The Brutalist Report

ArsTechnica

• Trump commits to Moon landing by 2028, followed by a lunar outpost two years later [5d]
• YouTube bans two popular channels that created fake AI movie trailers [5d]
• Peacock showing ads upon launch opens the door for more disruptive streaming ads [5d]
• Reminder: Donate to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes [5d]
• RAM and SSD prices are still climbing—here’s our best advice for PC builders [5d]
• School security AI flagged clarinet as a gun. Exec says it wasn’t an error. [5d]
• LLMs’ impact on science: Booming publications, stagnating quality [5d]
• NeuralDSP models John Mayer’s entire amp and effects rig—and it sounds great [5d]
• NASA will soon find out if the Perseverance rover can really persevere on Mars [5d]
• For the lazy techie: These are Ars staff’s last-minute holiday gift picks [5d]
• Does swearing make you stronger? Science says yes. [6d]
• Formula 1 is deploying new jargon for 2026 [6d]
• The inside story of SpaceX’s historic rocket landing that changed launch forever [6d]
• NASA finally—and we really do mean it this time—has a full-time leader [6d]