The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Apple smart home display rumors now point to a fall launch with iOS 27 [10d]
• The government shutdown is hitting airports — but not ICE [10d]
• Everything from the last week of everything is gambling now [10d]
• Employees across OpenAI and Google support Anthropic’s lawsuit against the Pentagon [10d]
• Bluesky CEO Jay Graber will step aside [10d]
• You can get three months of Disney Plus and Hulu for $15  [10d]
• Apple’s new M5 Max feels like a huge upgrade if you bought your laptop 3 years ago [10d]
• Apple Studio Display XDR review: pro at a premium [10d]
• One of this rugged phone’s cameras is a pop-out action cam [10d]
• ‘Cash Apples’ is giving away $500,000 to people who click on trees in a web browser [10d]
• Google’s latest Pixel Watches have fallen to their lowest prices ever [10d]
• Anthropic is suing the Department of Defense [10d]
• Battlefield 6 teams hit with layoffs despite ‘biggest launch in franchise history’ [10d]
• Live Nation settles government antitrust suit — that probably doesn’t include a breakup [10d]
• Donut Lab says latest test proves its solid-state battery isn’t a supercapacitor. [10d]
• Yashica’s new retro point-and-shoot revival sounds surprisingly capable for $100 [10d]
• X says you can block Grok from editing your photos [10d]
• Samsung’s Mario-themed microSD card for Switch 2 is 35 percent off [10d]
• Hasbro’s CEO has an AI Peppa Pig help design toys [10d]
• Panic’s gaming ambitions hinge on the weird and whimsical [10d]
• The iPhone 17E is good, but you probably shouldn’t buy it [10d]
• Apple iPad Air M4 review: a little bit faster now [10d]
• How Live Nation allegedly terrorized the concert industry [10d]