The Brutalist Report

TechRadar

• US Marine Corps gets six 'blind' F-35B stealth fighters loaded with lead ballast instead of advanced radars — new APG-38 radar won't be available till 2028 and can't even be used at full capacity till 2031 [19d]
• The AirPods Max 2 are ‘the best noise cancelling headphones on the market’ — and they’re already 20% off ahead of Prime Day [19d]
• Amazon's Fire TV Sticks are a fantastically popular way to revitalise an older smart TV – and with the 4K model just AU$59 ahead of Prime Day, I can see why [19d]
• Quordle hints and answers for Friday, July 3 (game #1621) [20d]
• NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, July 3 (game #1118) [20d]
• NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, July 3 (game #852) [20d]
• Uplift Parsons review: A dream standing desk that fits almost any workspace with elegance and ease [20d]
• This is the most incredible portable monitor setup you'll see — a portable L-shaped 16-inch triple-screen monitor is perfect for productivity [20d]
• Quote of the day by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk: 'Are you prepared to die? Then okay, you're a candidate' — a reminder that the manned mission to Mars might be a deadly one [20d]
• The 11 best hi-fi upgrades of 2026 so far — we gave these speakers, turntables and DACs our highest marks after tough testing [20d]
• Samsung is plotting to replace your M.2 SSD with a storage chip smaller than a fingernail to improve battery life and supercharge ondevice AI inference [20d]
• How to watch Portugal vs Croatia: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-Off time as Cristiano Ronaldo faces Luka Modric at FIFA World Cup 2026 [20d]
• Anthropic's Claude to help Micron design better HBM, DRAM, and SSD for AI even as both companies refuse to address computational storage directly [20d]
• Another mysterious iPhone bug is eating up over 100GB of some people’s storage — here’s how to fix it [20d]
• Maybe robots don't need legs or fingers to do laundry — Weave Robotics Isaac 1 isn't pretty or super-humanoid, but it might be ready to handle basic chores [20d]
• Asus ProArt PZ14 review: This surprisingly powerful tablet PC transformed my creative workflow [20d]
• I saw Miami's ‘lap of chaos’ in 2025, and after seeing this year's new Lego go-karts at Silverstone I know which event I'm most excited for this Sunday [20d]
• I tested the affordable Ruko U11Mini 4K drone — and it's no match for DJI's new flyer [20d]
• Stop working on a single screen on the road — this AOC laptop extender deal is a game-changer for business travel [20d]
• Save $20 on Windscribe VPN with this promo code — here's everything you need to know [20d]
• 81 million login attempts hit Microsoft 365 accounts as hackers try password-spraying to force entry using stolen credentials and OAuth to bypass authentication [20d]
• 'I will quit buying games' — Sony is killing physical discs in 2028 and now unhappy fans are concerned about what it means for game ownership [20d]
• Virginia county tells schools, businesses to 'conserve electricity' as AI data center demand hits grid, raises energy prices [20d]
• Expert says GTA 6 pre-orders are a big target for scammers — warns 'scammers don’t need to break into Rockstar or hack the game' to steal your details [20d]
• How to watch Spain vs Austria: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-Off time for FIFA World Cup 2026 as Lamine Yamal's side begin knockout campaign [20d]
• Samsung is pulling the plug on its Vascular Load tracking tool in the US just a year after it launched — but don’t worry, the company is offering an alternative [20d]
• This Samsung 32-inch curved monitor just hit its lowest price ever — and I think it's one of the best QHD deals on Amazon right now [20d]
• Upgrade your morning pour-over with these 15 beautifully designed coffee drippers, chosen by a certified barista [20d]
• If I was buying a fitness tracker right now, it would be the discounted Fitbit Charge 6 [20d]
• In the future of gaming, you'll pay lump sums, and 'own nothing' — and that's exactly what Sony has just kickstarted [20d]
• The 'gorgeous' Microsoft Surface Laptop is the perfect productivity machine for work and study — and it's dropped $200 in Best Buy's 4th of July sale [20d]
• New report claims AI is leading to job layoffs — but higher-level more educated workers are being hit hardest [20d]
• ‘Back pain in the morning? Can't touch your toes?' — An ergonomic expert shares tips to stay healthy if you're spending lots of time at your desk [20d]
• This stylish HP OmniDesk Ryzen 7 desktop just dropped to $790 — and I think it's one of the top tower PC deals around right now [20d]
• Work in 2026: the future of flexible tech [20d]
• How a free YouTube channel is using the World Cup to destroy the broadcaster paywall [20d]
• DJI's 'best-in-class' Osmo 360 Adventure Combo is a summer steal for content creators — with a massive $245 off at Best Buy right now [20d]
• I tried Claude Sonnet 5 with prompts that ask it to finish the job, not just answer the question — and that's where the AI war is going [20d]
• Over 500,000 websites wrongly blocked in Spain as La Liga anti-piracy campaign backfires [20d]
• Microsoft suggests Copilot is the 'button you can press to fix everything' in Windows 11 — here's hoping it can fix the company's marketing department [20d]
• Agentic AI adoption outpaces governance in regulated industries [20d]
• ‘100% of Hide My Email addresses were exploitable’: Apple’s security feature can be duped into supplying the real contact info — and the bug has remained unpatched for over a year [20d]
• Porkbun review 2026 [20d]
• Warner Bros is set to adapt another Creepypasta horror sensation after the success of A24's Backrooms — but I'm unsure what to make of it [20d]
• Meta reportedly wants to start a cloud computing business to compete with AWS, Azure and others [20d]
• The 4.5-star-rated Shark ChillPill gets its first price cut just in time for the upcoming heatwave [20d]
• Who needs a MacBook Air? This $550 HP OmniBook 3 deal packs AI features and up to 32 hours of battery life [20d]
• Bosgame VTI-490 review: This mini PC packs in more power than expected and handled network editing like a workstation [20d]
• Amazon reveals it used more energy than New Zealand in 2025 as its carbon footprint rises 16% [20d]
• Hasselblad fans can now ditch Adobe for good — as Capture One support makes its cameras much more appealing for pros [20d]