The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Adam Mosseri says negativity around AI is ‘going to get worse’ [9d]
• A hacker stole more than 40,000 DHS employee records [9d]
• Akai is embracing vibe-coded mods with an open-source MPC [9d]
• Readwise is taking on Kindle and Kobo for ebook supremacy [9d]
• Google says its investments in AI are driving more searches [9d]
• Microsoft reveals strong cloud growth amid financial reporting overhaul [9d]
• Apple charges $14,549 for a fully specced touchscreen MacBook Pro [9d]
• Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon with a ‘significant leap’ in cybersecurity [9d]
• Foreign gadget bans: all the news about the FCC’s clampdown on Chinese tech [9d]
• Hands-on with the new OLED iPad Mini [9d]
• Brendan Carr plans to let prisons jam cellphone signals [9d]
• Microsoft is ending Copilot support on smart TVs [9d]
• Surprise: The Google Xreal glasses debut at a Meta-beating $1,099 [9d]
• Here’s where to preorder the latest MacBook Pros [9d]
• You can see every red flag in Theranos 2.0 [9d]
• Here’s how macOS is changing for touchscreens [9d]
• Apple ‘Pro and Tell’ event: everything announced this week [9d]
• Watch Apple’s reveal video for the touchscreen MacBook Pro [9d]
• Hands-on with Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro [9d]
• Here’s where you can preorder the new OLED-equipped iPad Mini [9d]
• Instagram doesn’t have a plan to pay long-form video creators [9d]
• Apple announces its first touchscreen MacBook Pro [9d]
• Chrome’s enhanced autofill can now pull info from Gmail to help you fill out forms [9d]
• Touchscreen MacBook live blog: On the ground at Apple’s launch event [9d]
• All the news from Apple’s ‘Pro and tell’ event [9d]
• Meta says it’ll probably delay its controversial new business terms again [9d]
• Reddit is getting a For You feed [9d]
• Govee’s colorful smart string lights are down to their best price of the year [9d]
• Sony has new transparent PS5 controllers launching next year [9d]
• 8BitDo’s new Xbox Elite-style controller sets a high bar for customization [9d]
• Apple raises the MacBook Neo’s student pricing again [9d]
• xAI is buying out homeowners who promise not to sue over data center noise [9d]
• Here’s Virgin Galactic’s new Apeiron spaceship [9d]
• This is how badly X wants you to pay to promote your posts [9d]
• TikTok is going after Yelp and Google Maps with an in-app restaurant guide [9d]
• Inside Amazon’s Echo hardware event [9d]
• Almost all of Amazon’s new Echo gear is available now [9d]
• Everything announced at Amazon’s October 2026 hardware launch [9d]
• Amazon’s new Echo line is here: the 6 biggest updates [9d]
• Our first look at Amazon’s big new Echo Show 16 [9d]
• Voters in Texas agree: They hate data centers [9d]
• Amazon’s first digital picture frame lets you add voice notes to photos [9d]
• How a grocery merger could expand a surveillance network [9d]
• Amazon’s new Echo Studio speaker has a camera [9d]
• Spending time with the Echo Time — a smart clock that senses you sleeping [9d]
• Amazon’s Alexa Home Map is getting a smarter 3D redesign [9d]
• Meta considered a ‘whisper strategy’ to turn academics against Jonathan Haidt [9d]
• Meta quietly launched an ‘AI pet journal’ app [9d]