The Brutalist Report

ArsTechnica

• Venus Aerospace flies its rotating detonation rocket engine for the first time [100d]
• xAI’s Grok suddenly can’t stop bringing up “white genocide” in South Africa [100d]
• OpenAI adds GPT-4.1 to ChatGPT amid complaints over confusing model lineup [100d]
• A dangerous E. coli strain has emerged; a small mutation may explain its rise [100d]
• Google DeepMind creates super-advanced AI that can invent new algorithms [100d]
• Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026 [100d]
• Beyond qubits: Meet the qutrit (and ququart) [100d]
• Krypto steals the show (again) in Superman trailer [100d]
• VPNSecure owner says it had to cancel unsustainable lifetime subscriptions [100d]
• A privately developed Australian rocket is ready for a historic launch [100d]
• Judge admits nearly being persuaded by AI hallucinations in court filing [100d]
• Valve takes another step toward making SteamOS a true Windows competitor [100d]
• Marvel drops Ironheart trailer ahead of June release [100d]
• An $8.4 billion money launderer has been operating for years on US soil [100d]
• New Switch 2 specs show large performance dip in undocked mode [100d]
• Max pivots back to HBO Max as WBD rethinks ability to compete with Netflix [100d]
• Federal agencies continue terminating all funding to Harvard [100d]
• Meta is making users who opted out of AI training opt out again, watchdog says [100d]
• US warns companies around the world to stay away from Huawei chips [100d]