The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Microsoft is about to launch Recall for real this time [85d]
• Bluesky gets a revamped search page and emoji reactions in DMs [85d]
• Stunts are finally getting their own category at the Oscars [85d]
• Razer’s PC-to-mobile streaming platform is now available [85d]
• NHTSA staffers evaluating the risks of self-driving cars were reportedly fired by DOGE [85d]
• Garmin’s new cycling headlight includes a 4K incident camera [85d]
• OnePlus won’t say why its Watch 3 suddenly costs $170 more than promised [85d]
• Vampire Survivors will let you share saves across platforms — but not on PlayStation [85d]
• Mike Flanagan is adapting Stephen King’s Carrie for Amazon [86d]
• Canva is now in the coding and spreadsheet business [86d]
• Sonos appoints software veteran Hugo Barra to its board after app troubles [86d]
• Trump’s tariffs ‘pause’ could help Nintendo ship more Switch 2s [86d]
• Sony is now selling both Last of Us games in one package [86d]
• Apple quickly shipped 600 tons of iPhones to ‘beat’ the new tariffs [86d]
• The tariff apocalypse has not been canceled [86d]
• Here come the e-bikes using DJI’s excellent Avinox drive system [86d]
• Microsoft’s 50th birthday party sure was eventful [86d]
• OpenAI gets ready to launch GPT-4.1 [86d]
• Why hundreds flock to play with decades-old computers [86d]
• Why DOGE is killing the agency that keeps banks from ripping you off [86d]
• There are several ways to save on a Google Pixel 9A [86d]
• A UK edition of Saturday Night Live is premiering in 2026 [86d]
• How these guitar modeling companies are recreating rare vintage sounds for the digital age [86d]
• What’s on your desk, Allison Johnson? [86d]
• Big Tech’s tax bill is on the table in tariff talks [86d]
• The Flipper Zero creators have a new tool to fight work distractions [86d]
• Google Pixel 9A review: a midrange phone done right [86d]
• Black Mirror has a clever new game tied to season 7 [86d]
• Black Mirror season 7 tugs at your heartstrings while skewering tech [86d]
• Oppo’s Find X8 Ultra squeezes better specs into a slightly thinner phone [86d]
• Judge berates AI entrepreneur for using a generated ‘lawyer’ in court [86d]
• China will show fewer US films in response to tariffs [86d]
• ChargePoint’s new Level 2 chargers are faster and go both ways [86d]
• Waymo readies autonomous cars for first international tests in Japan [86d]
• OpenAI countersues Elon Musk to stop his attacks and ‘fake takeover bid’ [86d]