The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Google is rolling out its AI-powered ‘Ask Photos’ search again – and it has a speed boost [8d]
• Apple overhauls EU App Store rules following penalty [8d]
• Ember’s temperature-controlled smart mug is down to its best price [8d]
• Microsoft’s Xbox PC launcher gets going with Steam, Epic, and other games showing up [8d]
• The Xbox 360 dashboard just got updated… to advertise newer Xboxes [8d]
• Comcast is simplifying its Xfinity internet plans and dropping data caps [8d]
• Gemini is getting ready to replace Google Assistant on Android [8d]
• The creator of the Delta emulator made a Game Boy Camera-style app for your iPhone [8d]
• Hisense’s latest smart air conditioner is on sale for just $249.99 [8d]
• The pharma CEOs aren’t safe in new trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia [9d]
• YouTube search gets its own version of Google’s AI Overviews [9d]
• Now Google’s Gemini AI is ready to fill in those empty cells in your spreadsheet [9d]
• Microsoft is moving antivirus providers out of the Windows kernel [9d]
• What is an Xbox? [9d]
• Windows is getting rid of the Blue Screen of Death after 40 years [9d]
• Insta360’s new $110 Flow 2 gimbal sacrifices some useful pro features [9d]
• The BBC is launching a paywall in the US [9d]
• Denis Villeneuve is directing the next Bond film for Amazon [9d]
• Intel is closing its automotive chipmaking business [9d]
• Bose SoundLink Plus review: here’s your new beach speaker [9d]
• Dell’s new Premium laptops are here, for the XPS rebrand nobody asked for [9d]
• AI is ruining houseplant communities online [9d]
• Here are 14 of our favorite deals from Amazon’s early Prime Day sale [9d]
• Meta’s AI copyright win comes with a warning about fair use [9d]