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FKFX Audio has a new tool called DawNote for checking mixes on the go. It sends your current studio session audio directly to your phone, letting you listen anywhere. You can also record voice memos or hummed melodies while listening, which then sync back to your computer automatically. The app...

FeelYourSound updated its ChordPotion plugin to version 2.6.0. This MIDI sequencer and effect tool helps generate chord patterns and melodies quickly. The latest build adds several new automation features to its pattern editor. Users can now create velocity ramps, apply rhythmic accents on...

Arturia just dropped Pigments 7, the latest version of its popular software synth. This update focuses on workflow and sound design with a redesigned Play Page that reacts visually to audio. It adds three fresh filters named Rage, Ripple, and Reverb for distortion, modulation, and bass...

Amnesty International is demanding a global halt to the forced return of Afghan refugees. They cite mass deportations this year from nations like Pakistan, Iran, and Germany, which violate the international principle of non-refoulement. This rule prohibits sending people back to places where...

The UN human rights office is demanding that Eritrea free thousands of people it says are being held arbitrarily. They estimate over ten thousand detainees, including politicians, journalists, and students, remain imprisoned without trial. This call comes despite noting the recent release of...

Human Rights Watch says migrant workers in Qatar are getting stiffed on wages because clients, including government bodies, do not pay contractors on time. Their investigation found payment delays cascading down the supply chain, with workers waiting up to a year for salaries legally due in...

The International Criminal Court ruled it can investigate alleged war crimes in Gaza following the October attacks. A narrow majority rejected Israel's appeal, stating the prosecutor's earlier notice covered these recent events. This allows the existing probe, which includes arrest warrants for...

Puerto Rico's governor just signed a law changing the rules for public records requests. The new rules double the time agencies have to respond, now taking up to twenty or thirty business days. It also adds technical hurdles, requiring requesters to send their query to both an agency director...

The Supreme Court declined to take up a challenge against federal marijuana prohibition. A group of Massachusetts cannabis companies had sued, arguing the Controlled Substances Act oversteps congressional power and violates due process. The court's refusal leaves the current contradictory legal...

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of committing war crimes through strikes in southern Lebanon this year. Their report details four attacks months after a ceasefire, destroying heavy machinery and a cement factory while killing three civilians. The group says this illegally targets civilian...

Australia is pushing for tougher gun laws after a mass shooting at a Jewish festival in Sydney. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the plan following a major security meeting, calling the Bondi Beach attack an act of terror and antisemitism. The proposed changes include stricter...

Human Rights Watch says the M23 rebel takeover of Uvira, in Congo, has created a major crisis for civilians. The group, backed by Rwandan forces, seized the city earlier this month alongside a coalition of armed fighters. This offensive killed at least seventy-four people and forced around two...

United Nations experts are raising alarms about Estonia's treatment of its main Orthodox church. They say recent laws, funding cuts, and canceled property leases targeting the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church might illegally restrict religious freedom. This church is canonically linked to...

A new study confirms it is really hard to get an arbitration award thrown out. Reed Smith, working with LexisNexis, looked at challenge success rates in major legal hubs worldwide. England and Wales had the highest success rate at thirty-eight percent. Middle Eastern courts and New York had some...

Sullivan & Cromwell picked up two new partners in London from Kirkland & Ellis. Aprajita Dhundia joins their private equity and mergers team, while Ian Ferreira bolsters their tax practice. Dhundia handles corporate deals for investment firms. Ferreira is a big name in deal-related tax advice...

Scissero, a legal AI firm from the UK, just grabbed the managed services division from its struggling competitor Robin AI. The purchase price was not shared. This move adds over one hundred corporate clients to Scissero's roster, including some major global players. Key leaders from Robin AI...

Jones Day just promoted 33 lawyers to partner, which is a few fewer than last year. About forty-two percent of the new partners are women, a rate similar to the prior year's class. Most are in the United States, with New York and Los Angeles each getting four. London saw four promotions...

Zanu PF is tripping over its own rules again, this time over a committee seat in Manicaland. Party bigwig Munyaradzi Machacha shot down an attempt to install Paul Tungwarara, who advises President Mnangagwa, into a vacant central committee spot. The position belonged to Chipinge district after...

Warner Music Group just bumped Eric Wong up to a big new job. He is now the Executive Vice President for their whole recorded music division, while still running East West Records in the US and managing Warner Music Canada. He reports directly to the CEO, Robert Kyncl, and works from New York...

Three men linked to multiple murders and robberies were killed in a shootout with police in Phelandaba, Emanguzi, in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Three additional suspects were wounded and arrested following the gun battle, which occurred after authorities acted on intelligence regarding the group's...