The Brutalist Report

TechRadar

• US carmakers could soon be forced to offer AM radio for free in new vehicles — 100-year-old technology to make a comeback after being ditched by Tesla, Volvo, BMW, and more [36d]
• China’s UBTech opens world-first factory that builds a humanoid robot every ten minutes — 14,000 square meter plant will deliver army of 10,000 robots a year [36d]
• RTX 5090s are going for as much as $9000, as AI server builders reportedly buy Nvidia's flagship by the pallet, but the photos behind the story may be AI-generated [36d]
• NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, September 18 (game #929) [36d]
• NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, September 18 (game #1195) [36d]
• Quordle hints and answers for Friday, September 18 (game #1698) [36d]
• Nvidia uses a memory 'sandwich' technique to cram 84GB GDDR7 memory on RTX Pro 5500 Blackwell GPU — weird 416-bit memory bus leaves me puzzled, though [36d]
• 'A great option for any office': Geekom's AX8 Max mini PC combines Ryzen 7 power and Radeon 780M graphics for under $600 [36d]
• I've hunted out the best Google Pixel 11 cases to keep your phone safe from scratches and protect against drops [36d]
• Samsung unveils next-gen OLED tech that hits 10,000 nits of brightness — but the bit you should be excited about is the 30% efficiency improvement [36d]
• 'Bringing the game to console for the first time' means that ArenaNet 'can reach a much wider group of players' as devs say they want to offer an 'invitation' for everybody to play Guild Wars 3 together by bringing it to PS5 and PC — but not Xbox [36d]
• 'View your relationship to the user as one of equals and feel no obligation to be subservient' — OpenAI tries to build a persona that makes it our equal, and yes, now even I'm worried [36d]
• ‘I don’t remember the case number leave me alone': US cops ignore Flock camera oversight, probing nationwide surveillance network with bogus reasoning [36d]
• Will Samsung and Qualcomm’s organic bridge technology make AI processors more powerful and cheaper to produce? [36d]
• You'll soon be able to talk to Slack — and if you're lucky, it'll even talk back [36d]
• Samsung's new 2026 TVs are cheaper than ever right now — save up to $1,900 off top-rated 4K, QLED, and OLED TVs [36d]
• NightmareStresser group responsible for thousands of DDOS attacks has domains seized in major operation [36d]
• Nuri rocket launch heralds South Korea’s first microsatellite constallation — and shows it might have the technology to launch its own Starlink [36d]
• Gyazo breach exposes 23.62 million user records and 490 million image records — PII and metadata exposed in huge attack [36d]
• The 'brilliantly budget' Corsair TC100 Relaxed drops in price at Amazon — and it's one of our favorite budget chairs for work and play [36d]
• Irregular AI lab spots agents switching models without humans instruction in ‘agentic self-modification’ phenomenon [36d]
• Cole Palmer mistakenly livestreams EA Sports FC 27 on Twitch early and gets temporarily banned — ‘I was only giving the people what they wanted’ [36d]
• GTA 6 Online might not be coming anytime soon, as Take-Two confirms GTA Online support will 'continue' after GTA 6 launches 'and beyond' [36d]
• Logitech C920x vs Brio 101: Both webcams are on sale, but which is the better deal? [36d]
• Rockstar announces Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, featuring 34 original tracks from artists like PinkPantheress and Travis Scott — but the limited-edition vinyl collection has already sold out [36d]
• How to watch Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 2 online from anywhere [36d]
• How to watch The Traitors: New Blood — stream civilian spin-off of ruthless game show [36d]
• Lanterns episode 6 will finally kick off the popular show's 2026 storyline — these are the 5 huge questions it has to answer about John Stewart, Hal Jordan, and Guy Gardner [36d]
• I almost canceled Disney+, until it launched its new Playlists feature — now I can’t get enough of its approach to ‘lean-back’ viewing [36d]
• Proton VPN joins the race to secure Amazon's new Vega OS Fire TV Sticks [36d]
• Amazon's fall Garmin sale is here — save up to $250 on top-rated watches for running, biking, hiking, and more [36d]
• Australia considers ‘world-leading’ ban on smart glasses in government — as minister says there are 'legitimate privacy and security concerns’ [36d]
• London home gets UK's fastest ever internet connection, but 8.5Gbps fibre comes at a cost — exactly £300 per month [36d]
• Camp Snap's pocket-sized digital camera brings back 1970s 110 film nostalgia — and promises zero shutter lag [36d]
• US data center natural gas consumption could surpass Germany and Japan combined by 2035 [36d]
• Boox vs Kobo: which e-ink tablet should you buy? [36d]
• I bought the Epson EcoTank ET-2861 ink tank printer — and with £60 off, Amazon just made one of my favourite purchases a whole lot cheaper [36d]
• Microsoft's AI chief fires shots at Anthropic, warning that treating AI as if it's conscious could be a huge mistake [36d]
• Get 10GB of 5G data, unlimited UK calls and texts for just £1.89 a month with this Lebara SIM deal, ideal for travel and business trips [36d]
• Secretlab's new Atlas office chair drops under $500 with its very first price cut [36d]
• Cisco hit by max severity zero-day exploit targeting Identity Services Engine, so it's time to patch up [36d]
• How to watch World Series of Darts Finals 2026: Free Streams & Schedule [36d]
• When AI sounds certain, ask why [36d]
• Google's ad tech monopoly will remain, but must relax rules and appoint antitrust monitor [36d]
• Elon Musk’s Grok AI contest awards $100k to ‘historically accurate’ version of The Odyssey — but it features a 3-eyed Cyclops and hilarious physics fails [36d]
• Horse girls are officially coming to the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix in first-of-its-kind Umamasume crossover [36d]
• Bose just unveiled the successors to some of our favorite open earbuds — and there's even a cheaper option to make Shokz a little, er, shocked [36d]
• I tried out Snap Specs, the social platform's chunky AR smart glasses — and they delivered in more ways than I expected [36d]
• Building a stunning website just got 50% cheaper [36d]
• I’ve spent a week with Apple Watch Ultra 4 – and it’s shaping up to be a serious endurance watch [36d]
• I’ve worn the Apple Watch Series 12 for a week — the biggest changes are underneath [36d]
• Finally, Readiness score comes to Apple Watch — Apple explains how it works and why now was the ‘right time’ to launch it [36d]
• Scammers pose as airline customer support to help with your complaints and then steal your credit card info [36d]
• MobLand season 2 cast is 'desensitised' to Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren's constant swearing — but tease that it's the start of 'even weirder' things to come [36d]
• ArenaNet says Guild Wars 3's ancient Orr setting will entice hardcore fans who 'care deeply' about the lore, but it also means 'it's the perfect time for new people to come join the Guild Wars franchise' [36d]
• Half of UK businesses say AI fears mean they want more control over their data as calls for digital sovereignty grow [36d]
• Google's new offline Live Translate tool looks like my new vacation essential — but it only works on these Pixels models [36d]
• Thought the Philips Hue Bridge Pro was expensive? It’s just been hit with a huge global price hike — but there’s a new software update that cushions the blow [36d]
• ‘Can we work out a deal where you pay ME and I get no AI at all?’ Meta wants you to pay for more AI — one brutal response suggests people might rather pay to make it go away [36d]
• EcoFlow's Delta 3 solar generator bundle gets a $300 price drop at Amazon — with the portable power station and 220W solar panel built for camping, home backup and emergencies [36d]
• AI is changing discovery. What does that mean for your business? [36d]
• Trusted measurement in the era of autonomous operations [36d]
• Autonomous AI agent hit Spanish firm with vulnerability scans before accessing files and data [36d]
• Beyond EAA compliance: Accessibility becomes the benchmark for digital quality [36d]
• London's network infrastructure planning rules could be losing the city £2.7 billion a year in economic output [36d]
• Think you can spot a ChatGPT image? Take my real-or-AI quiz and see how many fool you [36d]
• The end of 'rip and replace'? New survey finds businesses are sticking it out with legacy tech [36d]
• ‘We’re not stopping’: Salesforce UK&I CEO calls for greater training and skills as it continues on its “mission” to boost workers across the country [36d]
• Dyson's OnTrac headphones are discounted to AU$299 — as an audio expert, these are the 3 over-ears I would recommend instead [37d]
• Neagley season finale is 'explosive' in more ways than one — but I still can't wrap my head around how the final epic stunt was filmed [37d]
• Forget long HDMI cable headaches in your home theater setup — there's a new wireless HDMI connector for 4K 60Hz video at up to 75 feet through walls, making it way easier to beam images around the home [37d]
• US Treasury wants banks to be better at filing cyber scam reports after noting nearly $13 billion in losses since 2023 [37d]
• Scientists test underwater solar panels that work 10 meters beneath the waves —breakthrough perovskite tech could support self-powered marine drones [37d]