The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Disney wants to drag you into the slop [8d]
• Google brings Gemini’s Chrome integration to iPhone and iPad [8d]
• Tim Cook’s lobbying hangs over a key kids online safety vote [8d]
• Amazon Prime Video pulls AI-powered recaps after Fallout flub [8d]
• Apple loses contempt appeal in Epic case [8d]
• New York’s new law forces advertisers to say when they’re using AI avatars [8d]
• Fortnite is back in Google’s Android app store [8d]
• Remember Google Stadia? Steam finally made its gamepad worth rescuing [8d]
• Hoto’s new PixelDrive electric screwdriver is on sale for the first time [8d]
• Google is building an experimental new browser and a new kind of web app [8d]
• ChatGPT’s ‘adult mode’ is expected to debut in Q1 2026 [8d]
• Comcast cable boxes are getting Amazon Luna cloud gaming [8d]
• GPT-5.2 is OpenAI’s latest move in the agentic AI battle [8d]
• Mamoru Hosoda explains why Hamlet is everywhere this year [8d]
• Rivian is building its own powerful AI chips for autonomous driving [8d]
• The AirPods Pro 3 just dropped below $200 for the first time [8d]
• Supergirl’s first trailer introduces the Woman of Tomorrow [8d]
• Disney accuses Google of ‘massive’ copyright infringement following deal with OpenAI [8d]
• WhatsApp is trying to reinvent voicemail [8d]
• Relax, grown-ups: VR is doing fine [8d]
• Lawsuit claims ChatGPT put a ‘target’ on murdered woman [8d]
• State AGs warn Google, Meta, and OpenAI that their chatbots could be breaking the law [8d]
• A pair of Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con 2 controllers are $20 off at BJ’s [8d]
• Sen. Ed Markey wants media companies to fight for the First Amendment [8d]
• Over 200,000 power banks sold on Amazon are being recalled for a fire risk [8d]
• AT&T’s new home security system is powered by Google Home and Abode [8d]
• The kid-friendly console that outsold Xbox during Black Friday is $50 off [8d]
• OpenAI’s billion-dollar Disney deal puts Mickey Mouse and Marvel in Sora [8d]
• The Game Awards are losing their luster [8d]
• Adobe sees a bright future as AI bet pays off [8d]
• Ayaneo’s first Android phone looks like a return of the Xperia Play [8d]