The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Apple Home is expanding its energy management features  [5d]
• Google will reduce Pixel 6A battery capacity due to overheating issues [5d]
• FCC’s last Democratic commissioner doesn’t know why Trump hasn’t fired her yet [5d]
• Reddit is looking for a new product boss [5d]
• Meta’s new AI video tool can put you in a desert (or at least try to) [6d]
• Apple’s updated parental controls will require kids to get permission to text new numbers [6d]
• You can own a functional version of Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog sculptures for $750 [6d]
• Disney and Universal sue Midjourney for making AI ripoffs of their biggest characters [6d]
• Taboola’s clickbaity chumbox is evolving into an AI chatbot [6d]
• Nintendo says your bad Switch 2 battery life might be a bug [6d]
• Amazon’s note-taking Kindle Scribe is the cheapest it’s ever been [6d]
• The Switch 2 is available online from Best Buy right now [6d]
• How to install the iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 developer betas [6d]
• A Steven Universe spinoff is in the works at Amazon [6d]
• The war is on for Congress’ AI law ban [6d]
• Capcom’s lineup at Summer Game Fest was a mix of bold and boring [6d]
• Trump claims the US-China trade war is over [6d]
• This smart pizza oven improved my pie-making skills [6d]
• A dark power is rising in Foundation’s new season 3 trailer [6d]
• The Dia browser is a big bet on the web — and an even bigger bet on AI [6d]
• The Switch 2’s GameChat is my new meeting room [6d]
• Praise be, my visionOS 26 persona is significantly less cursed! [6d]
• Huawei’s latest phone fits two telephoto lenses into one camera [6d]
• HP reveals $24,999 hardware created just for Google Beam [6d]
• Nintendo’s Switch 2 is the fastest-selling game console of all time [6d]
• Amazon is about to be flooded with AI-generated video ads [6d]
• Samsung’s fridges now recognize family members by voice [6d]
• BMW iX3 prototype drive: your next-gen EV is nearly here [6d]
• Logitech’s new iPad case has a compact removable wireless keyboard [6d]