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Suno is a music copyright nightmare
AI music platform Suno's policy is that it does not permit the use of copyrighted material. You can upload your own tracks to remix or set your original lyrics...
I let Gemini in Google Maps plan my day and it went surprisingly well
You may be familiar with Gemini as the thing that's in every Google service you use - whether you want it or not. While it's been a constant, sometimes unwelcom...
Is the Slate Truck too minimal for its own good?
The first thing you notice about the Slate Truck is its size. It's small, surprisingly so. In a country where trucks often come with their own zip code, Slate's...
Devils on the Moon brings the score-chasing of pinball to the Playdate
Pinball video games have been around for years — I cut my teeth on Space Cadet 3D Pinball, which was pre-loaded on Windows 95. They range from realistic recreat...
How the Amazon Echo learned to talk — and listen
Jeff Bezos badly wanted a voice computer. He had been saying so publicly since the very early days of Amazon, telling anyone who would listen about why voice mi...
Grammarly’s sloppelganger saga
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the ups and downs of AI, follow Stevie Bonifield. T...
The Spaceballs sequel will be released in April next year
There's finally a release date for the Spaceballs sequel — but before you get too excited, it's a whole year away. As first reported by Deadline, Amazon MGM Stu...
Ursula K. Le Guin's blog has been turned into a podcast
For those will never tire of the words of Ursula K. Le Guin, a special treat is on the way. The esteemed late author's blog, which she started in 2010 at the ag...
An Italian court ruled Netflix has to refund its customers for price hikes dating back to 2017
Instead of raising prices again, Netflix may have to lower its subscription costs in Italy. A court in Rome recently ruled that Netflix owed its Italian users a...
A folk musician became a target for AI fakes and a copyright troll
In January, folk artist Murphy Campbell discovered several songs on her Spotify profile that did not belong there. They were songs that she had recorded, but sh...
Ireland is testing out a digital wallet that conducts age verification for social media users
Before it's publicly available later this year, the Irish government is trialing its Government Digital Wallet, which includes a way to verify a user's age to a...
Apple iOS 26.5 public beta is now available
Apple has released the first public beta for iOS 26.5, just a few days after the beta for developers came out. One of the biggest changes the new operating syst...