The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• EU Parliament backs off plans to phase out energy-hungry cryptocurrencies [1399d]
• Microsoft releases DirectStorage: ‘a new era of fast load times and detailed worlds in PC games’ [1399d]
• Reggie Fils-Aimé doesn’t believe in Meta’s verse [1399d]
• How to enable cross-save with your Destiny 2 data [1399d]
• Lawsuit claims Google’s ‘Order Online’ button directs customers away from restaurants’ sites [1399d]
• Researchers find new destructive wiper malware in Ukraine [1399d]
• National wastewater monitoring system only has buy-in from a handful of states [1399d]
• Twitter rolls back its decision to force you into the out-of-order timeline [1399d]
• The internet’s infamous fake portable GameCube has finally been brought to life [1399d]
• The mashup of an M1 and G4 is the whimsical Apple desktop I want [1399d]
• Lyft to add temporary fuel surcharge to fares amid spike in gas prices [1399d]
• How to sell or trade in your old Android phone [1399d]
• Russia says it will not strand American astronaut in space despite media reports [1399d]
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands will have crossplay at launch, including on PlayStation [1399d]
• iOS 15.4 arrives with mask-friendly Face ID and new emoji [1399d]
• ‘Pro’ has lost all meaning, and Apple knows it [1399d]
• HBO Max and Discovery Plus will merge into one app [1399d]
• This $2,900 ThunderBolt 3 dock comes with a 16TB SSD [1399d]
• xScreen turns an Xbox Series S into a portable console [1399d]
• Ford doubles down on EVs in Europe with $2 billion push [1399d]
• SNL star Pete Davidson is heading to space with crew of five on next Blue Origin flight [1399d]
• Walmart has PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles today at 12PM ET for paying subscribers [1399d]
• A Stream Deck Mini is the perfect little Zoom controller [1399d]
• Ghostwire: Tokyo’s early hours are full of supernatural shooting and cute pups [1399d]
• The open-ear Shokz OpenRun are $20 off at Amazon [1399d]
• Apple’s new iPhone SE is a modern phone stuck in yesterday’s design [1399d]
• Russia bans Instagram as promised, blocking access for 80 million users [1399d]
• CD sales just rose for the first time in almost two decades [1400d]
• Foxconn halts production as Shenzhen goes into lockdown [1400d]