The Brutalist Report

ArsTechnica

• With new Gen-4 model, Runway claims to have finally achieved consistency in AI videos [20d]
• Apple updates all its operating systems, brings Apple Intelligence to Vision Pro [20d]
• DOGE accesses federal payroll system and punishes employees who objected [20d]
• Research roundup: 2,400-year-old clay puppets; this is your brain on Klingon [20d]
• Lithium-ion battery waste fires are increasing, and vapes are a big part of it [20d]
• Even Trump may not be able to save Elon Musk from his old tweets [20d]
• France fines Apple €150M for “excessive” pop-ups that let users reject tracking [21d]
• There’s a new benchmark in town for measuring performance on Windows 95 PCs [21d]
• The 2025 BMW M5 Touring review: Way more power, way too much weight [21d]
• Google’s new experimental Gemini 2.5 model rolls out to free users [21d]
• Europe’s quest to finally land on Mars takes another turn [21d]
• Europe’s first private launch company is learning to embrace failure [21d]
• Big brands are spending small sums on X to stay out of Musk’s crosshairs [21d]
• Trump on car tariffs: “I couldn’t care less if they raise prices” [21d]
• Overblown quantum dot conspiracy theories make important points about QLED TVs [21d]