The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• FTC is appealing ruling that cleared Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard [1015d]
• Bob Iger is sticking around Disney longer than he said he would [1015d]
• Here’s a reminder to make your Venmo transactions private, courtesy of Clarence Thomas [1015d]
• The best Amazon Prime Day deals under $100 [1015d]
• The Mac sure is starting to look like the iPhone [1015d]
• Microsoft tests an AI hub for the Windows 11 app store [1015d]
• Google is spelling out rules for blockchain-based apps on Android [1015d]
• Sony’s new A6700 puts the company’s best-in-class autofocus in a more affordable camera [1015d]
• Microsoft’s close to delivering Windows 11’s long-delayed 3D emoji [1015d]
• NASA shows off new Canoo EVs that will shuttle its Artemis crew around [1015d]
• This is a quietly big year for the Apple TV and tvOS [1015d]
• How to install the macOS Sonoma public beta [1015d]
• Succession, The Last of Us, and The White Lotus are the 2023 Emmy nominees to beat this year [1015d]
• Canoo, struggling EV startup, is trying to stay afloat on government largesse [1015d]
• watchOS 10 preview: widgets all the way down [1015d]
• iOS 17’s StandBy is my favorite new iPhone feature in years [1015d]
• In iPadOS 17, Apple fixed the worst thing about Stage Manager [1015d]
• iOS 17 is a lot of little updates that make a big impact [1015d]
• Roblox is coming to Meta’s Quest VR headsets [1015d]
• Exclusive: VanMoof explores sale under court protection because it can’t pay bills [1015d]
• Elon Musk’s new xAI company launches to ‘understand the true nature of the universe’ [1015d]
• Google’s AI-powered notes app is now called NotebookLM, and it’s launching today [1015d]
• This cute retro handheld comes in Capcom and Taito flavors [1015d]
• Xbox will now let you clip and report audio to clean up Call of Duty lobbies [1015d]
• Chinese hackers breached US government emails via Microsoft Cloud exploit [1015d]
• Senate committee approves nominee to break FCC deadlock [1016d]
• One of Apple TV Plus’ best hidden gems is back for season 2 [1016d]
• The Roku Channel is now streaming on Google TV [1016d]
• Staff favorites that are on sale for Prime Day right now [1016d]
• Disney Plus will start streaming Cinderella in 4K in August [1016d]
• Honor’s latest foldable is almost as thin and light as a regular smartphone [1016d]
• Google hands over its tool for estimating flight emissions to an independent advisory group [1016d]
• Delivery app holdout Domino’s will list its pizzas on Uber Eats in the US [1016d]
• Microsoft’s Activision deal could face ‘new merger investigation,’ UK regulator warns [1016d]
• The best Amazon Prime Day tech deals going on right now [1016d]
• Oxenfree II is a perfect spooky sequel — and one of Netflix’s best games [1016d]
• Democrats call on DOJ to investigate tax sites for sharing financial information with Meta [1016d]