The Brutalist Report - tech
- Silk Road's Dread Pirate Roberts walks free as Trump pardons dark web kingpin [98d]
- Better power management, security, and scheduling in Linux kernel 6.13 [98d]
- Analysts say real datacenter emissions are a dirty secret [98d]
- Infosec was literally the last item in Trump's policy plan, yet major changes are likely on his watch [98d]
- UK tax collector's phone service 'deliberately' bad to push users online, say MPs [98d]
- Former Amazon exec appointed as chair of UK's competition watchdog [98d]
- Business value from GenAI remains elusive despite IT spending boom [98d]
- Ransomware scum make it personal for Reg readers by impersonating tech support [98d]
- China claims major fusion advance and record after 17-minute Tokamak run [98d]
- Google DeepMind CEO says 2025's the year we start popping pills AI helped invent [98d]
- Apple Intelligence turned on by default in upcoming macOS Sequoia 15.3, iOS 18.3 [98d]
- OpenAI and pals form biz to spend $500B on its own AI infrastructure [98d]
- PowerSchool theft latest: Decades of Canadian student records, data from 40-plus US states feared stolen [98d]
- App stores unconvinced by Trump's TikTok ban pause, which may itself be on shaky legal ground [98d]
- Atlassian's Bitbucket Cloud went down 'hard' today [98d]
- Patch procrastination leaves 50,000 Fortinet firewalls vulnerable to zero-day [98d]
- Trump hits undo on Biden AI order, EV mandate, emissions standards, and more [98d]
- Neural interface lets paralyzed person steer virtual quadcopter, opening new doors for gaming [99d]
- GLAAD Media Awards nominates Paper Mario after Nintendo restored trans representation [98d]
- Sega unveils a player account system [98d]
- Dozens of subreddits are banning X links from their communities [98d]
- Amazon includes a $200 gift card when you pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra [98d]
- Samsung teased a very slim phone called the Galaxy S25 Edge [98d]
- Samsung's Galaxy Watch for Kids software makes Wear OS a family affair [98d]
- Amazon to close Quebec facilities, but says it's not because of that new union [98d]
- Everything Samsung announced at the Galaxy S25 Unpacked event [98d]
- The Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup leans on AI to keep its cameras fresh [98d]
- Samsung borrows from the Apple Wallet playbook with layaway and tap-to-send for Wallet [98d]
- Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra hands-on: Faster, curvier and way more... AI-ier [98d]
- Samsung Galaxy S25 smartphones are powered by a custom Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC [98d]
- Samsung Galaxy S25 smartphones are powered by a custom Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC [98d]
- Here's how Samsung's new Galaxy S25 phones compare to each other [98d]
- Samsung Galaxy AI becomes more personal and cohesive [98d]
- Samsung retires S Pen Air Commands because no one was using them [98d]
- How to pre-order the new Samsung Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 Ultra smartphones [98d]
- The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is more AI-focused and tougher than before [98d]
- Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25+ hands-on: Slimmer, but a little too similar [98d]
- The Galaxy S25 and S25+ have more RAM and context-sensitive AI [98d]
- The Samsung Galaxy S25 doesn't fully support Qi2 on its own [98d]
- Circle to Search now offers one-tap actions for phone numbers, emails and URLs [98d]
- Korg joins the turntable craze with portable options for archiving, DJing and more [98d]
- Here's a look at Mike Mignola’s new book set in a macabre, folklore-inspired universe [98d]
- Keychron mechanical keyboards are up to 63 percent off right now [98d]
- Former Amazon Executive to run UK's antitrust agency [98d]
- Netflix raises subscription praises again, with its Standard plan now costing $18 per month [98d]
- YouTube Premium adds 256kbps audio 'experiment' for music videos [98d]
- Can our climate be saved by vacuuming carbon out of the skies [98d]
- Google is investing another billion dollars in Anthropic [98d]
- What we expect at the Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked 2025 event [98d]
- Watch the Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked 2025 event here [98d]
- Google reportedly made sure Israel's military had access to its AI tools [98d]
- Many Akai devices will soon support Native Instruments sound packs [98d]
- Plex update adds public reviews and profiles [98d]
- Sonic The Hedgehog 4 will arrive on March 19, 2027 [98d]
- Eleven percent of game developers were laid off in 2024, according to GDC survey [98d]
- OpenAI and Softbank team up for a $500 billion AI data center venture [98d]
- Transit app Moovit adds ticket-purchasing functionality throughout Europe [98d]
- The best streaming devices for 2025 [98d]
- Donald Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht [99d]
- Nearly 10 year later, Tumblr TV launches to all as a TikTok alternative [98d]
- Nearly 10 years later, Tumblr TV launches to all as a TikTok alternative [98d]
- Scale AI is facing a third worker lawsuit in about a month [98d]
- How to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads [98d]
- Rent-to-own startup Divvy Homes selling to Brookfield for about $1 billion [98d]
- Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI cracked when it hired Mustafa Suleyman, rival Marc Benioff says [98d]
- AngelList, CoinList partner to help crypto startups raise and manage funds [98d]
- Samsung Unpacked: Samsung teased an extra-thin S25 model at Unpacked [98d]
- Researchers develop a way to power wearables through human skin [98d]
- Samsung Unpacked: Samsung’s Galaxy S25 will support Content Credentials to identify AI-generated images [98d]
- This Week in AI: OpenAI gains an invaluable infrastructure advantage [98d]
- Streaming service Plex gets more social with public profiles and reviews [98d]
- Zombie nuclear reactors could be revived thanks to AI data center demand [98d]
- Samsung’s SmartThings to introduce AI features that simplify your daily routines [98d]
- Samsung Unpacked 2025: Samsung’s AI-focused Galaxy S25 Ultra ships February 7 for $1,300 [98d]
- Samsung Unpacked: The Samsung Galaxy S25’s side button fires up Google Gemini [98d]
- Samsung Unpacked 2025: Google is bringing improved hearing aid features [98d]
- Samsung Unpacked: Google makes Circle to Search more helpful [98d]
- Samsung Unpacked: Samsung’s Galaxy S25 arrives with a better Google Gemini [98d]
- Samsung Unpacked 2025: Samsung Galaxy S25 line compared [98d]
- Elon Musk and Sam Altman take to social media to fight over Stargate [98d]
- Samsung Unpacked 2025: Here’s how to watch and what we expect [98d]
- Livestream app Favorited, a new TikTok alternative, gets backing from a16z [98d]
- Trump administration fires members of cybersecurity review board in “horribly shortsighted” decision [98d]
- Dewey launches a solution to save your TikTok favorites … just in case [98d]
- YouTube launches speed controls and high-quality audio tests for Premium users [98d]
- TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 tickets now on sale: Lowest rates ever [98d]
- Anthropic reportedly secures an additional $1B from Google [98d]
- Conduent confirms outage was due to a cybersecurity incident [98d]
- AI apps saw over $1 billion in consumer spending in 2024 [98d]
- Trump open to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok [98d]
- Databricks closes $15.3B financing at $62B valuation, Meta joins as ‘strategic investor’ [98d]
- What PowerSchool isn’t saying about its ‘massive’ student data breach [98d]
- Ramp encroaches into digital bank territory with new treasury product [98d]
- Postman launches an AI agent builder on top of its API platform [98d]
- Sales knowledge automation platform 1up gets a third of its customer leads from memes [98d]
- Doti gives enterprises a flexible AI-powered search experience to unlock their data silos [98d]
- Lindus Health raises $55M to ‘fix the broken clinical trial industry’ [98d]
- Google hit with $12.6M fine in Indonesia for monopolistic practices in payment system [98d]
- Hindustan Unilever to acquire Peak XV-backed Minimalist for over $340M [98d]
- UK appoints ex-Amazon executive Doug Gurr as interim chair of antitrust body [98d]
- Indian fintech Jar turns cash flow positive [98d]
- Vertice raises $50M for its AI-powered SaaS spend platform [98d]
- Truecaller brings real-time caller ID to iPhone users [98d]
- Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht [99d]
- MrBeast is reportedly now among those trying to buy TikTok [99d]
- Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg sanctioned by judge for allegedly deleting emails [99d]
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- Will Samsung's new Galaxy AI features come to older devices? Here's what we know [98d]
- Samsung brings major updates to its security suite to keep even the smallest SMBs safe [98d]
- Quordle today – my hints and answers for Thursday, January 23 (game #1095) [98d]
- NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Thursday, January 23 (game #326) [98d]
- NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Thursday, January 23 (game #592) [98d]
- This obscure vendor is challenging mighty HP to the title of most powerful mini PC ever with a Ryzen AI Max+ 395 product [98d]
- What is Samsung's ambient sensing? Unpacking the new SmartThings AI features [98d]
- Samsung Galaxy Unpacked – 9 things we saw and learned, including the Galaxy S25 Ultra and Edge [98d]
- Retailer appears to spill Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti GPU release date as February 20 – but ominously there’s no mention of the RTX 5070 launch [98d]
- Behold, a USB flash drive which doubles as hardware-level antivirus [98d]
- We celebrate the Samsung Galaxy S25 launch event with a special episode of our podcast [98d]
- Samsung gave Android XR barely 5 seconds of screen time at Unpacked, but it still proved why it'll succeed where Apple failed [98d]
- A remote KVM with a free permanent VPN service able to run AI apps has just launched [98d]
- Forget iPhone 17 Air – Samsung just teased a Galaxy S25 Edge that’s so slim it barely exists [98d]
- Samsung just teased a tri-fold folding phone at Galaxy Unpacked 2025 [98d]
- Are you an educator or student? Google's new features for Chromebooks and more will make your life way easier [98d]
- World's first ever 'DNA book' sells for $65, is like a silver bullet and is 500KB in size; shame you can't actually read it [98d]
- Hands on: I tried the new Galaxy AI features in the S25 Ultra, and here’s what I thought [98d]
- Google has just announced the ability to chain actions in Gemini and it could change the way we use AI for good [98d]
- Samsung Galaxy S25 launch live – Galaxy Unpacked 2025 is go! [98d]
- Meta reportedly working on 3 new smart glasses including AR specs due in 2027, and an Oakley branded pair just for athletes [98d]
- Avengers: Doomsday won't feature one major hero as Doctor Strange star reveals he isn't part the highly anticipated Marvel movie's cast [98d]
- World's largest DDoS attack blocked, Cloudflare claims [98d]
- Is Nothing teasing a Pokémon collaboration with its latest cryptic launch hint? Or we just chasing our (Nine)tails? [98d]
- Ignore the Nintendo Switch 2 hype – the MSI Claw 8 AI+ is here to take the handheld gaming crown, if you can find one [98d]
- The Polestar 7 SUV is coming in 2026 – and it wants to take the fight to Tesla's Model Y [98d]
- China-linked cyberespionage group PlushDaemon used South Korean VPN service to inject malware [98d]
- Worrying Windows security issue patched by 7-Zip, so patch now [98d]
- AMD declares battle of Ryzen 9950X3D vs 9800X3D for gaming will be a dead heat – so gamers may as well buy the cheaper CPU [98d]
- Samsung Galaxy Watch for Kids gets a surprise Unpacked launch - with a Marvel twist [98d]
- Everything new on Max in February 2025 [98d]
- ‘You’re fired’ - Salt Typhoon investigative body gets the axe in US government cuts [98d]
- Your Samsung Galaxy Ring might be the key to a smarter home thanks to SmartThings' connected device roadmap [98d]
- Meta announces major Quest 3 home theater update – but I want to know when it'll make it easier to watch 3D films in VR [98d]
- Quick thinking: snap decisions in the era of real-time analytics [98d]
- Navigating the rising costs of AI inference in the era of large-scale applications [98d]
- ChatGPT security flaw could open the gate for devastating cyberattack, expert warns [98d]
- Netflix prices are becoming a joke –here's the one streaming tactic I'm using to survive 2025 [98d]
- Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 GPU stock shortage rumors are piling high – and now there’s a suggestion the RTX 5070 could be delayed [98d]
- Microsoft has fixed an incredibly annoying Outlook crash issue [98d]
- Nvidia RTX 5090 Founders Edition is possibly the best-looking GPU I've seen in a while - here's everything included in the box [98d]
- Mac users targeted with new malware, so be on your guard [98d]
- Samsung and Meta are looking into earbuds with cameras, following Apple’s AirPods’ lead [98d]
- Trump pardons Silk Road dark web market creator Ross Ulbricht [98d]
- John Malkovich and The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri get swept up in a pop music cult in first trailer for A24’s Opus – and it's gone straight to the top of my watch list [98d]
- Free updates are coming to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 after launch, including the ability to get a haircut [98d]
- Dangerous new botnet targets webcams, routers across the world [98d]
- US Age verification laws put your privacy at risk – and "VPNs are not a solution” [98d]
- New Sega Account service offers free rewards for Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii and Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis when you sign up [98d]
- The critical role of delivering reliable connectivity for thriving businesses [98d]
- Cancer survival rate drastically improved by muscle strength and fitness – Here are 3 ways to get started [98d]
- Many schools still don’t have basic cybersecurity measures, research reveals [98d]
- The iPhone 16 is getting a neat Apple Intelligence upgrade with iOS 18.3 – here are 3 new tricks I'm excited about [98d]
- "Anonymity is not a fundamental right": experts disagree with Europol chief's request for encryption back door [98d]
- OpenAI signs deal with Oracle, Softbank for $500bn expansion across US [98d]
- iPhone 17 Air’s radical redesign teased in supposedly leaked images – but is it real? [98d]
- Potential US tariffs could hike game prices and hurt physical releases [98d]
- Last-minute Samsung Galaxy S25 rumor reveals possible pre-order perks [98d]
- The first Android 16 beta could land today – with a big change for your notifications [98d]
- Microsoft’s exclusive cloud deal with OpenAI is coming to an end [98d]
- Fitbit issues battery overheating warning over two of its most popular watches – and it might compensate you if you're affected [98d]
- Microsoft officially reveals the Pulse Cipher Xbox Wireless Controller and yes, you can pre-order one now [98d]
- Samsung Galaxy S25 series photos show off the phones and their boxes, hours ahead of launch [98d]
- Netflix just got more expensive – here's how much your next bill will go up by [98d]
- What companies can learn from the gold rush for the AI boom [98d]
- Dyson Airwrap's dreamy new colorways might finally tip me over into buying one [98d]
- Apple's next iOS and macOS update will turn on Apple Intelligence if your iPhone or Mac can run it [98d]
- Five ways Trump's new policies will impact electric vehicles in the US [99d]
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- NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Wednesday, January 22 (game #325) [99d]
- Quordle today – my hints and answers for Wednesday, January 22 (game #1094) [99d]
- NYT Connections today — my hints and answers for Wednesday, January 22 (game #591) [99d]
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