The Endless AI guitar pedal has potential

The Endless AI guitar pedal has potential

You can buy physical plates to pair with your AI effects. | Photo: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge I’m not sure anyone was really asking for an AI guitar pedal. But it was inevitable that someone would build one. One of the first to take the plunge is Polyend, a...
The cost of the smart home is going up

The cost of the smart home is going up

Google is expanding its AI-powered Gemini for Home capabilities beyond its cameras and smart speakers to other manufacturers to sell more subscriptions. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Selling the smart home has been hard. Even Amazon has lost money in...
GitHub faces a fight for its survival at Microsoft

GitHub faces a fight for its survival at Microsoft

When Microsoft announced it was acquiring GitHub in a $7.5 billion deal in 2018, developers were nervous. Some were concerned about Microsoft controlling GitHub, and others were taking a wait-and-see approach. Nearly eight years later, GitHub is now fighting for its...
Spotify is launching AI-generated remixes

Spotify is launching AI-generated remixes

Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) announced a licensing deal that will allow users to prompt the creation of AI-generated remixes and covers for streaming songs. The tool will be a paid add-on for Premium subscribers. Artists will be able to opt out of the...