The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Twitter’s closed caption toggle is now available on iOS and Android [1419d]
• Chris Pratt says his Mario voice is ‘unlike anything you’ve heard’ [1419d]
• Senator posts cryptocurrency bill on GitHub, chaos ensues [1419d]
• Epic monster battles will be at the heart of Final Fantasy XVI [1419d]
• Acclaimed strategy game Into the Breach comes to mobile via Netflix [1419d]
• Tesla partners with California utility on virtual power plant [1419d]
• Keanu Reeves apparently likes NFTs now [1419d]
• Solana is making a crypto phone with help from former Essential engineers [1419d]
• Meta reportedly plans to shut down CrowdTangle, its tool that tracks popular social media posts [1419d]
• Netflix cuts around 300 jobs after losing subscribers [1419d]
• How to sign up for Amazon Prime [1419d]
• Nintendo and the Steam summer sale are here to ruin you financially [1419d]
• Where’s the next generation of COVID-19 shots? [1419d]
• Kate Bush loves that Stranger Things is introducing the youth to her music [1419d]
• Bungie sues Destiny YouTuber for sowing chaos with fake copyright strikes [1419d]
• Khaby Lame is now the most-followed TikToker in the world [1419d]
• New White House partnership aims to speed construction of offshore wind farms [1419d]
• Cruise is now charging for rides in its driverless vehicles in San Francisco [1419d]
• Businesses risk ‘catastrophic financial loss’ from cyberattacks, US watchdog warns [1419d]
• Microsoft Edge gets new Xbox and PC gaming performance features [1419d]
• Snapchat will pay emerging Black creators $10,000 a month to make more content [1419d]
• Chrome for iOS is getting better protections against malicious sites [1419d]
• Google’s new Chromebook features make it easier to connect to Android phones [1419d]
• FTC orders Harley-Davidson to follow right-to-repair rules [1419d]
• Samsung Australia owes $9.7 million for misleading waterproof claims [1419d]
• Juul’s e-cigarettes can’t be sold in the US, FDA says [1419d]
• Toyota recalls bZ4X electric SUVs over wheel that could detach while driving [1419d]
• Anker’s Liberty 3 Pro noise-canceling earbuds are $70 off for the first time [1419d]
• Inscryption, the delightfully unsettling card-battling roguelike, comes to Mac and Linux [1419d]
• Street Fighter 6 is designed to be a fighter ‘that everyone can play’ [1419d]
• Talk therapy apps face new questions about data collection from senators [1419d]
• No Man’s Sky takes off on Nintendo Switch in October [1419d]
• Xiaomi shows us what we’re missing in the US with the Poco F4 and X4 GT [1419d]
• Urban Sky’s Earth-imaging stratospheric ‘microballoons’ are ready for a close-up [1419d]
• iOS 16’s editable iMessages may not play nice with older iPhones [1419d]
• Amazon shows off Alexa feature that mimics the voices of your dead relatives [1419d]
• TikTok comes to Vizio TVs [1419d]
• Instagram is testing an AI tool that verifies your age by scanning your face [1419d]