“It bothers me that there is a generation that has never plugged into a tube amp because they have a free one on their laptop”: EarthQuaker Devices and Dr. Z launch a tube-loaded preamp pedal – and it could be the missing piece of your digital rig puzzle

(Image credit: EarthQuaker Devices) EarthQuaker Devices has partnered with guitar amp expert Dr. Z for the ZEQD-Pre – a tube-loaded preamp that might just be the pedal that digital modeler users have been dreaming of. It’s a pretty big collaboration. On the one hand, you have one of the gearContinue Reading

Vegan Scalloped Potatoes

Skip to main content Our vegan scalloped potatoes are cheesy, creamy and luxuriously decadent—so much so that no one will believe they’re completely plant-based. With so much cream, butter and cheese in the classic recipe, it seems like it would be almost impossible to make a plant-based version of scallopedContinue Reading

Man allegedly vandalized Vance home due to mental health issues, not politics, lawyer says

CINCINNATI — The Ohio man accused of vandalizing Vice President JD Vance’s Cincinnati home has a “mental health issue” and the alleged property attack wasn’t intended to be a political statement, his lawyer and family said Tuesday. William D. DeFoor, 26, faces federal and local charges stemming from the vandalismContinue Reading

Bayer and Cradle enter collaboration to enhance AI-enabled antibody discovery and optimization

Cradle provides a scientific AI software platform focused on protein engineering / Bayer continues to utilize AI in R&D, reinforcing commitment to modernize and scale its drug discovery and development efforts / Bayer and Cradle to jointly work on a machine learning research project to further develop capabilities Berlin, AmsterdamContinue Reading

Napster Music Streaming Service Abruptly Shuts Down in Pivot to AI—’Napster is No Longer a Music Streaming Service’

Photo Credit: Napster After its acquisition by AI company Infinite Reality, Napster abruptly shuts down its music streaming service and pivots to… AI assistants? Back in November, Digital Music News covered Napster’s $3 billion funding apparently falling through, leaving the music streaming platform’s future uncertain. Now, the company has abruptlyContinue Reading