The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• DJI said Mavic 4 Pro wouldn’t launch in US but these stores are selling it anyhow [101d]
• Judge slams lawyers for ‘bogus AI-generated research’ [101d]
• Apple TV’s wireless audio sync now works with Dolby Atmos [101d]
• Paul McCartney and Dua Lipa call on the UK to pass AI copyright transparency law [101d]
• The wireless GameCube controller for Switch 2 is available to preorder now [101d]
• Republicans push for a decadelong ban on states regulating AI [101d]
• Elon Musk’s apparent power play at the Copyright Office completely backfired [101d]
• Marvel’s WWII action game has been delayed [101d]
• TikTok will let you use an AI prompt to turn a photo into a video [101d]
• YouTube will stream an opening week NFL game for free [101d]
• Farmers win legal fight to bring climate resources back to federal websites [101d]
• The 2026 BMW iX is a best-case-scenario EV [101d]
• Airbnb’s new app has all of your vacation extras in one place [101d]
• Samsung’s Music Frame speaker is more of a bargain at 69 percent off [101d]
• Audible is giving publishers AI tools to quickly make more audiobooks [101d]
• PayPal launches iPhone NFC payments in Germany after EU forced Apple to open up [101d]
• Google adds UWB support to its rebranded Find Hub tracker app [101d]
• Android’s youthful new design language just dropped [101d]
• Gemini is coming to TVs and cars, eventually [101d]
• Wear OS 6 puts Google Gemini on your wrist [101d]
• Android launches new protections against phone call scammers [101d]
• ESPN’s standalone streaming app launches this fall for $30 a month [101d]
• Google I/O’s Android Show: live updates and announcements [101d]
• Cocomelon makes the jump from YouTube to theaters with new movie [101d]
• Most Best Buys will have extra Switch 2 stock on launch day [101d]
• Here’s where you can preorder Samsung’s ultra-thin S25 Edge [101d]
• Valve will soon let you know if a game is compatible with your SteamOS device [101d]
• Donkey Kong Bananza for the Switch 2 is $7 cheaper at Costco [101d]
• Apple turned pop songs into lofi beats to work / study / sleep to [101d]
• Google Photos adds ‘Quick Edits’ when you share images [101d]
• Microsoft announces layoffs that will impact at least 6,000 employees [101d]
• AI therapy is a surveillance machine in a police state [101d]
• Nintendo might brick your Switch if you break the rules [101d]
• Apple will add App Store accessibility labels and new support for brain interface controls [101d]
• The CryptoPunks NFTs are being sold to a non-profit as their value continues to fall [101d]
• GM says new battery chemistry will enable 400-mile range EVs [101d]
• Why one obscure app could help crumble Meta’s empire [101d]
• Apple will let the Vision Pro ‘see’ for you [101d]
• Square’s $399 Handheld accepts tap-to-pay at your table [101d]
• Apple’s new Accessibility Reader can customize text across apps — and in real life [101d]
• Letterboxd announces curated online film rental store [101d]
• Spotify’s AI DJ now takes requests [101d]
• A buggy Sonos mystery [101d]
• DJI is skipping the US with its most advanced drone yet [101d]
• How to watch Google’s Android Show: I/O Edition today [101d]
• Microsoft extends Office app support on Windows 10 to 2028 [101d]
• Toyota is shortening the bZ4X’s name to just ‘bZ’ [101d]
• Microsoft reveals its rejected Start menu redesigns [101d]
• Google might replace the ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ button with AI Mode [101d]
• Trump reduces tax on cheap imports from China [101d]
• The Xperia 1 VII is a greatest hits of Sony R&D [101d]
• Samsung’s S25 Edge is a thin phone with two big tradeoffs [101d]