The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Now Telegram users don’t need a phone number — they can buy a fake one with crypto [1246d]
• Former Theranos executive Sunny Balwani is sentenced to almost 13 years in prison [1246d]
• How to enable end-to-end encryption for your iCloud backups [1246d]
• Indiana sues TikTok for misleading users on child safety and data security [1246d]
• Dish’s $25-a-month Boost Infinite plan is now out in beta [1246d]
• Elden Ring adds new hairstyles, still forgets the Black ones [1246d]
• Epic adds new for-kids accounts in Fortnite, Rocket League, and Fall Guys [1246d]
• Your home security system may now be a little smarter [1246d]
• DC sues Amazon for ‘stealing’ $60 million in tips from Flex drivers [1246d]
• Rejoice, nerds: you can finally stay in a genuine Hobbit hole through Airbnb [1246d]
• Apple’s controversial plan to try to curb child sexual abuse imagery [1246d]
• Apple claims a new iMessage can alert you if state-sponsored spies are eavesdropping [1246d]
• Apple drops controversial plans for child sexual abuse imagery scanning [1246d]
• Amazon Echo Auto (2nd gen) review: smaller but not smarter [1246d]
• Instagram will tell creators if their posts are blocked from being recommended [1246d]
• The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, one of our favorite gaming laptops, is $450 off [1246d]
• Apple is adding end-to-end encryption to iCloud backups [1246d]
• This is the dock that lets Skydio drones truly fly themselves [1247d]
• Dwarf Fortress is no longer PC’s most inscrutable game [1247d]
• Stop burning trees for energy, scientists urge ahead of UN Biodiversity Conference [1247d]
• Xbox brings gaming soundscapes to Calm app for sleeping and meditation [1247d]
• How to watch The Game Awards 2022 [1247d]
• Google discovered North Korea exploiting an Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability in October [1247d]
• This year’s roundup of the top Google searches includes super local trends [1247d]
• The Verge’s favorite holiday gifts under $100 [1247d]
• The deep inequalities of Facebook’s secretive cross-check moderation program [1247d]
• Companion robot ElliQ can ask users about their childhood to create a digital ‘memoir’ [1247d]
• Microsoft Teams adds free communities feature to take on Facebook and Discord [1247d]
• Snapchat’s big new augmented reality feature is letting creators make money [1247d]
• BMW thinks it can turn speed bumps into energy for its EVs [1247d]
• General Motors is helping its dealers install Level 2 EV chargers with ‘triple the power’ [1247d]
• SpaceX launches new Starlink service aimed specifically at governments [1247d]
• Proton’s encrypted cloud storage gets dedicated mobile apps [1247d]
• Wednesday’s Top Tech News: Chips born in the USA [1247d]
• San Francisco reverses plans to allow police robots to kill suspects [1247d]
• Robotaxis are now available to hail on the Uber app in Las Vegas [1247d]
• Twitter advertisers aren’t happy with ads appearing on pages of white nationalists [1247d]
• Microsoft reaches 10-year deal with Nintendo for Call of Duty [1247d]
• WhatsApp is adding official support for Meta’s Bitmoji-style avatars [1247d]
• Tim Cook and President Biden came to Arizona to announce plans for American-made chips [1247d]