The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• The quirky Alarmo clock is no longer exclusive to Nintendo’s online store [155d]
• The government is still threatening to ‘semi-fire’ workers who don’t answer an email from Elon Musk [155d]
• Freedom of speech is ‘on the line’ in a pivotal Dakota Access Pipeline trial  [155d]
• SpaceX thinks it knows why Starship exploded on its last test flight [155d]
• AT&T and Verizon connect first cellphone-to-satellite video calls [155d]
• What to expect from Amazon’s big Alexa event this week [155d]
• Annapurna’s 2025 lineup of indie games is full of tea and T-poses [155d]
• Google Drive gets searchable video transcripts [155d]
• Anthropic’s new ‘hybrid reasoning’ AI model is its smartest yet [155d]
• Andor is on the offensive in latest season 2 trailer [155d]
• Ember’s high-tech smart mug has fallen to its lowest price to date [155d]
• Balatro’s PEGI 18 rating in Europe has been changed following appeal [155d]
• Google is replacing Gmail’s SMS authentication with QR codes [155d]
• Conservative podcaster Dan Bongino named deputy FBI director [155d]
• Apple designer Susan Kare made 32 new, Mac-inspired, physical icons [155d]
• Vimeo CEO Philip Moyer is betting on the human touch — and AI [155d]
• Monster Hunter Wilds thrives on spectacle [155d]
• Sigma’s BF is a minimalist full-frame camera with no memory card slot [155d]
• How to set up crash detection on your Android phone [155d]
• Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup is looking a little Pixelated [155d]
• What’s the deal with all these airplane crashes? [155d]
• Apple responds to tariff threat with a $500 billion US investment [155d]