The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• A Republican state attorney general is formally investigating why AI chatbots don’t like Donald Trump [62d]
• I love this Hoto mini electric screwdriver, and it’s cheaper than ever for Prime Day [62d]
• Dbrand says its new Switch 2 Joy-Con grips fix the detachment issue [62d]
• Ghost of Yōtei’s gameplay deep dive shows the open world, combat, and chill beats [62d]
• Some Switch 2 accessories and upgraded games are on sale for Prime Day [62d]
• Razer’s got a new version of its popular DeathAdder Pro gaming mouse [62d]
• Kindle’s new ad-filtering setting keeps NSFW promos off your lockscreen [62d]
• Krafton slams ex-Subnautica 2 execs and claims it’ll give developers their ‘promised’ reward [62d]
• Sony’s best noise-canceling headphones are up to 45 percent off [62d]
• Windows 11’s new Black Screen of Death is now rolling out [62d]
• Elon Musk wants to bring Tesla’s robotaxis to SF — good luck [62d]
• Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK [62d]
• Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 N looks like a fake-shifting, drift-happy good time [62d]
• Anker’s fast power bank with two built-in USB-C cables is 30 percent off for Prime Day [62d]
• Murderbot is getting a season 2 on Apple TV Plus [62d]
• YouTube’s ‘Trending’ section is about to disappear [62d]
• Hulu’s King of the Hill revival reveals a whole new Texas in first trailer [62d]
• Our favorite desk accessories for Prime Day [62d]
• Netflix keeps Squid Game going with more of its reality show [62d]
• The ModRetro Chromatic Game Boy is now permanently back in stock [62d]
• OpenAI’s next big launch could be an AI web browser [62d]
• Meta is trying to win the AI race with money — but not everyone can be bought [62d]
• Gemini AI can now turn photos into videos [62d]
• Nintendo is ending its cost-saving Switch game vouchers [63d]
• Inside the AI startup frenzy: ‘Everyone’s pivoting, then pivoting again’ [63d]
• Dreame’s X40 Ultra, our favorite mopping vacuum, is over 50 percent off for Prime Day [63d]
• Lego’s first buildable Decepticon Transformer is a talking Soundwave [63d]
• Dissident Hunters [63d]
• Nintendo created Donkey Kong’s biggest adventure by breaking everything [63d]
• The best Prime Day deals on Verge-favorite 4K Blu-rays [63d]
• X’s CEO is out after failing at basically everything she claimed she wanted [63d]
• The brutal realities of ICE Air [63d]
• YouTube ‘clarifies’ its plan to demonetize spammy AI slop [63d]
• The best Prime Day 2025 deals you can still get [63d]
• Samsung says its trifold phone should launch ‘this year’ [63d]
• Aqara’s feature-packed G410 video doorbell is now available [63d]
• Musk makes grand promises about Grok 4 in the wake of a Nazi chatbot meltdown [63d]