The Brutalist Report

Engadget

• Valve releases design files for its out-of-stock Steam Controller [24d]
• Apple will pay $250 million for failing to deliver its AI-powered Siri on time [24d]
• Anthropic reportedly agrees to pay Google $200 billion for chips and cloud access [24d]
• Xbox is ditching Microsoft's Copilot AI [24d]
• Remakes of Myst and Riven are coming to PlayStation, Xbox and the Microsoft Store [24d]
• Irish regulators are investigating whether Meta is using 'dark patterns' to steer people away from non-algorithmic feeds [24d]
• Apple Intelligence will reportedly let you choose third-party AI models in iOS 27 [24d]
• Pennsylvania is suing Character.AI over chatbots that pretend to be licensed doctors [24d]
• The next Call of Duty is not coming to PS4 (or presumably Xbox One) [24d]
• Google Home gains more Gemini-powered camera features [24d]
• The Steam Controller sold out super quickly and Valve is working on a restock [24d]
• ChatGPT's new default model is more factual and better at personalization [24d]
• Book publishers accuse Meta and Mark Zuckerberg of copyright infringement [24d]
• Alexa+ is now available on a bunch of Bose speakers [24d]
• Chrome on Android will now let you share your approximate location [24d]
• Google will livestream The Android Show: I/O Edition on May 12 [24d]
• Coinbase lays off nearly 700 workers in 'AI-native' restructuring [24d]
• Game Pass additions for May include Subnautica 2 and Forza Horizon 6 [24d]
• The creator of Citizen Sleeper 2 is making two new games [24d]
• Horizon Hunters Gathering is holding another playtest on May 22 [24d]
• Meta is using AI bone structure analysis to detect and remove underaged users [24d]
• Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight balances fan service with an Arkham-style open world [24d]
• Form launches a cheaper version of its smart swimming goggles [24d]
• Google, Microsoft and xAI agree to provide US government with early AI model access [24d]
• Samsung Galaxy A37 review: A solid deal even in this economy [24d]
• Bose's new Lifestyle home audio lineup includes a speaker, soundbar and subwoofer [24d]
• Google's Pentagon AI deal reportedly drove the DeepMind team to unionize [24d]
• Apple said to be talking to Intel and Samsung about building key device processors [25d]