The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• 21 states and DC join the FTC’s lawsuit against Uber [3d]
• How Roomba invented the home robot — and lost the future [3d]
• Apple TV adds Google Cast streaming, but only on Android [3d]
• Ford’s big bet on EVs didn’t pan out — now it’s pivoting to hybrids and energy storage [3d]
• The PS5, PlayStation Portal, and Sony’s DualSense are still on sale for a limited time [3d]
• Trump is recruiting Big Tech workers for the government [3d]
• Bungie’s delayed shooter Marathon launches in March [3d]
• Lidar-maker Luminar files for bankruptcy [3d]
• Cadillac and Chevy are getting native Apple Music [3d]
• Google’s turning off its dark web monitoring service that scoured data breaches for your info [3d]
• Tesla robotaxis spotted on public roads without safety monitors [3d]
• Fallout season 2 is streaming one day early [3d]
• GNOME bans AI-generated extensions [3d]
• Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is ‘slop’ [3d]
• The Meta Quest 3S is $50 off and is bundled with a $50 gift card and game [3d]
• Stack Overflow users don’t trust AI. They’re using it anyway [3d]
• I tested a 5K monitor that’s over $1,000 less than Apple’s Studio Display: It’s good enough [4d]
• Musicians are getting really tired of this AI clone ‘bullshit’ [4d]
• Kindle app now answers questions about the book you’re reading [4d]
• Feeding the machine [4d]
• Starlink and Chinese satellites nearly collided last week [4d]
• Who is Picea Robotics, Roomba’s new owner? [4d]
• iRobot files for bankruptcy [4d]