The Brutalist Report

Engadget

• Meta blocks links to ICE List, a Wiki that names agents [85d]
• Mark Zuckerberg was initially opposed to parental controls for AI chatbots, according to legal filing [85d]
• Adobe Photoshop upgrades its Firefly-powered generative-AI editing tools [85d]
• Astronomers discover over 800 cosmic anomalies using a new AI tool [85d]
• Sennheiser debuts new models of wired headphones and earbuds [85d]
• Pornhub will become unavailable for many UK users as of February 2 [85d]
• Apple and Google reportedly still offer dozens of AI ‘nudify’ apps [85d]
• Sonos introduces Amp Multi for complicated residential installs [85d]
• The French government is ditching Zoom and Microsoft Teams for a home-grown alternative [85d]
• TikTok settles to avoid major social media addiction lawsuit [85d]
• Amazon Go and Fresh stores are closing as Amazon focuses on grocery delivery and Whole Foods [85d]
• OpenAI releases Prism, a Claude Code-like app for scientific research [85d]
• Google AI Plus is now available in the US for $8 a month [85d]
• WhatsApp introduces an advanced security mode to protect against hackers [85d]
• Yahoo is adding generative AI to its search engine [85d]
• Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026: Everything we think the company will unveil [85d]
• Gemini 3 is now Google's default model for AI Overviews [85d]
• How to get NBC without Fubo ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics [85d]
• Pinterest is conducting a massive round of layoffs to prioritize 'AI-powered products and capabilities' [85d]
• The EU tells Google to give external AI assistants the same access to Android as Gemini has [86d]
• AirPods 4 with ANC drop to $119 [86d]
• The Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold will cost $2,900 in the US [86d]
• Lego has a new round of Star Wars sets that work with the Smart Brick [86d]
• Apple's AirPods Pro 3 are on sale for $199 right now [86d]
• California will investigate TikTok's alleged censorship of anti-Trump posts [86d]
• The Morning After: Apple's new louder, high-precision AirTag [86d]