The Brutalist Report

The Verge

• Lawmakers just advanced online safety laws that require age verification at the app store [14d]
• The Pentagon formally labels Anthropic a supply-chain risk [14d]
• Roku’s solution to streaming decision fatigue is a trivia game [14d]
• Pokopia made me look at Pokémon’s high-tech future in a whole new way [14d]
• Amazon.com is up and down, with login errors and prices not loading [14d]
• United Airlines can permanently ban passengers who don’t wear headphones [14d]
• Microsoft teases its next Xbox, says ‘Project Helix’ will play PC games too [14d]
• Birdbuddy’s AI-powered hummingbird feeder is matching its best price to date [14d]
• Netflix is buying Ben Affleck’s AI startup [14d]
• OpenAI’s new GPT-5.4 model is a big step toward autonomous agents [14d]
• Roblox is censoring chats with AI [14d]
• Meta’s AI glasses reportedly send sensitive footage to human reviewers in Kenya [14d]
• Osmo is trying to crack AR edutainment (again) [14d]
• You can now fill your home with Ikea’s cheap and tiny new Bluetooth speaker [14d]
• Preorders for Apple’s colorful MacBook Neo come with a $25 gift card [14d]
• Prediction markets in the news are a dangerous gamble [14d]
• Ikea’s Matter-compatible smart bulbs are now available in the US [14d]
• Apple Music adds optional labels for AI songs and visuals [14d]
• AI tools can unmask anonymous accounts  [14d]
• Anthropic makes last-ditch effort to salvage deal with Pentagon after blowup [14d]
• Nothing’s Headphone A are something worth considering [14d]
• Nothing is finally covering up with the metal Phone 4A Pro [14d]
• Bill Gates’ nuclear company is the first to get approval to build next-gen reactor [15d]
• Did Live Nation punish a venue by taking Billie Eilish away? [15d]
• A new video from the White House mixes Call of Duty footage with actual video of Iran strikes [15d]
• Seven tech giants signed Trump’s pledge to keep electricity costs from spiking around data centers  [15d]