The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Helium says its crypto mesh network is used by Lime and Salesforce — it isn’t [1103d]
• $7 billion verdict awarded after Charter Spectrum tried to forge documents in a murder case [1103d]
• Apple is planning to put ads right in the App Store’s Today tab [1103d]
• Samsung has a new feature that will hide your pics during a phone repair [1103d]
• Is that a birthday greeting or are you just trying to sell me something? [1103d]
• This interactive map highlights the most notable person from your hometown [1103d]
• How to use Steam’s FPS counter [1103d]
• The US’s federal courts were reportedly hit by another data breach [1103d]
• Nier fans finally have the answer to the church mystery [1103d]
• How to turn off Instagram’s feed recommendations for an entire month [1103d]
• Valve says you’re getting your Steam Deck by the end of the year [1103d]
• NJ police used baby DNA to investigate crimes, lawsuit claims [1103d]
• The UK’s extreme heatwave would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change [1103d]
• Amazon Drive is shutting down at the end of 2023 [1103d]
• Kylie Jenner can’t save Instagram forever [1103d]
• Analogue releases video game from 1962 on the Pocket [1103d]
• Amazon’s Paper Girls series takes too long to get fun and weird [1103d]
• Analogue’s Pocket is finally getting its 1.1 update, though in beta to start [1103d]
• Vergecast: Instagram’s risky week and Big Tech earnings [1103d]
• FTC staff reportedly recommended against suing Meta [1103d]
• Apple TV Plus’ new thriller Surface keeps you completely in the dark [1103d]
• Get a year of PlayStation Plus Essential for just $40 for a limited time [1103d]
• K-pop stars Blackpink turn PUBG into a beautiful stage for new music video [1103d]
• Twitter v. Elon Musk trial date set to start October 17th [1103d]
• Here are the best accessories for your new PlayStation 5 [1103d]
• Eight Sleep Pod 2 Pro Cover review: a pricey way to end night sweats [1103d]
• TikTok has quietly added over half a dozen mini-games into its app [1103d]
• Thread is Matter’s secret sauce for a better smart home [1103d]
• Sergey Brin and Elon Musk are Silicon Valley frenemies [1103d]
• Ben Affleck’s Batman will return for Aquaman 2 [1103d]
• See exactly what Samsung’s next foldables look like in leaked marketing renders [1103d]
• Sony warns of weaker PlayStation business as game sales wobble [1103d]
• YouTube’s making it easier for creators to turn longer content into Shorts [1104d]
• The Twitter Blue subscription is getting more expensive [1104d]
• Meta will stop paying US publishers to put their content in Facebook’s News tab [1104d]
• Valve won’t allow awards and reviews on Steam store images starting in September [1104d]