The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Bluesky is down [16d]
• Nintendo’s Switch 2 upgrades for Mario Party and Kirby will cost $19.99 [16d]
• IGN and CNET owner Ziff Davis sues OpenAI [16d]
• Yahoo wants to buy Chrome [16d]
• Today’s your last chance to get three months of Apple TV Plus for $9 [16d]
• Intel will require four-day office work week as it aims to ‘flatten organization’ [16d]
• I got my Switch 2 preorder the old-fashioned way: lining up at GameStop [16d]
• Meta is trying to clean up Facebook spam [16d]
• Trump goes after websites that raise money for his enemies [16d]
• Google’s AI Overviews now reach more than 1.5 billion people every month [16d]
• Trump updates Biden’s robo-car crash reporting rule to benefit Tesla [16d]
• Bowers & Wilkins upgraded our pick for the best sounding wireless headphones [16d]
• The Switch 2’s GameCube controller costs $64.99 [17d]
• Threads’ web app is moving from .net to .com [17d]
• Remedy’s multiplayer Control spinoff FBC: Firebreak launches in June [17d]
• Now Kia EVs can use Tesla’s Superchargers [17d]
• Ember’s 16-ounce temperature-controlled Tumbler is half off [17d]
• Meta is laying off employees in Reality Labs [17d]
• Netflix rolls out dialogue-only subtitles [17d]
• Nintendo Switch 2 preorders are sold out everywhere [17d]
• Sinners’ cinematographer wants you to feel the Mississippi Delta’s vastness [17d]
• Here’s the cheaper Nintendo Switch 2 camera that’s small enough to go handheld [17d]
• Love, Death, and Robots Vol. 4 introduces its cast in wild new trailer [17d]
• Motorola’s new Razr Ultra brings the wood back panel back [17d]
• Motorola’s new watch and earbuds are a case study in deja vu [17d]
• Microsoft’s design chief on human creation in the AI era [17d]
• GameStop’s Switch 2 preorders started poorly, too [17d]
• Eufy’s new floor mopping robovac has a portable deep cleaner [17d]
• This is Razer’s first vertical mouse [17d]
• Samsung says its ‘Screens Everywhere’ approach won’t mean ads everywhere, for now [17d]
• GameStop is set to open Nintendo Switch 2 preorders at 11AM ET [17d]
• The Napalm Girl Standard [17d]
• Former DOJ antitrust chief says a Google break up will benefit the internet [17d]
• GTA V is Twitch’s most watched game of 2024 [17d]
• Pokémon TCG Pocket’s next expansion is bringing Alola back [17d]
• Google extends the Pixel 7A’s repair program for battery swelling issues [17d]
• Brondell Swash Thinline T44 bidet review: king of the throne [17d]
• New smartphone labels for battery life and repairability are coming to the EU [17d]
• VW will deploy ‘thousands’ of robotaxis on Uber’s platform in the US [17d]
• Stellantis’ solid-state batteries can fast-charge in just 18 minutes [17d]
• The ‘small’ OnePlus 13T packs a big battery [17d]
• Adobe’s new app helps credit creators and fight AI fakery [17d]
• Adobe adds more image generators to its growing AI family [17d]
• LinkedIn will let your verified identity show up on other platforms [17d]
• Nintendo says invites for its own Switch 2 sales may arrive after launch [17d]
• Nintendo Switch 2 preorders are off to a messy start [17d]
• Where to preorder all of the new Nintendo Switch 2 accessories [17d]
• Auto industry tariffs are doing what now? 24 hours of White House confusion [17d]