Google says AI training is fair use and copyright should be policed on outputs, not inputsThe tech giant has published a new policy paper outlining the company's preferred approach to AI regulation
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Focusrite publish 2026 Sustainability Report Following a long audit process, the Focusrite Group have published their 2026 sustainability disclosures, which are available in three separate reports alongside their usual annual report and accounts documents. 

Tracktion releases Waveform 14 Free: our best FREE DAW for macOS, Windows, and Linux
Tracktion’s Waveform Free has been updated to v14, remaining our best free DAW for macOS, Windows, and Linux. We’ve covered Tracktion’s Waveform Free multiple times, and we like it. So much so that we named it our best free DAW in 2026, despite sme stiff competition from the likes of Cakewalk and GarageBand. The reason [...]
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Tracktion unleashes Waveform 14 DAW Waveform 14 introduces an all-new LLM-driven AI Assistant feature along with a refreshed GUI, multi-channel audio routing and extended ARA2 support.

How Reason’s Bassline Generator Builds Better Basslines (GIVEAWAY)
Writing a good bassline sounds simple until you actually have to do it. I know this problem well. You start with chords, drums, maybe a synth hook or vocal chop, and then the bass becomes the thing you add at the end because the track needs low end. That is how you end up with [...]
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AllMusic Gave These Classic Rock Debut Albums 5 StarsAllMusic rates albums on what they are — not what they predict. These five debut albums earned 5 stars before anyone knew the bands would become legends. The reviews hold up completely.

California law targeting loud streaming ads takes effect on July 1Streaming ads might be getting a lot quieter.

Alonso Sound Alonso Fireworks Stand [1776 Edition]Alonso Fireworks Stand [1776 Edition] is a collection of 40 explosive presets for Diva, Serum 2, Spire, and Sylenth1. Light the fuse and watch your tracks go off. Every preset is packed with raw pyrotechnic energy, engineered to ensure your next drop hits with a deafening, high-decibel blast. Read More

Moloko Instruments releases Luch, a FREE Soviet-era metallophone plugin
Moloko Instruments has released Luch, a free sample-based instrument for macOS and Windows. I absolutely love the organic sound here. Especially lately, when we are being bombarded with AI and vibe-coded tools that often feel anything but organic or human-made, something like Luch feels like a much-needed breath of fresh air. Luch is based on [...]
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RF Hacking A Ceiling Fan Via The Remote[Sam Wilkinson] recently installed a Dreo CLF513S ceiling fan in his place — it’s cheap, well-sized, and blows air around as you’d expect it to. The only problem is that it only works with an ugly cloud-only smart home setup out of the box. Never mind, though, because [Sam] figured out how to hack up a custom solution.
Hacking efforts began with the included remote control. [Sam] identified that the remote had to be RF, since it didn’t need line of sight to work properly. The FCC ID on the back of the device further indicated this was the case. Armed with that knowledge, it was simply a case of figuring out the commands sent by the remote, building something to replay them, and then hooking that into [Sam]’s existing Home Assistant setup.
The remote ran on 433.92 MHz, a not-uncommon bit of spectrum for these sort of appliances. An RTL-SDR was thusly enlisted to capture the output, with a spectrogram indicating the remote used simple on-off keying to send commands. Once commands were captured, [Sam] grabbed an ESP32-C6 microcontroller, hooked it up to a RFM69HCW radio transceiver, and programmed it to replay the fan on/off command. From there, a little dabbling with MQTT got the ESP32 controlling the fan as desired from within the Home Assistant ecosystem.
Sometimes, it’s hard to find smart home gear that actually suits your tastes and budgets. Often, a bit of tinkering can shape existing appliances to bend to your will instead. If you’re tweaking your own gear to better fit your smart home, don’t hesitate to notify the tipsline.

EVE Audio introduce EVE Origin EVE Audio’s new control software offers everything from volume control and input selection to delay, sensitivity settings, smart filters and advanced equalisation, making every essential parameter available through an intuitive, streamlined interface.

10 Albums That Were Grunge Before GrungeNirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden didn't invent grunge — they perfected it. These 10 albums, from 1968 to 1984, built every sludgy riff, raw production choice, and punk attitude that Seattle made famous.

Instagram is testing more ways to customize ‘Your Algorithm’Instagram users could soon see more ways to tune their content.

Fidelity rebuts claims Bitcoin becomes less secure after halvingsThe asset manager argues Bitcoin's fixed supply schedule does not undermine network security, even as miners face shrinking block rewards after each halving.

Cramming a Mini-ITX Gaming PC into a 3D Printed Steam Machine Sized CaseThe recently released Valve Steam Machine is somewhat awkward in that it uses a custom, non-standard PCB and non-standard power supply. This fact apparently has irked some people who decided that it makes perfect sense to try and cram a Mini-ITX board, Small Form Factor (SFF) PSU and full-sized discrete GPU into an enclosure of the same size. Cue the SFF Mini-ITX Steam Machine Case project by [3DCatt] over at Printables.
This is apparently a project done in cooperation with AMD’s [Jacob Terkelsen], who showed off the 3D printed case stuffed full with the aforementioned parts, which includes a GeForce RTX 5060 GPU. Of note is that the Valve Steam Machine uses a different cooling configuration as it has both the CPU and GPU on the same PCB. These share the same massive heatsink, as can be seen in e.g. the [Gamers Nexus] teardown video.
For this angular imitation machine it would have been nice to use a blower-style GPU, to exhaust the hot air rather than dump it all into the case. This is also an issue that was raised by [Jacob], with more ventilation added to mitigate the issue. What the overall performance will be compared to regular compact Mini-ITX cases remains to be seen, but if you really want to live the Steam Machine life and have some parts kicking around along with a 3D printer, it might be worth a shot.