The Brutalist Report

Engadget

• Android XR is finally starting to feel real [18d]
• Discord now has end-to-end encryption on all calls [18d]
• Firefox AI guardrails arrive for mobile [18d]
• The Apple Sports app expands to 90 new markets ahead of the World Cup [18d]
• Google debuts AI-powered tools to optimize scientific research workflows [18d]
• Fortnite is returning to the App Store globally, a year after its US comeback [18d]
• Google announces Wear OS 7 [18d]
• Minnesota passes prediction markets ban [18d]
• Everything announced at Google I/O 2026 [18d]
• Xbox Game Pass additions for late May include Forza Horizon 6 and Remnant II [18d]
• Google's Gemini Spark is an agentic AI assistant [18d]
• Google's redesigned Gemini comes with a new interface and AI models [18d]
• Google's Gemini Omni can generate 'anything from any input,' starting with video [18d]
• Google says Gemini 3.5 Flash rivals 'large flagship models' for coding and agentic tasks [18d]
• I/O 2026 is bringing more AI to Google Play [18d]
• The Google AI Ultra plan now starts at $100 a month [18d]
• Google's newest app is an AI-powered image editor [18d]
• Google's Universal Cart will keep an eye on your shopping [18d]
• Project Genie adds Google Street View integration and goes live for global AI Ultra users [18d]
• Google's Circle to Search feature can tell you if an image was AI-generated [18d]
• Google shoves more AI into Search, including a dynamic Search box and agentic features [18d]
• Samsung and Google just teased their upcoming Android XR smartglasses at Google I/O [18d]
• The latest Xbox thumbstick topper looks like a goal post [18d]
• Google brings more conversational features to Gmail, Docs and Keep [18d]
• Ask YouTube compiles video answers to your questions [18d]
• Plex's lifetime subscription cost is tripling to $750 [18d]
• Nintendo's wacky new mobile game takes inspiration from WarioWare [18d]
• Sony 1000X The Collexion review: More luxurious, but far from perfect [18d]
• Samsung's has produced the world's first 6K gaming monitor [18d]
• Spotify is launching verification badges for podcasts to help listeners avoid AI slop [18d]
• Insta360's Mic Pro has three built-in mics and looks like a chunky pin badge [18d]
• Microsoft's new Surface Laptop for Business has a privacy screen and quirky haptics [18d]
• Google I/O 2026: Live updates as the company announces new features for Gemini, AI, Search and more [18d]
• Apple's new accessibility feature lets Vision Pro users control a wheelchair with their eyes [18d]
• Marshall's new on-ear headphones look like a guitar amp and feature ANC [18d]