The Brutalist Report

ArsTechnica

• In 3.5 years, Notepad.exe has gone from “barely maintained” to “it writes for you” [14d]
• The Pentagon seems to be fed up with ULA’s rocket delays [14d]
• Why console makers can legally brick your game console [14d]
• Musk’s DOGE used Meta’s Llama 2—not Grok—for gov’t slashing, report says [14d]
• Gouach wants you to insert and pluck the cells from its Infinite e-bike battery [14d]
• Destructive malware available in NPM repo went unnoticed for 2 years [14d]
• Mozilla is killing its Pocket and Fakespot services to focus on Firefox [14d]
• FAA: Airplanes should stay far away from SpaceX’s next Starship launch [14d]
• Planet found orbiting backward between two stars [14d]
• AT&T has $6 billion deal to buy CenturyLink fiber broadband business [14d]
• Did Google lie about building a deadly chatbot? Judge finds it plausible. [14d]
• “How you design the beep is important.” Behind the movement for calmer gadgets [15d]
• Gazelle Medeo T9 City e-bike review: A steady Dutch ride in lots of sizes [15d]
• VMware cloud partners demand “firm regulatory action” on Broadcom [15d]
• Glass redux: Google aims to avoid past mistakes as it brings Gemini to your face [15d]
• New Claude 4 AI model refactored code for 7 hours straight [15d]
• Authorities carry out global takedown of infostealer used by cybercriminals [15d]
• Infrared contact lenses let you see in the dark [15d]
• Tesla crushed in Europe as BYD outsells; BEV sales surge 28% [15d]
• What I learned from my first few months with a Bambu Lab A1 3D printer, part 1 [15d]