The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• New Samsung foldable leaks give us the best look yet at the Z Flip 5 [1032d]
• Microsoft sacrificed Xbox Series X sales for ‘long term ambition’ in the cloud [1032d]
• Microsoft was ready to ‘go spend Sony out of business’ to strengthen Xbox [1032d]
• Microsoft considered acquiring Bungie and Sega to bolster Xbox Game Pass, internal emails show [1032d]
• Reddit mods are calling for an ‘affordable return’ for third-party apps [1032d]
• Ads for major brands are appearing on AI-generated spam sites [1032d]
• Final Fantasy XVI’s accessibility features come at an unfortunate cost [1032d]
• Ubisoft’s crummy PC game launcher could be improving very soon [1032d]
• Virgin Galactic reveals crew members for the company’s first commercial spaceflight [1032d]
• House restricts congressional use of ChatGPT [1032d]
• John B. Goodenough, who shared a Nobel Prize for his work on the lithium-ion battery, has died [1032d]
• The Pixel Fold shows how far ahead Samsung’s folding phones are [1032d]
• The best Bluetooth trackers for finding your stuff [1033d]
• All the news about Netflix’s gaming efforts [1033d]
• Heatwaves could trigger energy shortages across two-thirds of North America [1033d]
• Google Pixel Fold review: closing the gap [1033d]
• The Witcher season 3: all the news on Henry Cavill’s final days as Geralt [1033d]
• Netflix drops its cheapest ad-free plan in Canada [1033d]
• Hiya, Barbie, you wanna go for a ride? [1033d]
• The Directors Guild of America has ratified a new labor contract [1033d]
• AI is killing the old web, and the new web struggles to be born [1033d]
• Meta launches Quest Plus subscription for VR games [1033d]
• Amazon will now pay your coffee shop to deliver packages [1033d]
• The Verge and Vox Media Release New Consumer Research on Artificial Intelligence [1033d]
• The Elgato Stream Deck XL and its boatload of programmable keys is $50 off [1033d]
• YouTube reportedly tests adding playable games to its video platform [1033d]
• Hope, fear, and AI [1033d]
• Lucid Motors strikes deal to power Aston Martin’s future lineup of EVs [1033d]
• WinGPT is a new ChatGPT app for your ancient Windows 3.1 PC [1033d]
• UK police blame Android SOS feature for influx of false emergency calls [1033d]
• White House announces $40 billion in broadband funding [1033d]
• Here come the electric buses [1033d]