The Brutalist Report

TechRadar

• I electrocuted my own vagus nerve every day for a week to find out if brain health wearables are worth the hype [25d]
• Pentagon is looking for drone bombers, but don't expect a B52 replacement, as they'd carry only an 18 lb payload [26d]
• Grab 1.54TB free cloud storage for life — but you will need to sign up to 43 services [26d]
• Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, August 1 (game #1650) [26d]
• NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, August 1 (game #1147) [26d]
• NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, August 1 (game #881) [26d]
• Seagate reveals more on its 50TB HDD plans — but looks like we'll still have a long wait to buy one [26d]
• Quote of the day by The Odyssey director Chris Nolan: 'AI researchers refer to the present moment as an 'Oppenheimer moment'' — putting into perspective the scale of change AI will bring [26d]
• Japan just got a 999g laptop with a 30-hour battery — and you probably can’t buy it [26d]
• Why are home servers trending? I took the plunge in an attempt to demystify the quiet tech community of tinkerers that are choosing to build, upcycle and host it themselves [26d]
• This hilarious robot collapse reminds me that robot development is nowhere near where it needs to be, but a huge breakthrough from DeepMind could change all that [26d]
• Ukraine built a stealth electric bike that powers drones and zooms over landmines [26d]
• 'We've set this company up in preparation for this moment' — as PlayStation scraps discs, these companies are ready to keep physical games alive [26d]
• Miss your CD collection? This wall-mounted display for Spotify and Apple Music promises to bring back its ‘feeling of connection’ — but its maker insists he doesn’t want to kill off physical media [26d]