The Brutalist Report

ArsTechnica

• Carmack: “There’s a bunch that I’m grumpy about” in virtual reality [1299d]
• New Apple services and apps are rolling out on Windows 11 and Xbox [1299d]
• Microsoft fights to save Activision merger, says Sony protest is “self-serving” [1299d]
• TikTok wants to be Amazon, plans US fullfillment centers and poaches staff [1299d]
• Kids 5-11 can now get the bivalent, BA.5-targeting COVID booster [1299d]
• Death to passwords: Beta passkey support comes to Chrome and Android [1299d]
• Nasal COVID vaccine blows clinical trial, flinging researchers back to the lab [1299d]
• Webb captures truly strange set of rings built by massive stars [1299d]
• Pixel Watch review: Beautiful, fast, and way too expensive [1299d]
• The Polestar 3 SUV will cost $83,900 “loaded,” goes on sale Q4 2023 [1299d]
• Biden gambles with global chip supply by halting US firms’ operations in China [1299d]
• NASA says the Artemis I mission will be ready to launch in one month [1299d]
• Report: “Thousands” of Intel layoffs planned as PC demand slows and revenues fall [1299d]
• Microsoft takes AI image generation mainstream, strolling into ethics minefield [1299d]
• Microsoft’s Audio Dock adds ports, a woofer, & tweeters to your setup for $250 [1299d]
• Microsoft whiffs a desperately needed internal refresh for the Surface Studio desktop [1299d]
• Surface Laptop 5 gets a boost from new Intel CPUs, but AMD option is going away [1299d]
• Surface Pro 9 comes in both Intel and Arm flavors, absorbing the Surface Pro X [1299d]
• Twitter reviewing policies around permanent user bans [1299d]
• Roku’s new lights, doorbells, and switches are TV-centered (and very familiar) [1299d]
• Review: Dell’s MS700 wireless mouse has a twisted parlor trick but limited use [1299d]
• SpaceX announces a second private flight to the Moon aboard Starship [1299d]
• After fight vs. FAA, Verizon’s and AT&T’s new spectrum is boosting 5G speeds [1299d]