The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Microsoft is running an ad in The Washington Post to say that it’s cool with unions [1215d]
• Software engineer allegedly stole $300K from an e-commerce site by copying Office Space [1215d]
• Games Done Quick founder steps down after completing 13-year any% speedrun [1215d]
• The EPA wants to strengthen air pollution rules — does its plan do enough? [1215d]
• Seven free alternatives to the LastPass password manager [1215d]
• MSI made a stylus that is also a pencil [1215d]
• Microsoft doesn’t own the rights to Minecraft’s ending — no one does, its author claims [1215d]
• Apple has reportedly canceled the next iPhone SE [1215d]
• Satechi’s new charger delivers 200 watts of power to six ports [1215d]
• Sony and Manchester City are building a metaverse, but they need to prove why we should visit [1215d]
• Sennheiser’s latest earphones offer high-end looks for $150 [1215d]
• CES is back, and so is The Vergecast [1215d]
• Here’s why Samsung and Dell’s new monitors are so exciting for Mac users [1215d]
• Ring’s Always Home Cam won’t be flying in your home until at least 2024, if then [1215d]
• The Peugeot Inception concept is an EV knife aimed straight at the future [1215d]
• M3gan is a midrange delight about the horrors of 21st-century parenting [1215d]
• How to watch the Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 speedrunning marathon [1216d]
• The last-gen Apple TV 4K is almost half off today [1216d]
• Pixel 7 owners report ‘spontaneously’ shattering camera glass [1216d]
• Cake’s first e-bike can go over 200 miles before needing a charge [1216d]
• Google is making it easy to take music with you on Android 13 [1216d]
• More than 200 million Twitter users’ email addresses leaked by hackers [1216d]
• Lenovo’s dual-screen laptop is remarkable [1216d]
• Friday’s top tech news: let’s give it up for the laptops of CES [1216d]
• Tesla finally offers alternative to the steering yoke [1216d]
• Samsung says profits dropped by two thirds as global slowdown bites [1216d]
• Razer Blade 16 hands-on: a dream gaming laptop [1216d]
• Snap’s shutting down the app that put cool filters on your Zoom calls [1216d]
• The Qi2 wireless charging standard will mandate magnet strength for less slip ‘n slide [1216d]
• Google Maps’ turn-by-turn navigation on Wear OS now works without a phone [1216d]
• OLED plus E Ink: Lenovo’s ThinkBook Twist is halfway to my dream laptop [1216d]