The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Apple shipped its 3 billionth iPhone [1h]
• Apple says Trump’s tariffs are adding another $1 billion to its costs [1h]
• Tim Cook says Apple is ‘open to’ AI acquisitions [2h]
• Google’s Pixel Tablet is $190 off for a limited time [2h]
• Reddit wants to be a search engine now [2h]
• DJI won’t sell you an Osmo 360 in the US — but these retailers will [3h]
• The Switch 2 is off to a speedy start for big third-party games [4h]
• Epic’s Game Store is bringing Fortnite back to Google Play [5h]
• Aaron Sorkin’s Social Network sequel might recast Mark Zuckerberg [5h]
• Tesla’s ‘robotaxi’ rides in San Francisco have a human at the wheel [6h]
• Epic just won its antitrust lawsuit against Google again [6h]
• The 15 best back-to-school deals for college students [7h]
• Microsoft becomes the second $4 trillion company [7h]
• Ford’s planning a ‘Model T moment’ for EVs on August 11th [8h]
• Thumby Color micro-review: a delightfully tiny GBA clone that doesn’t play Nintendo [8h]
• GuliKit’s new budget-friendly controller can wake the Switch 2 [8h]
• Why AI researchers are getting paid like NBA All-Stars [9h]
• Prices leak for every Pixel 10 phone [9h]
• Nvidia will support GeForce drivers on Windows 10 until October 2026 [10h]
• The Verge’s favorite backpacks, totes, and other bags for 2025 [10h]
• All the news from Nintendo’s July 2025 Direct showcase [11h]
• Oakley Meta HSTN Limited Edition review: a polarizing choice [11h]
• DJI’s first 360-degree camera can continuously capture 8K footage for over 100 minutes [11h]
• Uber Eats is adding AI to menus, food photos, and reviews [12h]
• Hey Microsoft, is it ‘Xbox PC’ or ‘Xbox on PC’? [14h]
• Meta is playing the AI game with house money [23h]