The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Barstool Sportsbook operator rebrands as ESPN Bet in a new $1.5 billion licensing deal [997d]
• Verizon is shutting down the videoconferencing app it bought for $400 million [997d]
• Banks fined $549 million for hiding messages in iMessage and Signal [997d]
• Baldur’s Gate 3 patch fixes indecent exposure bug [997d]
• Google is picking up the pace of Chrome security update releases [997d]
• Gizmodo editor-in-chief sues Apple over Tetris movie [997d]
• Microsoft shortens its Xbox Game Pass trials just before Starfield’s release [997d]
• Joe Biden’s new monument near the Grand Canyon stops some — but not all — uranium mining [998d]
• Hackers had access to UK voter data for over a year before anyone noticed [998d]
• Google Messages now encrypts RCS conversations by default [998d]
• Nvidia unveils more powerful AI chip coming next year [998d]
• YouTube will now show a blank homepage if you don’t have watch history on [998d]
• Valve is now selling refurbished Steam Decks [998d]
• Netflix’s new virtual game controller iOS app hints at TV gaming [998d]
• For this startup, Nvidia GPUs are currency [998d]
• KQED acquires studio behind Glynn Washington’s Snap Judgment [998d]
• Valve is seemingly gearing up to sell refurbished Steam Decks [998d]
• Mew and Mewtwo are coming to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet [998d]
• Two old-school Pokémon games just came to the Nintendo Switch [998d]
• Dish is merging with a satellite internet company to boost its 5G network [998d]
• There’s no AI without the cloud, says AWS CEO Adam Selipsky [998d]
• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s DLC has a release date and a bunch of new monsters [998d]
• Apple’s first trailer for The Changeling teases a haunting tale about parenthood [998d]
• AI regulation is taking shape, but startups are being left out [998d]
• The first PCIe Gen 5 drives are here and fast, but do you have a need for speed? [998d]
• Some of Weta’s powerful VFX tools will soon be available for everyone [998d]
• Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 series review: refined, but not revolutionary [998d]
• WhatsApp’s screen-sharing feature is leaving beta [998d]
• Apple and Samsung line up to invest in Arm [998d]
• It’s time to change how we cover Elon Musk [998d]
• Apple’s iPad Mini is $100 off [998d]
• Dough is standing up a 32-inch 240Hz 4K OLED monitor for 2024 [998d]
• GM says all of its EVs will be able to power your home by 2026 [998d]
• How to set up a Matter-over-Thread device in your smart home [998d]
• The $219 WiiM Pro Plus is a modern audio streamer for your existing hi-fi [998d]
• Call Her Daddy’s Alex Cooper is starting her own podcast network [998d]
• ChargePoint is spending millions to boost station reliability to ‘nearly 100 percent’ [998d]
• Fortnite’s new Jujutsu Kaisen anime collab adds themed outfits and quests [998d]
• EU joins threat to Adobe’s $20 Billion Figma acquisition with new probe [998d]
• $5 billion Google lawsuit over ‘incognito mode’ tracking moves a step closer to trial [998d]