The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Samsung’s customizable Music Frame speaker is receiving its first discount [767d]
• Google Sheets’ new formatting feature has Excel switchers excited [768d]
• Arizona accuses Amazon of being a monopoly and deceiving consumers with ‘dark patterns’ [768d]
• Android 15’s second beta release lets users lock down access to private apps [768d]
• Microsoft’s AI obsession is jeopardizing its climate ambitions [768d]
• AT&T cuts a deal to launch satellite-to-smartphone service soon [768d]
• Microsoft announces the Proteus Controller, a gamepad for Xbox gamers with disabilities [768d]
• Netflix renews 3 Body Problem for second season [768d]
• Netflix’s ad tier hits 40 million users [768d]
• PPSSPP brings PSP emulation to the iPhone [768d]
• RetroArch brings its free multisystem emulation to the iOS App Store [768d]
• Senate committee passes three bills to safeguard elections from AI, months before Election Day [768d]
• For self-driving cars, the free ride is over [768d]
• Airbus debuts its half-plane, half-helicopter to the public [768d]
• Google adds Max, Peacock, and Angry Birds to cars with native Android software [768d]
• Car screens are getting bigger — and weirder — and Google wants to help [768d]
• Android will be able to detect if your phone has been snatched [768d]
• Someone finally made a heat pump that looks good inside your home [768d]
• Wear OS 5 triples down on battery life [768d]
• Raspberry Pi is going public to expand its range of tiny computers [768d]
• The first Assassin’s Creed Shadows trailer shows off dual samurai / ninja action [768d]
• Xbox Cloud Gaming now has mouse and keyboard support in 26 games [768d]
• iPhone owners say the latest iOS update is resurfacing deleted nudes [768d]
• Senate unveils $32 billion roadmap for regulating AI [768d]
• Eve’s Android app is finally almost here, thanks to Google’s new Home APIs [768d]
• ADT’s new security system has facial recognition powered by Google Nest [768d]
• Apple’s new accessibility features let you control an iPhone or iPad with your eyes [768d]
• Netflix snagged global streaming rights for NFL Christmas Day games [768d]
• Google opens up its smart home to everyone and will make Google TVs home hubs [768d]
• Uber is adding scheduled carpool rides and shuttle service for airports and concerts [768d]
• Intel’s Thunderbolt Share lets two PCs control each other over a USB cable [768d]
• Max’s Dune prequel series starts streaming this fall [768d]
• Instagram’s co-founder is Anthropic’s new chief product officer [768d]
• A newsletter on Microsoft’s era-defining bets [768d]
• Netflix’s Terminator Zero anime starts streaming in August [768d]
• The Verge Launches “Notepad,” a Newsletter About Microsoft’s Era-defining Bets on AI and the Future of Computing, by Tom Warren [768d]
• Social media users are blocking celebs to support Palestine [768d]
• We have to stop ignoring AI’s hallucination problem [768d]