The Brutalist Report - tech
- Google rolls out its Veo video model globally within Google Ads, allowing advertisers to create 10-second videos for YouTube from up to three static images (Anu Adegbola/Search Engine Land) [1d]
- AI research conference NeurIPS reverses a policy change banning papers from researchers at any entity under US sanctions after backlash from Chinese researchers (Eduardo Baptista/Reuters) [1d]
- Sony Japan temporarily suspends fulfillment of orders for nearly all of its CFexpress and SD memory card product lines due to solid state memory shortages (Jaron Schneider/PetaPixel) [1d]
- Sources: Meta plans to debut two Ray-Ban smart glasses models next week intended for prescription wearers, to be sold mainly via prescription eyewear channels (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) [1d]
- Anthropic adjusts Claude session limits and says users will use up their limits faster during peak hours, amid compute strain due to Claude's new popularity (Brent D. Griffiths/Business Insider) [1d]
- Toronto-based quantum computing company Xanadu's stock closed up 15% in its trading debut on Nasdaq; it also began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (Josh Scott/BetaKit) [1d]
- Sources: Physical Intelligence, which is developing AI models for robotics, is discussing a new funding round of about $1B that would value it at $11B+ (Bloomberg) [1d]
- Court docs: Zuckerberg texted Musk approvingly about his work with DOGE in February 2025, offering to "take down content doxxing or threatening" DOGE staffers (Karissa Bell/Engadget) [1d]
- Tech stocks suffer their worst week in almost a year, driven by the Iran war and Meta's legal defeats; Meta fell 11%, Alphabet fell ~9%, and Microsoft fell ~7% (Ari Levy/CNBC) [1d]
- US memory chip stocks lost ~$100B in market value this week, led by Micron's 15% drop, after Google Research detailed its TurboQuant compression algorithm (Financial Times) [1d]
- Filing: Kalshi has secured a license allowing it to offer margin trading to users, which would make the platform more appealing to institutional investors (Bloomberg) [1d]
- The Trump administration launches the White House app, promising news "straight from the source, no filter", with news, live, social, and gallery sections (Emily Goodin/New York Post) [1d]
- The FBI confirms Iran-linked Handala breached Kash Patel's personal email and the data accessed was "historical in nature" and involves no government info (TechCrunch) [1d]
- Sources: Google nears a deal to help finance Nexus Data Centers' Texas campus that is leased to Anthropic, as Google deepens its partnership with the AI startup (Financial Times) [1d]
- China's broadening Manus review raises doubts about the "Singapore-washing" model; sources: Meta moved 100+ Manus employees to Singapore in early March (Anniek Bao/CNBC) [1d]
- Microsoft will lease Crusoe's 900 MW data center in Abilene, Texas, after Oracle and OpenAI reportedly withdrew, with the first building expected by mid-2027 (Matt Day/Bloomberg) [1d]
- Iran-linked hacker group Handala Hack Team claims the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email and publishes some documents online (Reuters) [1d]
- Meta agrees to fund Entergy Louisiana's new energy infrastructure for its Louisiana data center, including seven natural gas power plants (Nicholas G. Miller/Wall Street Journal) [1d]
- Sources: Aetherflux, founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt to develop orbital data centers, aims to raise $250M to $300M in a Series B at a $2B valuation (Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- Anthropic says it's testing an AI model that's a "step change" in performance after a draft blog in an unsecured data store revealed the Claude Mythos model (Beatrice Nolan/Fortune) [2d]
- OpenAI launches Codex plugins to standardize repeatable AI workflows, with 20+ initial integrations such as Figma, Notion, Gmail, and Slack (David Gewirtz/ZDNET) [2d]
- Sony says it plans to raise the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles globally beginning on April 2; the PS5 will cost $650, PS5 Digital $600, and PS5 Pro $900 (Emma Roth/The Verge) [2d]
- Unity plans to shut down its ironSource advertising network on April 30 and has begun the process of divesting Supersonic, its casual game publishing arm (Sophie Shulman/CTech) [2d]
- SoftBank says it has secured a $40B bridge loan maturing in 2027 from JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and other banks, to fund further investment in OpenAI (Akash Sriram/Reuters) [2d]
- Sources: Alibaba and ByteDance plan to order Huawei's new 950PR AI chip after tests show better CUDA compatibility; Huawei targets ~750K 950PR shipments in 2026 (Reuters) [2d]
- Sources: Moonshot AI may scrap its Cayman structure for a China or Hong Kong entity to prepare for a Hong Kong IPO and plans to raise funding at ~$18B valuation (Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- Meta's Oversight Board says Community Notes aren't a proper substitute for fact checking, and warns expanding them beyond the US could pose human rights risks (Andrew Deck/Nieman Lab) [2d]
- Tazapay, which builds cross-border payment infrastructure for fintech and web3 firms, says it closed a Series B extension, bringing its total Series B to $36M (Zoltan Vardai/Cointelegraph) [2d]
- Steno, which offers an AI-powered case transcript analysis tool for legal professionals, raised a $49M Series C led by Savano Capital Partners (Kyt Dotson/SiliconANGLE) [2d]
- Miami-based telehealth company eMed raised a $200M Series A at a $2B+ valuation to advance its agentic AI platform and more; Tom Brady participated in the round (Sneha S K/Reuters) [2d]
- Senior Trump officials say SMIC has been sending chipmaking tools to Iran for about a year; the US has sanctioned the company over alleged Chinese military ties (Reuters) [2d]
- NY-based Blossom Health, which makes an "AI copilot" to augment psychiatrists' clinical decisions and automate office tasks, raised $20M in seed and Series A (Lily Mae Lazarus/Fortune) [2d]
- Sources: SpaceX's IPO plans include visits to its sites, unusual lockups for early investors, and preferential treatment for investors in Musk's other companies (Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- Source: Elon Musk is discussing allocating as much as 30% of SpaceX's IPO to individual investors, at least three times the usual retail slice (Reuters) [2d]
- Q&A with New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez about the New Mexico and LA social media trials, Big Tech's "Big Tobacco" moment, what it means for Congress, and more (Tyler Katzenberger/Politico) [2d]
- Source: Thrive Holdings has landed $1B in commitments for a new fundraising deal and is considering raising at least another $1B after strong investor interest (Bloomberg) [2d]
- I used Gemini’s new AI memory importing feature, and now it knows as much about me as ChatGPT [1d]
- 'From 16 hours to under 5 minutes': How Gen AI is turning fraud into a $400B+ global industry — and experts warn that it’s just the beginning [1d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, March 28 (game #1524) [1d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, March 28 (game #755) [1d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, March 28 (game #1021) [1d]
- 'The next evolution of the Arm compute platform': AGI CPU is Arm's first in-house AI chip, Meta and OpenAI sign up as early clients — and it might have picked the perfect time to launch [1d]
- Celebrate the weekend in the perfect way by picking up an 80% discount on your first two months of Paramount Plus Premium [1d]
- A CyberSUV could be on the way — as Elon Musk claims that Tesla is working on 'something way cooler than a minivan' [1d]
- Claude is limiting usage more aggressively during peak hours — here’s what changed [1d]
- One penguin that isn't suitable for kids? Linux will now carry out age verification checks [1d]
- I thought the Lego smart brick was the worst idea ever — but I just built my first set with it and now I’m in love [1d]
- 'Totally wild': mini PC vendor delivers most powerful computer under $400 with savage 48% discount and it’s a great alternative to the Apple Mac mini [1d]
- Back up and secure your computers with Acronis True Image — now 50% off for a limited time [1d]
- Don't tell the boss: I found the 12 best hybrid office and gaming chairs in Amazon's Big Spring Sale [1d]
- How to watch HBO Max for less in 2026 [1d]
- 'No clicks, no permission prompts. Just visit a page, and an attacker completely controls your browser': Experts warn Claude Chrome extension could let hackers hijack your online browsing [1d]
- 'A pleasure to print': Finally, our best printer for the home office gets a price cut in Amazon's Spring Sale — save $100 on this feature-packed Epson EcoTank ink tank unit [1d]
- Forget the Oakley Meta Vanguard — these lesser-known smart specs for runners incorporate a real heads-up display [1d]
- Black Ops 7 Season 3 is almost here — and it's full of Call of Duty nostalgia [1d]
- Kodak’s 65x zoom ‘bridge’ camera is back – but I’m not about to take it on safari [1d]
- Don't sleep on this great Acronis Cyber Protect deal with 20% off [1d]
- 'Each vulnerability exposes a different class of enterprise data': LangChain framework hit by several worrying security issues — here's what we know [1d]
- There's no escaping price hikes on gaming hardware — and that's why it's time to make a move for a new handheld now [1d]
- Testing shows Dell XPS 16 just hit 27 hours of battery life — meaning it's the longest-lasting laptop ever [1d]
- Are American VPN users at risk of 'warrantless' government surveillance? Lawmakers now demand answers [1d]
- Don't risk paying more — pick up a PS Portal now before the upcoming April price hike [1d]
- Here's how to beat the massive PS5 and PS5 Pro price hikes next month [1d]
- 50 years of Apple [1d]
- You don't have to spend loads on an Apple Watch just for its fitness features — the Fitbit Inspire 3 talks a big fitness game, and it's record-low at Amazon [1d]
- 'Some of our employees fear job loss, and it turns them away from AI altogether': AI is helping boost productivity for some workers — but others still say they're afraid to use it [1d]
- Minisforum AI X1 Pro-470 AI mini PC review: A powerful and stylish mini desktop computer, but upgrade the RAM first to unlock its full potential [1d]
- New to HBO Max? Here are 3 huge drama shows you shouldn't miss now they're streaming in the UK [1d]
- Ask the experts special! We're running a live Q&A on Amazon's Big Spring Sale and we want your shopping questions [1d]
- Anycubic Photon P1 3D printer review: A huge step up for the company, and while aspects are simplistic, I can't argue with the print quality [1d]
- I’ve used a Mac in every decade since the 1980s — Apple’s 50-year journey still feels magical [1d]
- The four shifts reshaping Microsoft 365 security and resilience [1d]
- I've spent hours shopping Amazon's Big Spring sale — here are 25 deals that I wouldn't want to miss [1d]
- The difference between tools and outcomes: what real integration looks like [1d]
- 'This is a final warning': Hackers say they'll leak "several terabytes" of ZenBusiness data [1d]
- Strengthening cybersecurity in education through private sector partnership [1d]
- As 4chan mocks UK regulators, will Ofcom turn to its 'last resort'? [1d]
- Don't get the Apple Watch Ultra 3 — Amazon has a record-low deal on the Apple Watch Ultra 2, and it's just as powerful and accurate [1d]
- The PlayStation Portal, PS5, and PS5 Pro are getting huge price hikes next month, Sony confirms [1d]
- 7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, and more this weekend (March 27) [1d]
- Secure your data with a massive 75% off the price of Carbonite cloud backup [2d]
- My most played game of 2026 is now so cheap it equates to just 7p per hour of entertainment — but the offer only lasts for a limited time [2d]
- English learning app used by Sony and Paramount put millions of users at risk [2d]
- Summer heat will turn any gaming room into a sauna — and that's why I'm investing in a new portable AC early [2d]
- The 4.5-star Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro 'knock it out the park' — and now you can save £50 with this code [2d]
- 'Congress is way behind where it should be in understanding the nature of this revolution and its impacts': New bill from Bernie Sanders and AOC wants to try and pause US data center construction [2d]
- My favorite Dell laptop deal for business professionals and students is back under $500 right now [2d]
- iOS 26.4 age verification is proving a disaster for some users — here's how to fix it or stop the update [2d]
- Battery life just dethroned price as the biggest driver of smartphone purchases — and AI doesn't come close [2d]
- Currys kicks off its Easter sale early — I've found the 16 best offers on laptops, TVs, headphones, appliances, and more [2d]
- How a TechRadar investigation pushed Surfshark to overhaul its data collection [2d]
- 'Sign of the times': Panasonic launches a USB-C version of its cheap wired earbuds, because who has a headphone jack any more? [2d]
- MacBook Air M5 vs MacBook Air M4 — both are on sale right now, but which is the better buy? [2d]
- Upgrade Your Home Office and earn an Exclusive Reward with Herman Miller [2d]
- Apple fans declare the ‘end of an era’ as the Mac Pro is discontinued — with its $700 accessory dubbed the ‘worst’ Apple product ever [2d]
- 'There’s a huge new shift coming along': Coca-Cola and Walmart CEOs both say increasing AI usage behind them stepping down [2d]
- How to watch Peacock from anywhere [2d]
- Now's a great time to upgrade your gaming mouse — these 3 Razer models have been tried and tested, and get the TechRadar stamp of approval [2d]
- My apartment is always sparkling clean, and I owe it all to these two robots [2d]
- This brand secretly makes some of the best controllers around — and this one might be my favorite [2d]
- The mobile app traffic your security team can't see — and AI agents are generating it [2d]
- One of my favorite games of 2025 is finally coming to Xbox this summer — Dispatch [2d]
- Hades 2, one of our top games of 2025, finally launches on PS5 and Xbox in April with new 'bonus content and quality-of-life improvements' [2d]
- Is this a whole new Microsoft? The fix Windows 11 campaign is already in high gear, and I'm loving that execs are seriously engaging with users [2d]
- This 4TB WD_Black SN7100 NVMe SSD deal is so good I had to check twice to make sure my eyes weren't playing tricks on me [2d]
- Five signs your infrastructure is stalling your AI strategy [2d]
- What is the macOS Finder on your new MacBook Neo? Here’s your complete beginner’s guide on the Mac’s file organizer [2d]
- TikTok for Business accounts targeted in phishing campaign — here's how to stay safe [2d]
- Beyond Paradise season 4 puts Humphrey and Martha's problems 'into sharp focus' — but stars promise 'something more solid' is ahead [2d]
- The cost of Netflix has just gone up in the US again — and it's 'only a matter of time' before the rest of us are hit with more price rises [2d]
- What RAM crisis? — Save $178 on 64GB of super-fast Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 using this special code and nab a free gift too [2d]
- I'm a running watch expert — this is the best value Garmin watch around right now, and I've personally used it to run the London Marathon [2d]
- ‘This was never just about sex’ — ChatGPT’s ‘adult mode’ being shelved reveals a much bigger AI problem [2d]
- Physical AI: The Next Great Manufacturing Shift [2d]
- How to watch E3 Saxo Bank Classic 2026: Live stream cycling online from anywhere for FREE [2d]
- Lloyds admits nearly half a million banking customers affected by account glitch exposing transaction data [2d]
- 'When can you dare to be brave and say how you actually feel?': Harry Potter TV series star Paapa Essiedu is unrecognizable in new heartbreaking BBC drama Babies [2d]
- Telstra mobile customers set for a second price hike in 12 months — is it enough to finally convince you to switch? [2d]
- How to watch Japanese Grand Prix 2026 F1: Live Stream, Preview, Schedule [2d]
- Forget 2Gbps NBN — NBN Co’s latest full-fibre speed trial proves the network can go much, much faster [2d]
- Google's AI-powered conversational Search Live tool is going global — with real-time answers now available in more languages [2d]
- What is the release date for Marshals: A Yellowstone Story episode 5 on CBS and Paramount+? [2d]
- I took the iPad Air and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft drawing in the park — and there's only one I want to use in direct sunlight [2d]
- AI is making us all sound the same at work — I tested it to see if it’s true [2d]
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- IPL Cricket 2026 Livestream: How to Watch the Indian Premier League From Anywhere [1d]
- New Vizio TVs Will Require Walmart Accounts, Report Says [1d]
- 4 Different Futures for Quantum Computing Converge at Nvidia GTC [1d]
- Hope, Hype or Horror? 'The AI Doc' Director Charlie Tyrell Questions What Comes Next [1d]
- Meta Gets Called Out by Its Own Oversight Board Over Expanding Community Notes [1d]
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- Work Smarter With Acer's New AI-Powered Swift Laptops [1d]
- I Didn't Want a Harry Potter Reboot, but the New Trailer Has Me Under Its Spell [1d]
- Snag AMC Plus, MGM Plus or Starz for $3 Per Month on the Roku Channel [1d]
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- Anime Fans: The Crunchyroll App Is Now on Apple TV [1d]
- Do You Know Your VPN’s Jurisdiction? Your Privacy Depends on It [2d]
- PlayStation Prices Increasing Next Week: Prepare for $900 for a PS5 Pro [2d]
- A Trio of Stars: The Spring Triangle Is Visible All Spring. Here's How to See It [2d]
- Hulu's New Crime Caper Comedy Is a Raucous Shoot 'Em Up Throwback [2d]
- The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Moves on From Mass Effect but Keeps Companions Close [2d]
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- iPhone Battery Draining Faster After iOS 26.4? Don't Panic [2d]
- Vibration Plates Are Popular Among Wellness Influencers. Here’s What Experts Say About the Trend [2d]
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