The Brutalist Report

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• A concrete thermal battery could be key to cooling data centers at scale — 150Kw prototype that can withstand up to 500 degrees centigrade is running [23d]
• Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, October 15 (game #1725) [23d]
• NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, October 15 (game #1222) [23d]
• NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 15 (game #956) [23d]
• iBuyPower enters AI PC market with gorgeous $3,999 AMD 'Gorgon Halo' PC with a leather strap and 128GB RAM — shame that you can't cluster it yet [23d]
• Quote of the day by software pioneer Eric S. Raymond: "The end of software secrecy is almost upon us" [23d]
• The 6-inch Kindle has had a 2026 upgrade — but is it still a good buy? [23d]
• Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 business laptop review [23d]
• 'Nothing is obvious and nothing is rubbed into your face' — Control Resonant composer says 'in the end it’s all only music made with love and enthusiasm' and fans will likely uncover hidden easter eggs in the soundtrack years later [23d]
• I've tried Apple's HomeView, and it could help me do more at home without reaching for my iPhone [23d]
• Water-resistant and easy to clean: HP delivers an AMD Ryzen keyboard PC that can be splashed with liquid — EliteBoard G1a has a 32Whr battery but alas no touchpad, review finds [23d]
• Sony WH-CH730N review: affordable headphones done right [23d]
• As physical media makes a massive comeback, this Frankenstein 7-in-1 DVD and SSD hub drops to $45 at Amazon [23d]
• Grab this $560 Intel i9-12900H monster laptop whilst stocks last — Hasee X5 costs less than Apple's Macbook Neo laptop and is 2x faster [23d]
• 'The best 360 camera on the market' for creators — now Insta360's 5-star X5 drops to $465 at Amazon [23d]
• Data centers use as little as 60% of power consumed for actual AI work, Nvidia claims — failures and restarts 'consume' a whopping 10% of every watt used [23d]