The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• The case for creating new art for every podcast episode [1021d]
• Justice Department and Google spar over public access to antitrust trial files [1021d]
• Roblox is rolling out in-experience subscriptions, but you can’t buy them yet [1021d]
• Resident Evil Village on the iPhone 15 Pro actually looks pretty good [1021d]
• Fitbit updates its app and teases something for September 28th [1021d]
• Amazon made a new version of its cashierless tech that doesn’t need cameras [1021d]
• Microsoft addresses the huge Xbox leaks: here’s Phil Spencer’s full memo [1021d]
• Microsoft’s new Xbox controller borrows great ideas from Stadia, Steam, and Sony [1021d]
• WhatsApp appears to be about to launch its long-overdue iPad app [1021d]
• The UK passes massive online safety bill [1021d]
• Neuralink is recruiting subjects for the first human trial of its brain-computer interface [1021d]
• The best stuff Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents bought using FTX money [1021d]
• Max will start offering a live sports tier in October [1021d]
• Climate Week NYC: news and protests surrounding the UN Climate Ambition Summit [1021d]
• Microsoft leaked its own Xbox documents, court says [1021d]
• iFixit retroactively dings the iPhone 14 over Apple’s parts pairing requirement [1021d]
• You can now apply for a refund from Epic Games’ Fortnite FTC settlement [1021d]
• Epomaker’s TH80 Pro mechanical keyboard is down to just $71.99 [1021d]
• Your iPhone can now restore your Apple TV if the streaming box has problems [1021d]
• The Fire TV should be at the heart of Amazon’s smart home [1021d]
• Toyota is making AI-trained breakfast bots in a ‘kindergarten for robots’ [1021d]
• TikTok introduces a way to label AI-generated content [1021d]
• Read the full unredacted email where Microsoft reacts to Sony’s PS5 reveal [1021d]
• H&M is the latest brand to charge for returns — and that might be good for the planet [1021d]
• After 10 years covering startups, former TechCrunch editor-in-chief Matthew Panzarino tells us what’s next [1021d]
• Intel will launch Meteor Lake on December 14th — this is Intel’s Core Ultra [1021d]
• Samsung’s new Amex card works with SmartThings Find, but it’s only in South Korea [1021d]
• YouTube stops letting Russell Brand earn money on the platform [1021d]
• Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is building an expensive new AI GPU cluster for medical research [1021d]
• Google quietly raised ad prices to boost search revenue, says executive [1021d]
• Digimarc adds copyright information to digital data [1021d]
• Dream Scenario’s new trailer makes viral fame seem like the nightmare it is [1021d]
• Ray tracing is improved with Nvidia’s DLSS 3.5, and it’s cruising to Cyberpunk 2077 this week [1021d]
• Apple iPhone 15 and 15 Plus review: mainstream crossovers [1021d]
• Apple iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max review: by the numbers [1021d]
• Netgear’s expensive new Orbi might have the cure to mesh Wi-Fi’s weakest link [1021d]
• AT&T helped connect the first satellite 5G phone call [1021d]
• Natural Cycles gets FDA clearance to use Apple Watch temperature data for birth control [1021d]
• Arlo’s new line of cameras come at a more affordable price [1022d]
• Byron Allen is coming to the Code Conference [1022d]