The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Framework stops selling some of its cheapest laptops due to Trump tariffs [11d]
• Gemini Live’s screensharing feature is rolling out to Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25 devices [11d]
• Shopify CEO says no new hires without proof AI can’t do the job [11d]
• Some Shein and Temu ‘haul video’ creators are stocking up [11d]
• It’s not looking good for Tesla’s Cybertruck range extender [11d]
• You can build these marble runs and connect them to your smart home over Wi-Fi [11d]
• Waymo: ‘no plans’ to use in-car camera data for targeted ads [11d]
• You can borrow and resell Nintendo’s Switch 2 game-key cards [11d]
• Microsoft fires employee protestor who called AI boss a ‘war profiteer’ [11d]
• Whoopsie daisy Bitcoin! [11d]
• Google TV remotes are getting a ‘Free TV’ button [11d]
• Major publishers call on the US government to ‘Stop AI Theft’ [11d]
• The White House’s group chat screwup is even more ridiculous than we thought [11d]
• The see-through Beats Studio Buds Plus are on sale for less than $100 [11d]
• Nintendo’s Switch 2 upgrade packs for Zelda will cost $9.99 [11d]
• GM’s UK design team imagines an electrified Corvette [11d]
• Google’s AI Mode can now see and search with images [11d]
• The Last of Us season 2 is a brutal, bloody expansion of the game [11d]
• Death Stranding movie nabs director of Pig and A Quiet Place: Day One [11d]
• 22 years later, modders are keeping SimCity 4 alive [11d]
• One of the best 4K QD-OLED gaming monitors is cheaper than ever [12d]
• Nintendo confirmed the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons don’t use Hall effect joysticks [12d]
• Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’s new trailer is one big leap of faith [12d]
• UK bans fake reviews and ‘sneaky’ fees for online products [12d]
• WhatsApp tests letting you block people from exporting your chats [12d]
• UiPath’s Daniel Dines on why he needed to become CEO again [12d]
• Netflix is getting a Peppa Pig mobile game [12d]
• The rise of ‘Frankenstein’ laptops in New Delhi’s repair markets [12d]
• Nintendo says tariffs aren’t the reason the Switch 2 costs $449.99 [12d]
• Why some Switch 2 carts won’t have games on them [12d]