The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Musk wants to get rid of Tesla’s robotaxi babysitters ‘by the end of the year’ [17d]
• Amazon reveals ‘smart delivery glasses’ that guide drivers and scan packages [17d]
• Fandom’s CEO has left the company [17d]
• Lomography made a new film camera that charges with USB-C [17d]
• Amazon wants to buy ‘thousands’ of Rivian’s pedal-assist cargo bikes [17d]
• Criterion’s entire stock of Blu-rays are half off for a very limited time [17d]
• HBO Max now lets you rate shows and movies [17d]
• Tesla’s revenues rebound as consumers race to claim expiring tax credit [17d]
• Apple’s reportedly pulling back on iPhone Air production [17d]
• The weather disaster database that Trump killed has a new home [17d]
• Pitchfork is beta testing user reviews and comments as it approaches 30 [17d]
• This magnetic Qi 2.2 powerbank looks like a classic Sony Cybershot [17d]
• Reddit sues Perplexity for allegedly ripping its content to feed AI [17d]
• Rivian’s first e-bike is unlike anything you’ve ever seen [17d]
• Inside Rivian’s $4,500 electric bike gamble [17d]
• The PlayStation 5 is $125 off straight from Sony [17d]
• GM will ditch Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on all its cars, not just EVs [17d]
• Ring’s CEO says his cameras can almost ‘zero out crime’ within the next 12 months [17d]
• Anti-diversity activist Robby Starbuck is suing Google now [17d]
• HBO’s Welcome to Derry series just ain’t it [17d]
• Nintendo announces a string of free updates for Pikmin 4 and Pikmin Bloom [17d]
• Eight Sleep adds ‘outage mode’ to smart beds after AWS problems left them frozen [17d]
• Why GM will give you Gemini — but not CarPlay [17d]
• GM says hands-free, eyes-off driving is coming to Escalade IQ in 2028 [17d]
• The Plants vs. Zombies remaster is a sad reminder of what could have been [17d]
• Ring’s Battery Doorbell Plus has returned to its October Prime Day price [17d]
• Remedy CEO steps down following FBC: Firebreak’s disastrous launch [17d]
• Casio’ new ring watch straps a durable G-Shock to your finger [17d]
• DC’s shutdown is hurting government tech workers — and everyone else [17d]
• Meta is reportedly downsizing its legacy AI research team [17d]
• The new Metroid Prime art book offers rare insight into Nintendo’s design process [17d]
• YouTube will help you quit watching Shorts [17d]
• Uber will pay drivers $4,000 to switch to EVs [17d]
• Samsung Galaxy XR hands-on: It’s like a cheaper Apple Vision Pro and launches today [18d]