The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Microsoft and OpenAI have a new deal that could clear the way for an IPO [4d]
• Microsoft is making ‘significant investments’ in training its own AI models [4d]
• Republicans pledge censorship crackdown to avenge Charlie Kirk’s death [4d]
• Anthropic’s Claude AI can now automatically ‘remember’ past chats [4d]
• Internet detectives are misusing AI to find Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter [4d]
• Aligning those who align AI, one satirical website at a time [4d]
• Sony’s InZone Buds are great for gaming, and right now they’re cheaper than ever [4d]
• Amazon’s Thursday Night Football broadcasts add more AI to the NFL [4d]
• NASA found clues of life on Mars, but budget cuts threaten future missions [5d]
• Baseus’ solar-powered dash cam keeps an eye on your parked car for up to two weeks [5d]
• You can now play Silksong on flagship Android phones — and pick up where you left off on PC [5d]
• Even killings are content [5d]
• Netflix’s best movies deserve more time on the big screen [5d]
• FTC orders AI companies to hand over info about chatbots’ impact on kids [5d]
• Tonverk is Elektron’s new polyphonic sample mangler and groovebox [5d]
• Gmail is launching a tab for all your Amazon purchases [5d]
• Xbox Cloud is getting a much-needed upgrade [5d]
• Fortnite will soon let you buy exactly the V-bucks you need [5d]
• Roku wants you to see a lot more AI-generated ads [5d]
• Apple’s faster MagSafe Charger can now charge other phones at 25W [5d]
• Why does Apple think three lenses are eight lenses? [5d]
• After Charlie Kirk’s killing, MAGA influencers call for violence [5d]
• Sierra CEO Bret Taylor on why the AI bubble feels like the dotcom boom [5d]
• The Long Walk is a dystopian slog where brutality is the main point [5d]
• Nothing’s Ear 3 earbuds have a microphone and ‘talk’ button on their charging case [5d]
• Sega reportedly called police after mistakenly scrapping Nintendo dev kits [5d]
• Microsoft 365 Copilot bundles sales, service, and finance Copilots in October [5d]
• Meet R1, a Chinese tech giant’s rival to Tesla’s Optimus robot [5d]
• Borderlands 4 turns off your brain and turns on the fun [5d]
• David Zaslav thinks HBO Max is ‘way underpriced’ [5d]