Beats by Dre posted a short teaser video showing yellow and purple electrical charges over a Beats Pill speaker, ending with the Poke Ball logo beside the Beats 'b' logo, signaling a Pokemon collaboration. The company gave no release date or pricing, but the tease follows an unconfirmed photo of a yellow Pikachu-themed Beats Pill speaker spotted in a Target cart last week.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-12
Dr. Dre and Interscope co-founder Jimmy Iovine discussed AI's growing role in music production in a New York Times interview, with Dre confirming he uses AI as a tool to experiment with tracks he's already working on. Dre dismissed critics of AI music tools, comparing their resistance to earlier backlash against drum machines and synthesizers. Iovine claimed many producers, including Timbaland, secretly use AI but are reluctant to admit it publicly.
entertainment.slashdot.org
· 2026-08-24