The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Here is Intel’s new Bong-filled hip-hop hold music [1011d]
• The Xiaomi 14 and 14 Pro are the first to house Qualcomm’s brand-new chipset [1011d]
• Xbox is making it easier to play keyboard-focused games on a controller [1011d]
• Shazam can tell you what concerts to go to now [1011d]
• Apple’s iOS 17.2 beta includes the new Journal app [1011d]
• OpenAI forms new team to assess ‘catastrophic risks’ of AI [1011d]
• Forbes now has its own AI search engine [1011d]
• iFixit now sells Microsoft Surface parts for repair [1012d]
• Threads is adding polls and GIFs [1012d]
• The best smart plugs [1012d]
• Is my co-worker AI? Bizarre product reviews leave Gannett staff wondering [1012d]
• Lisa Frankenstein’s new trailer makes it look like a totally rad monster romance [1012d]
• Read Phil Spencer’s full Microsoft memo on the new Xbox leadership changes [1012d]
• How Figma and Adobe think they could work together [1012d]
• Boston Dynamics turned its robot dog into a talking tour guide with ChatGPT [1012d]
• What’s on your desk, Kate Cox? [1012d]
• Microsoft reorgs its Xbox and marketing teams to prepare for an AI and gaming future [1012d]
• Tesla’s first big Supercharger deal is a $100 million sale to BP [1012d]
• Linksys says its Velop Pro 7 mesh is so good you won’t need an app [1012d]
• The Beatles’ final song is coming together through the power of artificial intelligence [1012d]
• Google reportedly pays $18 billion a year to be Apple’s default search engine [1012d]
• Ticketmaster’s still hiding ticket fees, senator says [1012d]
• You can now build your own awesome Game Boy Mini Camera [1012d]
• Project X is a tiny EV with swappable Gogoro batteries [1012d]
• Apple’s second-gen HomePod in white is $20 off right now [1012d]
• Google Maps is becoming more like Search — thanks to AI [1012d]
• Shutterstock will now let you transform real photos using AI [1012d]
• Leica’s latest camera encrypts verification info into every photo [1012d]
• The restaurant nearest Google [1012d]
• The UK’s controversial Online Safety Bill finally becomes law [1012d]
• Samsung’s temporary cloud storage feature makes phone upgrades and repairs less stressful [1012d]
• In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way [1012d]