The Brutalist Report

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• Samsung teases its next big Unpacked event with social media posts that reveal almost nothing — but we've spotted some hints [22d]
• ‘Speed without control is a liability, not an advantage': GitLab study reveals AI code generation is outpacing controls [22d]
• Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, July 1 (game #1619) [22d]
• NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, July 1 (game #1116) [22d]
• NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, July 1 (game #850) [22d]
• This portable monitor makes its stand useful by shoving 7 ports (and a microSD card) in it to boost your productivity away from a laptop [22d]
• WD Red Plus 4TB review: The WD40EFPX is a reliable NAS hard drive small business users might buy on price alone [22d]
• How to watch Mexico vs Ecuador: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-Off time as FIFA World Cup 2026 co-hosts try to end 40 years of hurt [22d]
• 48 hours with the MemoMind One XR glasses — a slow AI, lack of a camera, and disappointing audio left me desperate for more [22d]
• I tested it, and Astell & Kern’s new pocketable smartphone DAC is a clear winner for detail, marred just slightly by bantamweight bass [22d]
• US Secret Service personnel are putting the lives of America’s VIPs at risk by refusing to use government-issued phones — but they might not be up to the job in the first place [22d]
• TerraMaster F4-425 Pro NAS review: An improvement on predecessors, but falls short of what others are bringing to the same party [22d]
• Control Resonant's ray tracing is a heavy demand on the RTX 5090 — but it's an absolute delight to the eyes [22d]
• A Korean student designed the perfect WFH desk for small apartments, and I hope Samsung now teams up with him [22d]
• What is an AI agent builder? And why should businesses consider using it? [22d]
• How to watch CazeTV from outside Brazil with a VPN [22d]
• Newsom strikes Anthropic deal to get California government half price Claude AI access [22d]
• This near-perfect GoPro Hero 13 Black bundle crashes to a new record-low price [22d]
• I'm an AI fan, but Netflix's use of an AI-generated Gene Wilder voice for its Willy Wonka reality show broke me — and we've officially gone too far [22d]
• ‘Stop calling it a hobby and start treating it as infrastructure’: EXANTE calls out the underfunding of widely used open source projects [22d]
• Lego’s first-ever Olivia Rodrigo collection includes five sets, all up for preorder — and the record player Concert Moon steals the show [22d]
• HyperDrive Next Thunderbolt 5 Dock review: An imperfect docking station that's built to last with one feature that might surprise you [22d]
• I'm hooked on The Bear — here are the affordable kitchen gadgets I'm eyeing up to help me channel my inner Syd [22d]
• Qualcomm targets Nvidia, AMD, Huawei with Dragonfly AI accelerator rack loaded with 43TB of LPDDR5x, future generations set to smash 7PB/s bandwidth [22d]
• How to watch France vs Sweden: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-Off time for FIFA World Cup 2026 as Kylian Mbappe leads Les Bleus in last 32 [22d]
• A Spotify user just found a way to make it look like Apple Music — but there's something about it that doesn't sit right with me [22d]
• 'We were given a challenge which is unprecedented for the game': I spoke to Lenovo’s Ken Wong about the challenges of being "the technology backbone of FIFA" and how the FIFA World Cup 2026 can help democratize AI for everyone [22d]
• I spent a month with the Motorola Razr Plus 2026, and it's a great flip phone with a worryingly short lifespan [22d]
• This $550 Dell 15 Laptop deal genuinely surprised me — a well-rounded everyday laptop for business professionals and students, with a massive $250 off [22d]
• The HP Envy 6555e is a 'slick printer' that's ideal for home and student printing — and Best Buy just dropped the price under $90 [22d]
• The summer heat is hitting data centers hard — and outages and downtime may only get worse [22d]
• Did RAM suppliers fix memory prices? This lawsuit says they did — but I don’t think it will fix the RAMpocalypse [22d]
• The 'fantastically compact' GMKtec M6 Ultra is our top-rated mini PC for work and study — and now the powerful 32GB/1TB configuration is $150 off at Amazon [22d]
• How to save $150 or more on your next PC build at Newegg right now [22d]
• I found two unmissable MSI monitor deals that give you loads more screen space for getting the job done in style [22d]
• Forget the Dacia Spring — Leapmotor doubles its EV grant to offer Britain's cheapest new car for just £12,995 [22d]
• Which AI chatbot is right for you? Take our quiz to find out whether ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok or Perplexity is best [22d]
• Physical copies of GTA 6 are flying off the shelves despite the download code controversy [22d]
• From ISP to DNS and VPNs: Rightsholders must be liable for collateral damage in piracy blocking, European ISP group says [22d]
• Godox's $29 camera also works as a light meter — as a film photographer, I'm buying [22d]
• Obsession is finally available to watch at home — but my wish to stream the unexpected movie hit of 2026 hasn't been granted yet [22d]
• Several of the best Bose headphones are on sale for record-low prices at Amazon [22d]
• Microsoft takes down over 100 malicious Edge extensions hiding malware in images and fonts [22d]
• Declare independence from slow, outdated tech with these 11 unmissable 4th of July PC accessory deals from HP [22d]
• Are we going to let data centers take all the power, water, and clean air? [22d]
• How to track your brand's visibility in AI search results [22d]
• Nvidia brings the RTX 3060 back from the dead to beat the RAM crisis — there's a reason why it still tops the Steam Hardware Survey after all these years [22d]
• GMKtec EVO-T2 review: An impressive AI mini PC that goes some way to addressing the imbalance between the best Intel can offer over AMD [22d]
• Splatoon Raiders is the perfect shooter if you're sick of sweaty multiplayer matches [22d]
• New Steam Machine clone shows copycats are missing the point — the $1,299 'Steamroller' may run SteamOS, but it gets 4 key aspects wrong [22d]
• How to watch Ivory Coast vs Norway: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-Off time for FIFA World Cup 2026 [22d]
• The AI job paradox and the missing link in productivity gains [22d]
• Dell Tower Plus, our top-rated business computer, can be 'as powerful as you want it to be' — and it just got a massive price drop [22d]
• I tested the Huawei MatePad Pro Max, and I wish this iPad Pro-rivaling tablet had the software to match its excellent hardware [22d]
• Nearly 400 illegal World Cup 2026 streaming sites taken offline by US DOJ [22d]
• 8849 Tank 5 review: A fast-charging, heavyweight rugged phone with an incredible projector [22d]
• AI adoption problems are usually organizational problems in disguise [22d]
• I stunned the budget Sihoo B100 has adaptive lumbar support you only find on way more expensive office chairs — for a cheap office chair deal, it's a staggeringly good price [22d]
• Could the PS6 be a handheld? PlayStation boss says the next-gen console will 'enable a seamless experience that can be enjoyed naturally beyond the living room' [22d]
• The new Ugreen Honkai: Star Rail collection is here with big launch discounts [22d]
• No, EVs haven't overtaken combustion cars in the UK — here's what the latest sales data actually shows [22d]
• Samsung Messages is shutting down in July: here are 5 things you need to do [22d]
• Ugreen's new Honkai: Star Rail collab is filled with cute accessories that are perfect for mobile gamers [22d]
• I just reserved my WhatsApp username — here are 5 important things you need to know about the process [22d]
• ‘Dolby Atmos in cars is not new anymore. It’s not outstanding’: Loewe is launching in-car audio from the team behind Mercedes’ iconic Burmester sound systems — and says it’s working with a ‘German’ car firm already [22d]
• The original Christopher Lee Dracula is coming to 4K Blu-ray in a new 'painstakingly restored' version with 'long-lost' footage 'sourced from around the world' that was never seen in the UK or US [22d]
• Some businesses expect to hire more workers thanks to AI, not sack them [22d]
• Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is getting a proper PS5 Pro upgrade — and every graphics mode benefits [22d]
• I visited elite head-fi brand Audeze and found out exactly why planar magnetic headphones are better for gaming audio than regular dynamic drivers [22d]
• Lenovo's ThinkPad T16 is 'a phenomenal laptop for productivity' — and this Gen 5 deal is exactly the kind of serious business laptop I’d recommend to anyone who needs a reliable daily driver [22d]
• Samsung reveals the Galaxy Ring 2 is in the pipeline, and it’s tipped to do things its predecessor hasn’t done before — here are 5 ways it could seriously compete with the Oura Ring 5 [22d]
• My favorite quirky hi-res audio firm just released ultra-cheap over-ear headphones, and I cannot understand how FiiO kept the price so low [22d]
• This year's 'Back to School' laptop deals are already live — here are 9 options from Dell, Lenovo, and HP that can save you up to $530 [22d]
• 'Such a weird choice': DC comic book fans react to new report that appears to reveal which DCU movie will be made after James Gunn's Superman sequel — and it won't star Batman or Wonder Woman [22d]
• ‘60FPS feels like a bridge too far’: GTA 6 is likely to only run at 30fps on PS5 consoles due to CPU limitations, tech analysts say — but there’s hope that ‘a 40fps mode would be a good option if 60 is off the table’ [22d]
• Claude coding addiction and why it can lead to startup burnout [22d]
• Microsoft Teams is getting wants to block bad bots for good [22d]
• OpenAI is copying Apple’s biggest competitive advantage — and Nvidia should be paying attention [22d]
• OpenClaw reveals iOS and Android mobile apps at last — but initial reviews make for tough reading [22d]
• iPhone 18 Pro stars in biggest Apple leak since the iPhone 4 — but this time there’s one big difference [22d]
• 'Class-leading 4K camera': DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Creator Combo is the cam of choice for content creators — especially with a $117 discount in the Best Buy 4th of July sale [22d]
• I took the DJI Pocket 4P travelling — here are my favorite vlogging clips so far, including slow motion, the new 60mm lens, and DLog2 color profile [23d]
• AI is starting to look a lot like the early days of cloud – and the real race is operational [23d]
• If you kill every Fable NPC, Playground Games says the world will 'stay empty for some time' before being repopulated by 'full NPCs' [23d]
• The fantastic and 4.5-star-rated Breville Barista Express drops to its lowest-ever price on Amazon [23d]
• NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, June 30 (game #1115) [23d]
• NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, June 30 (game #849) [23d]
• Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, June 30 (game #1618) [23d]
• New study claims just 2% of schools in England have AI strategies — despite it being 'already embedded in day-to-day teaching and learning' [23d]
• One of AMD's most powerful CPUs gets a 60% price cut — 192-core EPYC 9965 CPU costs less than $6000 new and I can't explain why it's so cheap [23d]
• I found two EOFY gaming laptop deals worth checking today, whether you want RTX 5060 value or RTX 5090 power [23d]
• JB Hi-Fi EOFY laptop deal: this lightweight Asus Zenbook A14 has a big discount [23d]
• Want a cheap Yeti cooler for your 4th of July celebrations? I'm a deal-hunting outdoor expert, and I've tracked down the only holiday offers actually worth your money [23d]