The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Coming soon: smart homes where the electricity isn’t so dumb [1296d]
• Uranium and arsenic are in drinking water — but some communities have it worse than others [1296d]
• Luminar acquires lidar data company Civil Maps [1296d]
• Samsung’s new smart home hub is hidden inside a wireless charger [1296d]
• Philips Hue is getting a $130 app for TVs [1296d]
• We were all fans of Ken Block [1296d]
• TCL has a screen ready for every version of reality [1296d]
• TCL’s 2023 TVs have new branding and are gaming powerhouses [1296d]
• The new Asus ZenBook Pro 14 leads a line of impressively refreshed OLED laptops [1296d]
• This Asus Chromebox doubles as a 15W wireless charging pad for your phone [1296d]
• Asus’ new TUF models fix one of the biggest problems with today’s gaming laptops [1296d]
• Asus debuts an impressive (glasses-free) 3D display on its new Vivobook Pro [1296d]
• Disney Plus IMAX Enhanced streaming is expanding to include ‘signature sound’ [1296d]
• Stellantis will mass-produce Archer’s electric air taxi as part of $150 million deal [1296d]
• Samsung ViewFinity S9 first look: a sleek alternative to Apple’s Studio Display [1296d]
• The Prestige 13 Evo is MSI’s new lightest laptop [1296d]
• MSI’s Stealth Studio takes aim at the Zephyrus G14 [1296d]
• MSI’s new laptop is see-through but not see-through enough [1296d]
• Citizen’s new Wear OS watch will use AI to help you battle fatigue [1296d]
• Looney Tunes and The Flintstones are the latest victims of the HBO Max purge [1296d]
• Ireland fines Meta over $400 million for its targeted advertising practices [1296d]
• Support for spatial audio arrives on the Google Pixel [1296d]
• Samsung’s $200 Galaxy A14 5G comes with an upgraded display [1296d]
• Eve’s new gadget turns retro rollers into smart blinds [1296d]
• Panasonic’s new mirrorless camera gets the autofocus overhaul we’ve been waiting for [1296d]
• Roborock’s new vacuums take on one of Roomba’s best features [1296d]
• Drop’s desktop computer speakers are tempting me to ditch the headset [1296d]
• The HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is neat, but what’s with the RGB? [1296d]
• JBL’s Quantum 910 headsets bring head-tracking spatial audio to consoles [1296d]
• HP’s ‘enterprise’ earbuds (yes, really) have a touchscreen on the case [1296d]
• JBL’s earbuds with a touchscreen case are coming to the US [1296d]
• Nvidia’s latest AI tech can upscale old blurry YouTube videos [1296d]
• Bird Buddy’s smart bird feeder snaps photos and identifies hummingbirds [1297d]