The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Nintendo digital lending feature reveals ‘Switch 2 Edition’ games are on the way [107d]
• Trump White House invites a bloc of conservative podcasters as a jab at legacy media [107d]
• Amazon’s latest Kindle Scribe is the cheapest it’s been in months [107d]
• FTC tells staff to stop calling the agency ‘independent’ in complaints [107d]
• Ploopy upgraded its open-source trackball with better scrolling [107d]
• Ubisoft’s $4 billion carveout sells Tencent a 25 percent stake in some of its biggest games [107d]
• Facebook’s new Friends-only feed ditches all the algorithmic junk [107d]
• Bird Buddy’s solar-powered smart feeder is $100 off [107d]
• Nintendo is paving the way for the Switch 2 [107d]
• Fired Democratic FTC commissioners sue Trump [107d]
• OpenAI says ‘our GPUs are melting’ as it limits ChatGPT image generation requests [107d]
• Satya Nadella: DeepSeek is the new bar for Microsoft’s AI success [107d]
• Nintendo’s news app launches with a tiny Switch 2 leak [107d]
• Amazon Big Spring Sale: all the deals you should know about [107d]
• iPhone users can now set WhatsApp as their default calling and texting app [107d]
• Robosen’s self-transforming Bumblebee is finally giving Optimus Prime some backup [107d]
• Audio-Technica’s R2-D2 earbuds play beeps and bloops for audio alerts [107d]
• Microsoft is giving its Office apps a speed boost [107d]
• Amazon Luna gets EA games and is launching in more countries [107d]
• Before Lazarus hits Adult Swim, listen to some of its transcendent music [107d]
• Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s gameplay will change depending on the time of day [107d]
• It’s cheaper than ever to get a 4TB PCIe 4 SSD [107d]
• Elon Musk pressured Reddit’s CEO on content moderation [107d]
• Amazon tests renaming Echo smart displays to Alexa [107d]
• Nintendo introduces new lending system for digital Switch games [107d]
• Light Phone III review: everything in moderation [107d]
• Caterpillar taps Luminar’s lidar for self-driving construction equipment [107d]
• How to keep your Venmo account private [107d]
• Nintendo is launching a news app [107d]
• ChatGPT is turning everything into Studio Ghibli art — and it got weird fast [107d]
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s new trailer is an intro to its alien world [107d]
• Nintendo Switch 2 preorders start April 2nd, according to Best Buy Canada [107d]
• Capitalism vs. the bird flu [107d]
• GMC Sierra electric truck now starts at $64,495 with new Elevation and AT4 trims [107d]
• All the news from Nintendo’s March Direct showcase [107d]
• Google Maps can soon scan your screenshots to plan your vacation [107d]
• Instacart will pay shoppers to take videos of store shelves [107d]
• Want to feel like a spy? Stick a smart chip in your manicure [107d]
• Garmin adds AI and a subscription tier to its app [108d]
• Vivaldi bundles Proton VPN into its web browser [108d]
• Uber Shuttle will get you to JFK airport for $10 [108d]
• Poco’s F7 Ultra is a midrange phone with a flagship chip [108d]
• Robinhood is launching bank accounts that will deliver physical cash ‘to your doorstep’ [108d]
• Republicans are still pushing for child safety laws, while Democrats wonder if a weakened FTC can enforce them [108d]