The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Google tests an even darker ‘dark mode’ for its Android app [1411d]
• Apple is starting to remove mask requirements for its workers [1411d]
• Twitter’s CEO says employees can return to the office starting March 15th [1411d]
• Clean energy broke records in 2021 but still can’t catch up with oil and gas [1411d]
• This is the Osom OV1, a new phone from Essential’s former engineers and designers [1411d]
• Telecoms blackout hits northeast Ukraine; large power outages also reported [1411d]
• The US government finally realizes that cars kill people outside the vehicle, too [1411d]
• Twitch has a new policy that will ban ‘harmful misinformation superspreaders’ [1411d]
• Peloton is extending its free home trial from 30 to 100 days [1411d]
• The best noise-canceling headphone deals [1411d]
• Reddit sides with Ukraine, bans all links to Russia’s state-sponsored RT and Sputnik [1411d]
• Anonymous-linked group hacks Russian space research site, claims to leak mission files [1411d]
• Netflix is launching a daily trivia series called Trivia Quest [1411d]
• Verizon Plus Play will bundle customer subscriptions for Netflix, Peloton, Disney Plus, and more [1411d]
• Pure Paste aims to fix the pain of formatted text for good [1411d]
• Wikimedia says it ‘will not back down’ after Russia threatens Wikipedia block [1411d]
• Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red cuts off sales in Russia and Belarus [1411d]
• Russia says it will no longer sell rocket engines to the United States [1411d]
• Azio Cascade review: a surprisingly solid wireless mechanical keyboard [1411d]
• Bowers & Wilkins announces its first Dolby Atmos soundbar [1411d]
• HTC pivots from blockchain to the metaverse for its next smartphone gimmick [1411d]
• Twitter will start showing crowd-sourced fact checks to some users [1411d]
• Five years on, Breath of the Wild’s open world is still unmatched [1411d]
• How to play music on your smartwatch [1411d]
• The world’s largest airline ticket-booking service cuts ties with Russia’s Aeroflot [1411d]
• Rivian apologizes for ‘broken trust’ and axes preorder price increases that hit as much as $20K [1411d]
• CNN Plus will cost $2.99 per month for early subscribers [1411d]
• The Nintendo Switch changed what I want from video games [1411d]
• Apple’s 512GB M1 Mac Mini is back down to its lowest price yet [1411d]
• The Steam Deck’s FSR vividly shows why a Nintendo Switch Pro would rule [1411d]
• How to use Expert RAW on your Samsung Galaxy phone [1411d]
• Level Keypad is the $79 entry companion for Level’s hidden smart locks [1411d]
• Dell XPS 15 review: too hot to handle [1411d]
• A closer look at the other stars of Gran Turismo 7 — the people [1411d]
• Dynabook’s new Portégé will be one of the lightest laptops you can buy [1411d]
• Doing shots with true believers at Ethereum’s biggest party [1411d]
• Spotify removes content from Kremlin-backed RT and Sputnik and closes Russia office [1411d]
• The Arc One is an electric boat with a battery pack three times the size of Tesla’s [1411d]
• Is Samsung the latest Android device maker throttling apps? [1412d]
• Elon Musk dares autoworkers union: hold a vote at Tesla’s California factory [1412d]
• Amazon Labor Union says it has NLRB go-ahead for second NYC election [1412d]