The Brutalist Report

ArsTechnica

• Two European satellites launch on mission to blot out the Sun—for science [20d]
• NASA says Orion’s heat shield is good to go for Artemis II—but does it matter? [20d]
• New drone has legs for landing gear, enabling efficient launches [20d]
• Judge rejects Boeing plea deal that was opposed by families of crash victims [20d]
• New Broadcom sales plan may be “insignificant” in deterring VMware migrations [20d]
• Study: Warming has accelerated due to the Earth absorbing more sunlight [20d]
• AT&T says it won’t build fiber home Internet in half of its wireline footprint [20d]
• How did the CEO of an online payments firm become the nominee to lead NASA? [20d]
• OpenAI announces full “o1” reasoning model, $200 ChatGPT Pro tier [20d]
• Apple takes over third-party Apple Passwords autofill extension for Firefox [20d]
• Soon, the tech behind ChatGPT may help drone operators decide which enemies to kill [20d]
• The return of Steam Machines? Valve rolls out new “Powered by SteamOS” branding. [20d]
• $1 phone scanner finds seven Pegasus spyware infections [20d]
• Rivian opens its adventure charging network to other EVs today [20d]
• Bitcoin hits $100,000 [20d]
• E-tattoos could make mobile EEGs a reality [20d]
• Backdoor slips into popular code library, drains ~$155k from digital wallets [21d]
• Prenatal test accidentally picks up cancer in 50% of those with wonky results [21d]
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is pitch-perfect archaeological adventuring [21d]