The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Trump admin adds banner attacking ‘Radical Left Democrats’ to government websites [23d]
• Apple sidelines lighter Vision Pro to prioritize smart glasses [23d]
• Amazon says its AI will let NBA fans track brand-new stats [23d]
• Instagram tests opening right onto Reels [23d]
• Trump’s solution for high drug prices is a discount portal called TrumpRx [24d]
• Behold: The Lego Game Boy has already been modded to play games for real [24d]
• Plenty of robot vacuums are already discounted ahead of October Prime Day [24d]
• US government takes equity stake in one of the world’s largest lithium mines [24d]
• Adam Mosseri’s ‘we’re totally not spying on you’ video is raising a lot of questions [24d]
• The UK’s war on Apple encryption is back [24d]
• Microsoft’s Windows XP Crocs are here [24d]
• Microsoft 365 Premium bundles Office and AI for the same price as ChatGPT Plus [24d]
• Microsoft’s new Office icons are more curvy and colorful [24d]
• Ford and GM are buying their own EVs to keep the $7500 tax credit alive [24d]
• FTC accuses Zillow of paying $100 million to ‘dismantle’ Redfin [24d]
• Sony brings audio sharing to its flagship noise-canceling headphones [24d]
• Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 7 is over $90 off at Amazon [24d]
• Porsche’s electric Cayenne has so much screen they had to bend it [24d]
• Satya Nadella appoints a new CEO to run Microsoft’s biggest businesses [24d]
• Everything about buying video games is getting more confusing and expensive [24d]
• Apple’s next-gen Vision Pro revealed in new regulatory filing [24d]
• 8BitDo’s fantastic Ultimate 2 controller is cheaper than ever [24d]
• Microsoft revamps Xbox Game Pass plans and hikes Ultimate to $29.99 a month [24d]
• Xbox Cloud Gaming comes out of beta with improved 1440p resolution [24d]
• Eight Sleep’s first water-chilled pillow cover costs a cool $1,049 [24d]
• Ubisoft launches Vantage Studios subsidiary to develop its biggest franchises [24d]
• Spotify now lets you exclude specific songs from your algorithm [24d]
• Sony’s updated PS5 Slim launches with less storage in Europe [24d]
• Samsung teams up with OpenAI to deliver Stargate chips [24d]
• Netflix’s latest Frankenstein trailer is all about the creature [24d]
• Walmart’s Onn cameras were developed with Google and start at just $23 [24d]
• Hands-on with the new Google Home Speaker coming next year [24d]
• Hey Google, meet Gemini: the new voice of your smart home [24d]
• Philips’ new Roku TVs come with their own immersive backlights [24d]
• Meta will soon use your AI chats to personalize your feeds [24d]
• Google’s new Nest cams are designed for Gemini [24d]
• Amazon’s ‘all-new’ Luna streams party games and Snoop Dogg [24d]
• Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 review: all-day smart glasses with the same tricky questions [24d]
• Oura adds colorful ceramic rings and charging case to lineup [24d]
• OpenAI made a TikTok for deepfakes, and it’s getting hard to tell what’s real [24d]
• Allowing more tailpipe pollution means higher fuel costs for Americans  [24d]
• Keychron made the first almost entirely ceramic keyboard [24d]
• Apple asks judge to toss Musk’s lawsuit over ChatGPT on iPhone [24d]
• Peloton ushers in a new era with revamped hardware and AI [24d]
• Brompton’s versatile Electric G folding e-bike is now available in the US [24d]
• Epic says it has proof Apple was scaring users off third-party app stores [24d]
• Wikimedia wants to make it easier for you and AI developers to search through its data [24d]
• Roland’s TR-1000 is its first analog drum machine in over 40 years [24d]
• All hail the new Fat Bear Champion [24d]
• Here’s where to preorder all of Amazon’s new Alexa devices and when they arrive [24d]