The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Elon Musk calls Trump’s budget bill a ‘disgusting abomination’ [78d]
• Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune are headed to streaming [78d]
• FCC investigation looms over EchoStar’s missed interest payments and a new satellite [78d]
• Anker’s new outdoor wireless speaker vibrates to shake off dust and sand [78d]
• The Witcher 4 tech demo ran on a base PS5 to ‘show how much we can optimize’ [78d]
• Google’s NotebookLM now lets you share your notebook — and AI podcasts — publicly [78d]
• Razer’s wirelessly charging mouse pad now supports more mice [78d]
• T-Mobile launches fiber internet service in the US with a five-year price lock [78d]
• Tim Sweeney didn’t expect a five-year Fortnite ban [78d]
• Verge readers can get a rare discount on the smartphone-sized Boox Palma 2 e-reader  [78d]
• Google quietly paused the rollout of its AI-powered ‘Ask Photos’ search feature [78d]
• TikTok gives everyone more control over what’s on their For You page [78d]
• Meta’s going to revive an old nuclear power plant [78d]
• TikTok will give advertisers even more data on trends and users [78d]
• The Polestar 4 now comes from South Korea instead of China [78d]
• iFixit is retroactively giving the Nintendo Switch a 4/10 on repairability [78d]
• Epic is bringing AI Darth Vader’s tech to Fortnite creators [78d]
• Apple’s 2024 M4 MacBook Pro with a 1TB SSD has never been this cheap [78d]
• One company’s quest for the perfect charger [78d]
• Epic is making it easier to create MetaHumans [78d]
• Mario Kart World’s designers had to rethink everything to make it open world [78d]
• Amazon has leaked Philips’ new ambient wall light [78d]
• Epic showed off Unreal Engine 5 with an impressive Witcher 4 tech demo [78d]
• Meta reportedly sidelined ‘Quest 4’ designs for a goggles-like mixed-reality headset [78d]
• Playstation is holding its State of Play summer showcase this week [79d]
• Nvidia’s app now has a light mode if you want to be flash banged [79d]
• Fi’s AI-powered dog collar lets you monitor pet behavior via Apple Watch [79d]
• Wyze’s latest smart bulb is also a camera [79d]
• Unreal Fest 2025: all of the news from Epic’s show [79d]
• How to watch Epic’s State of Unreal keynote [79d]
• The Verge’s guide to an easier move [79d]
• How to organize your finances for a move [79d]
• Bing lets you use OpenAI’s Sora video generator for free [79d]
• TikTok isn’t really working right now [79d]