The Brutalist Report

ArsTechnica

• Android apps are blocking sideloading and forcing Google Play versions instead [207d]
• Taylor Swift cites AI deepfakes in endorsement for Kamala Harris [208d]
• In abortion ban states, sterilization spiked after Dobbs and kept climbing [208d]
• Human drivers keep rear-ending Waymos [208d]
• The PS5 Pro brings the game console’s disc drive era to an end [208d]
• Old Easter Island genomes show no sign of a population collapse [208d]
• Google’s ad tech empire may be $95B and “too big” to sell, analysts warn DOJ [208d]
• The 2024 VW Golf GTI is the last of its kind with a manual transmission [208d]
• The future of Boeing’s crewed spaceflight program is muddy after Starliner’s return [208d]
• Proposed underwater data center surprises regulators who hadn’t heard about it [208d]
• Rogue WHOIS server gives researcher superpowers no one should ever have [208d]