The Brutalist Report

ArsTechnica

• Neanderthals seemed to have a thing for modern human women [8d]
• Perplexity announces "Computer," an AI agent that assigns work to other AI agents [8d]
• xAI spent $7M building wall that barely muffles annoying power plant noise [8d]
• The physics of squeaking sneakers [8d]
• Google reveals Nano Banana 2 AI image model, coming to Gemini today [8d]
• Ford is recalling 4.3 million trucks and SUVs to fix a towing software bug [8d]
• New AirSnitch attack breaks Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises [8d]
• New York sues Valve for enabling "illegal gambling" with loot boxes [9d]
• A non-public document reveals that science may not be prioritized on next Mars mission [9d]
• 15 state attorneys general sue RFK Jr. over "anti-science" vaccine policy [9d]
• Badge engineering could be worse than this: The 2026 Subaru Uncharted [9d]
• ULA isn't making the Space Force's GPS interference problem any easier [9d]