The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Steve Ballmer got suspended by the NBA because of a podcast and a jumbotron corruption scandal [7d]
• You can watch the coolant flow inside Ugreen’s liquid-cooled power bank [7d]
• Dungeons & Dragons is getting a ‘Ravenloft’ live-action Netflix series [7d]
• Congressman says TikTok backed out of a meeting to avoid child safety questions [7d]
• Samsung’s beloved Q Series sound system is hundreds off for Labor Day [7d]
• OpenAI’s next big AI model has ‘entered the AGI era’ [7d]
• Microsoft slashes Xbox Cloud Gaming to just 15 hours a month for Ultimate subscribers [7d]
• Microsoft opens up Xbox Cloud Gaming with new pay-as-you-go option [7d]
• I held the first truly bezel-free phone [7d]
• Circular’s new smart rings add contactless payments and vibrating alerts [7d]
• The Moto Watch Ultra is a return to Wear OS [7d]
• Lenovo’s new MacBook Neo competitor comes in two sizes and seven colors [7d]
• This ultra-thin Lenovo laptop concept uses solid-state cooling [7d]
• Nvidia’s new RTX Spark laptops launch in October with two different configs [7d]
• Nvidia launches free tool that links idle computers into a personal AI data center [7d]
• This 14-inch laptop has a screen that unrolls to 17 inches [7d]
• Google now lets you chat with Gmail, Docs, and Keep [7d]
• ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude all went down at the same time [7d]
• Google says its AI weather model is getting better [7d]
• Dyson’s new straightener has liquid cooling pipes to reduce hair damage [7d]
• Hohem’s tiny steadycam has a removable action cam [7d]
• How Sonos rebooted itself [7d]
• SwitchBot’s retrofit door lock offers 19 ways to unlock it [7d]
• DJI’s new robovac can climb obstacles, vacuum quietly, and claims much improved privacy [7d]
• Nvidia is buying Hugging Face for almost $13 billion [7d]
• TCL’s new Nxtpaper phone offers both e-reader and OLED [7d]
• These new robot lawnmowers trim your edges [7d]
• Microsoft discloses Azure revenue as part of major financial reporting changes [8d]
• Here’s the first 4K 120Hz UST projector with optical lens shift [8d]
• Belkin’s first trackers come ready to attach to your gear. [8d]
• Belkin introduces its first longer-lasting semi-solid-state power banks [8d]
• Now you can tell the Hue app how you want your smart lights to work [8d]
• Anker’s Sleep Speaker uses radar and flower power to help you relax [8d]
• Anker’s Soundcore is bringing its incredible call quality to more headphones [8d]
• Anker announces its first over-the-counter hearing aids [8d]
• Anker’s new printer works directly on fabrics [8d]
• Anker’s new MindBase is an AI-powered brain for your smart home [8d]
• Philips Hue adds Nanoleaf’s light panels to its ecosystem with a $40 module [8d]
• Anker put a display on the case of its new sleepbuds [8d]
• Philips Hue adds more affordable options for syncing smart lights with your TV [8d]
• I want to wrap myself in Hue’s new Liane rope lights [8d]