The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Trump issues order to pull funding for NPR and PBS [1h]
• Thunderbolts* is Marvel’s latest attempt at clawing out of an existential void [1h]
• The cargo-carrying Gitamini robot is getting a Star Wars droid makeover [1h]
• Stripe already has a way for iOS developers to dodge Apple’s payment system [1h]
• Nintendo has released an update fixing a Switch boot up bug [2h]
• The chance of getting hit by a Soviet spacecraft goes up next week [2h]
• How Apple lost control of the App Store [2h]
• Apple approves Spotify app update with external payments [3h]
• Pinterest users left confused by mass account suspensions [3h]
• Grand Theft Auto VI release delayed to May 2026 [3h]
• TikTok fined $600 million for sending user data to China [4h]
• The Chromecast is back, but not as we know it [5h]
• Apple changes App Store rules to allow external purchases [5h]
• New tariffs are now hitting cheap US imports from China [7h]
• Microsoft goes passwordless by default on new accounts [16h]
• The investigation into Pete Hegseth’s Signal group chats is growing [16h]
• Spotify already has an app ready to test Apple’s new rules [17h]
• Apple says tariffs will cost it at least $900 million this quarter [17h]
• Amazon’s CEO says the company can weather challenges from tariffs because of how big it is [17h]
• DJI’s back-to-back Osmo Pocket 3 price hikes take it from $519 to $799 in two months [17h]
• Apple doesn’t seem too worried about Trump’s tariffs [18h]
• Aurora’s driverless trucks are making deliveries in Texas [19h]
• Anker’s lightest 45W USB-C charger is already on sale for 26 percent off [19h]
• Patreon will update its iPhone app to sidestep Apple’s payment system [20h]
• Google dusts off Google Voice and adds three-way calling [20h]
• Shokz’ new open headphones don’t care what ear you clip them to [20h]
• Sinners is getting an IMAX re-release [20h]
• Epic is offering developers an alternative to Apple’s in-app purchases [21h]
• MoviePass’ next big pivot is basically blockchain sports betting for film buffs [22h]
• Lyft launches ‘Lyft Silver’ for older riders, with simpler app and more accessible vehicles [22h]
• Microsoft is getting ready to host Elon Musk’s Grok AI model [22h]
• Uber strikes deal with May Mobility to deploy ‘thousands’ of robotaxis [22h]
• Google is putting AI Mode right in Search [23h]
• House Republicans move to stop California from setting its own vehicle pollution standards [23h]
• Polygon sold to GameRant owner Valnet [23h]
• Waymo is still good at avoiding serious distraction and death after 56.7 million miles [23h]
• Wikipedia is using (some) generative AI now [23h]
• Mark Zuckerberg just declared war on the entire advertising industry [23h]