The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Both sides of the aisle hate the AI moratorium [10d]
• Somehow, this AI-generated McDonald’s ad about hating Christmas was a flop [10d]
• Google is powering a new US military AI platform [10d]
• Wake Up Dead Man digs deep for a darker, more powerful Knives Out [10d]
• The AirPods Pro 3 are back to their lowest price ahead of the holidays [10d]
• Google brings back Black Friday prices for earbuds, phones, and more [10d]
• I’m obsessed with Redfin’s AI search [10d]
• Nothing’s community-designed Phone 3A adds some color and matching dice [10d]
• Facebook’s redesign is making it more like Instagram [10d]
• Australia boots kids under 16 off social media: how platforms are responding [10d]
• RAM price hikes: the latest on the global memory shortage [10d]
• Google Photos’ new video editor makes it more like Capcut [10d]
• Data center construction moratorium is gaining steam [10d]
• YouTube creators can now test multiple video titles [10d]
• Some of Ikea’s Matter-compatible smart devices are now available in the US [10d]
• Spotify’s music videos feature arrives in the US and Canada [10d]
• The next Pebble gadget is the Index 01, a ring with a microphone [10d]
• Alexa Plus can automatically buy stuff when the price drops [10d]
• Ford taps Renault for help building cheap EVs in Europe [10d]
• Google will repair Pixel 9 Pro phones with display issues [10d]
• The Vergecast 2025 year in review [10d]
• The best thing I bought this year: the Remarkable Paper Pro [10d]
• You can now text photos directly to Aura’s digital picture frames [10d]
• iFixit’s FixBot helps with repairs ‘the way a master technician would’ [10d]
• The war on disinformation is a losing battle [10d]
• Trump says Nvidia can sell more powerful AI chips to China [10d]
• RAM is ruining everything [10d]
• Google Zero is under investigation by the EU [10d]
• You can put the best part of Fairphone’s new headphones into the older model [10d]