Roli finally introduces a larger teaching piano keyboard, complete with AI

Roli just introduced the simply-named Piano at NAMM, a 49-key smart keyboard that's primarily intended for learners, but has some neat bells and whistles for experienced musicians. It features li [...]

The 10 best things I saw at NAMM

The 2025 NAMM Show is over. Every year music gear manufacturers, ranging from iconic synth brands like Korg, to boutique guitar pedal makers like Walrus Audio, and even companies making fog machines a [...]

From human clicks to machine intent: Preparing the web for agentic AI

For three decades, the web has been designed with one audience in mind: People. Pages are optimized for human eyes, clicks and intuition. But as AI-driven agents begin to browse on our behalf, the hum [...]

My Quest to Virtually Learn the Piano With Roli Airwave

The Roli Piano Learning System promises to make learning the piano at home easier than ever before. But just how easy can it be to pick up and play a new instrument? [...]

Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants

Ants carry lactic and acetic acid bacteria that help coagulate milk, as well as formic acid to acidify it. [...]

The evolution of expendability: Why some ants traded armor for numbers

Ants with lots of workers tend to put less energy into making them armored. [...]

Upwork study shows AI agents excel with human partners but fail independently

Artificial intelligence agents powered by the world's most advanced language models routinely fail to complete even straightforward professional tasks on their own, according to groundbreaking re [...]

Roland’s new digital piano is perfect for learners — it comes with Wi-Fi and connects to a beginner-friendly app to make things easy for music beginners

Roland's FP-40 piano is the brand's first with Wi-Fi integration, and it lands just in time for its accompanying music-learning app. [...]

Roland's new digital piano has built-in Wi-Fi that integrates with a teaching app

Roland's latest digital piano will get software updates and have an improved teaching experience, thanks to built-in Wi-Fi. [...]