
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Now officially the flagship Apple workstation since the demise of the Mac Pro, the Studio is the machine to get to sit at the heart of any professional studio setup. It has the highest physical port count of any Mac, with four Thunderbolt 5, an extra two on the Ultra and two USB-C on the M4 Max. The Studio Max can drive up to five external displays, and the M3 Studio Ultra a staggering eight, meaning that complex multi-monitor setups are handled with ease.
Performance is exceptional, since running off mains power rather than battery lets the system really fly, but operating noise is close to silent even under load. When the Studio gets its M5 Max and Ultra upgrades, it will become easily the most powerful Mac ever made. As ever, it’s worth using any extra budget on more RAM when ordering, then using external SSD storage later if needed. There’s no longer a new Mac that can accept PCI cards, but solutions exist to use a chassis connected over Thunderbolt for legacy studio audio interfaces.
Pros + Cons
+ Outstanding performance with virtually no noise
+ As many physical ports as you can now get on a Mac
+ Base models are powerful but relatively affordable
+ Drive a ton of external displays
– Upgrading components gets expensive
– Currently stuck on slightly older CPUs
Best for home music–making setups: Mac Mini
Apple Mac Mini. Image: Apple
Greatly improved from the Intel era, the new Mini is a kind of compact version of the Mac Studio with specs closer to a midrange MacBook Pro. Incredibly popular thanks to their combination of affordability and performance, the Minis really are a fantastic music machine with few compromises. Two USB-C ports on the front and three Thunderbolt 4 (M4) or Thunderbolt 5 (M4 Pro) on the back mean hooking up high speed peripherals is easy, and there’s ethernet and HDMI for extra connectivity.
For many musicians the M4 model is an excellent performer though it’s recommended to up the RAM to at least 24GB from the base 16GB to handle larger projects. The Pro model increases the price an awful lot but is quicker and supports more RAM while retaining the same small footprint. The Mini’s price to performance ratio makes it a firm favourite with musicians and producers who need a powerful desktop Mac that won’t break the bank.
Pros + Cons
+ Excellent price-to-performance ratio
+ Very compact, essentially silent
+ Can be boosted up to serious specs
+ M4 runs all but the heaviest DAW projects smoothly
– Small size means a bit less physical I/O
– SSD upgrades are expensive
Buying a second-hand Mac for music production
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Buying a second-hand Mac is a very viable option. An established reseller is perhaps a slightly safer proposition than an online marketplace, but there are also often B-stock or refurbished Mac models from Apple-certified stores. While Apple’s Refurb Store offers fairly meagre discounts, better deals can be found if you look around. You generally won’t be able to change anything about the specs of these Macs so it’s important to read all the numbers regarding SSD and RAM sizes.
Apple generally provides between a minimum of five and seven years of software support for its products, meaning a three-year-old MacBook Pro M2 laptop, for example, will be able to run the latest OS for several years to come. You can save a lot by getting a Mac with an M2 Pro chip, as it’ll still perform very well for the vast majority of tasks. Even going as far back as a base M1 will offer decent performance, though nothing like what a newer model can offer. Aim for the Pro or Max systems if possible, as these will offset the older technology with better speed.
Pros + Cons
+ Save a lot of money by getting slightly older tech
+ Apple provides at least 5-7 years of software support for every product
+ An M2 or M3 Mac is still an incredible system
— Though cheaper, older models are less powerful than new ones
— Shorter warranties with refurbed or used Macs
— By definition, an older Mac will become obsolete sooner
 
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Make Noise Music introduce the GTE Make Noise Music have recently announced the launch of the latest addition to their New Universal Synthesizer System range, the Gestural Time Extractor, or GTE. 

KSHMR gives an exclusive tour of his legendary LA studio
Join legendary producer, artist, and sample pack creator KSHMR on an exclusive studio tour and hear his insights and anecdotes for music producers.

Former Coatue partner raises huge $65M seed for enterprise AI agent startup A few things turned investors' heads and drew them to participate in such a big round out of the gate.

NFL asks prediction markets to act on ‘easily manipulated‘ betsCFTC Chair Michael Selig signaled that the agency would defer to the football league in calling for changes to event contracts that could be manipulated by a single person.