The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Microsoft counters the MacBook Neo with freebies for students [51d]
• YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts [51d]
• Ford’s EV and software chief Doug Field is leaving the company [52d]
• Trump’s posting even more AI-generated Trump-Jesus fanart [52d]
• Ticketmaster is an illegal monopoly, jury rules [52d]
• FTC pushes ad agencies into dropping brand safety rules [52d]
• Ikea’s smart donut lamp is a sweet treat [52d]
• Google launches a Gemini AI app on Mac [52d]
• Microsoft counters the MacBook Neo with freebies for students [52d]
• Best Buy’s Ultimate Upgrade Sale features deals on dozens of our favorite gadgets [52d]
• The Senate is voting to save free IRS Direct File today [52d]
• Most people still don’t want anything to do with robotaxis [52d]
• Allbirds announced a switch from shoes to AI and its stock jumped 600 percent [52d]
• The perfect successor to Lost has been hiding from me for years [52d]
• Walmart is updating its 4K streaming box with Gemini and Matter support [52d]
• More phone cameras should come with silly telephoto lenses [52d]
• Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick HD is its ‘slimmest ever’ [52d]
• Adobe embraces conversational AI editing, marking a ‘fundamental shift’ in creative work [52d]
• Nothing makes it easy to share files between any Android phone and a Mac [52d]
• The new Tomodachi Life is made to be shared — even if Nintendo doesn’t want you to [52d]
• Microsoft faces fresh Windows Recall security concerns [52d]
• Snap is laying off 16 percent of its staff as it leans into AI [52d]
• Spotify now sells printed books [52d]
• Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost.  [52d]