The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Apple’s rumored AI search tool for Siri could rely on Google [19d]
• I tried Jsaux’s new anti-glare Switch 2 screen protector, and it revealed a glaring bug [19d]
• Switzerland releases its own AI model trained on public data [19d]
• 007 First Light looks like a hit, man [19d]
• Anker’s power bank with dual USB-C retractable cables is a great deal at $25 off [19d]
• More Pixel phones are getting Google’s new look for Android [19d]
• Pixel phones can now stream music for you and a friend at the same time [19d]
• Scale AI still exists and it’s suing an ex-employee over corporate espionage [19d]
• A PlayStation game is now the best-selling game on Xbox [19d]
• Pornhub will only have to pay $5 million to settle CSAM, exploitation allegations [19d]
• Mophie adds wireless charging to the AirPods Max with a clever new stand [19d]
• James Gunn’s Superman sequel is coming in 2027 [19d]
• Major Amazon leak spoils the Philips Hue party [19d]
• Amazon confirms Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in live-action Tomb Raider series [19d]
• Roblox experiences are getting ESRB age ratings [19d]
• Sports streaming hub Streameast ‘shut down’ in sting [19d]
• Instagram is coming to iPad, 15 years later [19d]
• The Paper doesn’t hit its stride until it’s out of the office [19d]
• Google’s best-ever 4K streamer is within $1 of its lowest price [19d]
• Why I love my Kenmore canister vacuum [19d]
• Garmin’s Fenix 8 Pro series finally lets you leave your phone at home — sort of [19d]
• Netflix will let you make your own highlight clips [19d]
• The UK’s largest energy supplier has created its own EV charger [19d]
• Microsoft’s PowerToys are about to add two big missing Windows features [19d]
• Remarkable’s new digital notepad is smaller than a paperback [19d]
• Samsung’s new party speakers are less subtle than ever [19d]
• IFA 2025: the biggest tech and gadget announcements [19d]
• AI could bring us a smarter home — if we can trust it [19d]
• My brief hands-on with Acer’s new convertible Chromebook has me cautiously optimistic [20d]
• The PartyBox 720 is JBL’s largest battery-powered party speaker [20d]
• Acer gives its 18-inch Predator Helios gaming laptop a 4K screen and top GPU [20d]
• Acer’s new Amadana and CE270 monitors are unusually, strikingly stylish [20d]
• Acer’s 16-inch Air weighs even less than a 13-inch MacBook Air [20d]
• Google will reveal its Gemini smart home plans (and hardware) next month [20d]
• Ooni’s newest pizza oven adds AI to your slice [20d]
• Disney will pay $10 million to settle FTC claim it used cartoons to collect YouTube data on kids [20d]
• Google critics think the search remedies ruling is a total whiff [20d]