The Brutalist Report

ArsTechnica

• German startup to attempt the first orbital launch from Western Europe [303d]
• Texas measles outbreak reaches 90 cases; 9 cases in New Mexico [303d]
• Under new bill, Bigfoot could become California’s “official cryptid” [303d]
• Leaked chat logs expose inner workings of secretive ransomware group [303d]
• Researchers figure out how to get fresh lithium into batteries [303d]
• Robot with 1,000 muscles twitches like human while dangling from ceiling [303d]
• Asus’ new “Fragrance Mouse” is a wireless mouse that also smells [303d]
• “Bouncing” winds damaged Houston skyscrapers in 2024 [303d]
• Elon Musk to “fix” Community Notes after they contradict Trump [303d]
• F1 may ditch hybrids for V10s and sustainable fuels [303d]
• RFK Jr. promptly cancels vaccine advisory meeting, pulls flu shot campaign [303d]
• As the Kernel Turns: Rust in Linux saga reaches the “Linus in all-caps” phase [303d]
• Notorious crooks broke into a company network in 48 minutes. Here’s how. [303d]
• Google’s cheaper YouTube Premium Lite subscription will drop Music [303d]
• DeepSeek goes beyond “open weights” AI with plans for source code release [303d]
• Apple pulls data protection tool instead of caving to UK demand for a backdoor [303d]
• Nissan’s latest desperate gamble—see if Tesla will buy the company [303d]
• SEC’s “scorched-earth” lawsuit against Coinbase to be dropped, company says [303d]
• HP realizes that mandatory 15-minute support call wait times isn’t good support [303d]
• An episode of The Simpsons? Fake speakers found in Chinese Volvos. [303d]
• More than 376,000 Tesla Model Y, Model 3s have faulty steering [303d]
• Doctors find worms squirming through teen’s neck: A cautionary tale [303d]
• EV battery manufacturing capacity will rise when 10 plants come online this year [303d]
• Rocket Report: SpaceX lands in the Bahamas; ULA tests modified booster [303d]