The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Senators propose banning teens from using AI chatbots [10d]
• YouTube will restrict more content showing ‘graphic violence’ in video games [11d]
• Nothing’s Ear Open earbuds are back under $100 right now [11d]
• What the Trump family stands to gain from Changpeng Zhao’s pardon [11d]
• Amazon is ditching MMOs and cranking out party games [11d]
• The latest Apple TV 4K just received a rare $30 discount [11d]
• The FCC just gave itself the power to make a DJI drone ban stick [11d]
• Uber, Stellantis, Nvidia, and Foxconn make a robotaxi deal [11d]
• Lucid jumps on the ‘privately owned’ autonomous vehicle bandwagon [11d]
• Disney is breaking up with Doctor Who [11d]
• Oppo Find X9 Pro’s massive 7,500mAh battery arrives in Europe [11d]
• Season 2 of Netflix’s live-action One Piece premieres in March [11d]
• The BrickBoy upgrade kit costs more than twice as much as the Lego Game Boy [11d]
• You’ll be able to pay with PayPal in ChatGPT next year [11d]
• GitHub is launching a hub for multiple AI coding agents [11d]
• MSI’s QD-OLED gaming monitor is very fast and $130 off [11d]
• Battlefield’s free battle royale mode is available now [11d]
• Razer’s new Huntsman V3 Pro 8kHz keyboard promises speed with improved typing feel [11d]
• Warner Bros. mergers never work, but they’re trying again anyway [11d]
• Privacy laws can’t keep up with ‘luxury surveillance’ [11d]
• OpenAI completed its for-profit restructuring — and struck a new deal with Microsoft [11d]
• Govee’s new power outlet expander gives you voice control and a night light [11d]
• Adobe Max 2025: all the latest creative tools and AI announcements [11d]
• An Apple Shortcuts masterclass [11d]
• Samsung shows off its trifold phone in person [11d]
• Zillow adds DMs so you can chat about homes you’ll never buy [11d]
• The government shutdown is delaying new gadgets [11d]
• Democrats slam FCC’s decision to ‘gut’ prison phone call price caps [11d]
• You can tell Adobe Express’s new AI assistant to edit your designs for you [11d]
• Kensington’s new trackball comes packed with scroll wheels [11d]
• Insta360’s X4 Air is a smaller and cheaper version of its 360-degree X5 action camera [11d]
• Adobe’s AI social media admin is here with ‘Project Moonlight’ [11d]
• Adobe’s new AI audio tools can add soundtracks and voice-overs to videos [11d]
• Photoshop and Premiere Pro’s new AI tools can instantly edit more of your work [11d]
• Amazon is cutting 14,000 corporate jobs [11d]
• First look: DJI’s Romo robot vacuum [11d]
• Pluribus’ Vince Gilligan on making shows that ‘attract really smart viewers’ [11d]
• Elon Musk’s Grokipedia contains copied Wikipedia pages [11d]