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Nvidia asks court to quash subpoena in UMG v. Suno

Nvidia's venture arm wants a court to cancel a demand for testimony from Universal and Sony, saying it has already produced thousands of documents about Suno. […]

Fusion Air offers radio stations a free IP exposure scanner

Nashville developer Fusion Air has released four station tools, led by a free scanner that shows what an outsider can see of a station's public network address. […]

LG's W7 OLED TV surfaces early as a CES 2027 award winner

LG has named the new W7 OLED among its CES 2027 innovation award wins. Only one detail is public so far: it will carry LG's agentic AI. […]

OpenAI retires ChatGPT's older voice modes on December 11

From December 11, ChatGPT will keep only its Live voice mode. Some users who prefer the older Standard and Advanced voices are already protesting. […]

Korg Pa5X OS 1.5.0 brings 40 new styles and MIDI import

Korg has released OS 1.5.0 for the Pa5X arranger workstation. It adds 40 styles, finer MIDI import, synced pads and a set of editing changes. […]

Suno questions whether majors can license old catalogs for AI

At an 80-minute discovery conference, Suno argued that old artist contracts do not address AI training. Universal and Sony pushed back and are to disclose the scope of their AI deals. […]

Schmidt Vi brings the $25,000 Eightvoice to plug-in form at €179

Schmidt has released Vi, a software version of its Eightvoice synth. It costs €179 on macOS and Windows, while the hardware's final run costs €18,900. […]

Push 3 gets a Step Sequencer and custom layouts with Live 13

Ableton is preparing a Live 13 update for both Push 3 models. It adds a hardware Step Sequencer, custom layouts and a Performance Mixer, and a public beta is open. […]

Spotify's AI DJ gets nine new voices and a quiet mode

Spotify's DJ now offers seven new English voices and two Spanish ones. Premium listeners can also switch off most of the talk between songs. […]

Steam will show average Steam Deck frame rates before you buy

Valve is adding frame-rate data from opted-in Steam Deck players to game pages, with other hardware planned later. […]

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