The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• OneWeb and Eutelsat merger sets up a European satellite internet giant to take on SpaceX, Amazon [1107d]
• The Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake is reportedly on pause [1107d]
• Adam Mosseri confirms it: Instagram is over [1107d]
• Nest co-founder Matt Rogers invests in EV conversion company Everrati [1107d]
• Tiger King star Carole Baskin earns Biden’s support on big cat bill [1107d]
• Zuckerberg says Meta and Apple are in ‘very deep, philosophical competition’ to build the metaverse [1107d]
• Google parent Alphabet’s profit slips again after CEO warns of ‘economic headwinds’ [1107d]
• SpaceX says Dish’s 5G plan would be ‘detrimental’ to millions of Starlink users [1107d]
• Yes, it’s weird for the two-year-old Meta Quest 2 to go up in price [1107d]
• NPM users can now connect a Twitter account as a recovery method [1107d]
• Xbox and Windows fall in Microsoft’s $51.9 billion quarter [1107d]
• Discord voice chat is now available for Xbox beta testers [1107d]
• Uber doesn’t have to provide wheelchair-accessible vehicles in every city, judge rules [1107d]
• You can join Sony’s queue to buy a PS5 right now [1107d]
• Xbox is trying to make it easier to tell which games you’re allowed to play [1107d]
• Fired cable news hosts Cuomo and Olbermann plot podcast comebacks [1107d]
• Here’s where to buy the Meta Quest 2 before it costs $100 more [1107d]
• Unpaid and unprotected: a volunteer on the 2020 Yang campaign sues for discrimination [1107d]
• Uber’s posh electric car service is coming to more cities [1107d]
• Meta is raising Quest 2 headset prices by $100 next month [1107d]
• You can finally send friend requests from the Nintendo Switch Online app [1108d]
• Crypto exchange Coinbase is reportedly facing an SEC investigation over securities [1108d]
• This website lets you watch US heatwaves in real time [1108d]
• MultiVersus, WB’s free-to-play crossover brawler, launches in open beta [1108d]
• Titanium Blockchain CEO pleads guilty to $21 million crypto fundraising scam [1108d]
• Faraday Future delays launch of its debut electric vehicle [1108d]
• Netflix adds Before Your Eyes to its mobile game lineup [1108d]
• Netflix is turning The Gray Man into a cinematic universe [1108d]
• Blood oxygen sensing is finally rolling out on the Oura Ring [1108d]
• Quick fixes: use dictation when you can’t spell a word [1108d]
• Samsung’s new art-inspired Frame TV is on sale today for its best price ever [1108d]
• Shopify is laying off 1,000 employees [1108d]
• FDA warnings aren’t stopping illicit weight-loss supplements [1108d]
• Razer’s low-profile DeathStalker keyboard returns with mechanical switches [1108d]
• Razer DeathStalker V2 Pro review: low profile and low ambitions [1108d]
• Verizon starts selling Xbox consoles as another example of 5G ‘innovation’ [1108d]
• Elon Musk’s lawyers say Twitter is making the pretrial process impossible [1108d]
• Rent the Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman thinks fashion rental is inflation-proof [1108d]
• Xiaomi 12S Ultra field test: an occasionally incredible camera [1108d]
• Saudi Arabia’s new mirrored city looks like a huge dystopian wall in the desert [1108d]
• PlayStation VR2 lets you broadcast yourself stumbling around in VR games [1108d]
• Meta’s private messaging app for couples is shutting down [1108d]
• Russia says it plans to withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024 [1108d]
• Instagram leader: we’re gonna keep adding more video [1108d]
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is as enjoyable as it is inscrutable [1108d]
• Leap seconds cause chaos for computers — so Meta wants to get rid of them [1108d]
• GM just secured enough cathode material for 5 million electric vehicles [1108d]
• Samsung’s new Galaxy S22 color is so purple it named it twice [1108d]
• VW starts ID.4 production in Tennessee, promising cheaper EVs [1108d]
• Nubia’s latest gaming smartphone has an RGB-equipped fan and ten layers of cooling [1108d]
• Zuck turns up the heat [1108d]
• Amazon is raising Prime prices in Europe by up to 43 percent a year [1108d]
• Logitech’s new ‘gender-inclusive’ PC gaming accessories come with the pink tax [1108d]