The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Microsoft goes passwordless by default on new accounts [114d]
• The investigation into Pete Hegseth’s Signal group chats is growing [114d]
• Spotify already has an app ready to test Apple’s new rules [115d]
• Apple says tariffs will cost it at least $900 million this quarter [115d]
• Amazon’s CEO says the company can weather challenges from tariffs because of how big it is [115d]
• DJI’s back-to-back Osmo Pocket 3 price hikes take it from $519 to $799 in two months [115d]
• Apple doesn’t seem too worried about Trump’s tariffs [115d]
• Aurora’s driverless trucks are making deliveries in Texas [115d]
• Anker’s lightest 45W USB-C charger is already on sale for 26 percent off [115d]
• Patreon will update its iPhone app to sidestep Apple’s payment system [115d]
• Google dusts off Google Voice and adds three-way calling [115d]
• Shokz’ new open headphones don’t care what ear you clip them to [115d]
• Sinners is getting an IMAX re-release [115d]
• Epic is offering developers an alternative to Apple’s in-app purchases [115d]
• MoviePass’ next big pivot is basically blockchain sports betting for film buffs [115d]
• Lyft launches ‘Lyft Silver’ for older riders, with simpler app and more accessible vehicles [115d]
• Microsoft is getting ready to host Elon Musk’s Grok AI model [115d]
• Uber strikes deal with May Mobility to deploy ‘thousands’ of robotaxis [115d]
• Google is putting AI Mode right in Search [115d]
• House Republicans move to stop California from setting its own vehicle pollution standards [115d]
• Polygon sold to GameRant owner Valnet [115d]
• Waymo is still good at avoiding serious distraction and death after 56.7 million miles [115d]
• Wikipedia is using (some) generative AI now [115d]
• Mark Zuckerberg just declared war on the entire advertising industry [115d]
• Fortnite’s Star Wars season will let you fly an X-Wing and use Force Lightning [115d]
• Anker’s Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds boost battery life but ditch heart rate tracking [115d]
• GM thanks Trump for the $5 billion tariff hit it expects to take [115d]
• Pinterest is finally doing something about its AI infestation [115d]
• Jazz legend Kamasi Washington was influenced by anime, and now he’s making music for one [115d]
• Meta and Spotify are teaming up to lobby against Apple and Google [115d]
• Microsoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles, controllers, and games worldwide [115d]
• Apple sure has had a rough 2025 [115d]
• ‘Cook chose poorly’: how Apple blew up its control over the App Store [115d]
• Tesla board denies report it wanted to replace Elon Musk [115d]
• EcoFlow Wave 3 review: a portable A/C and heater that’s better in every way [115d]
• Apple exec ‘outright lied’ during Epic trial [115d]
• Sam Altman’s eye-scanning project launches cryptocurrency in the US [115d]