The Brutalist Report

Business Insider

• Meta is 'throwing spaghetti at the wall' with its AI strategy, one analyst warns [6d]
• Mark Zuckerberg's 'AI is great, really' PR campaign is in full swing. Here's a better idea. [6d]
• Microsoft keeps capex forecast unchanged, becoming one of the first data center giants to hold the line on AI spending [6d]
• These charts show how the number of Big Tech employees is changing as companies embrace AI [6d]
• Microsoft CFO's internal memo tells employees that its biggest AI bets are paying off [6d]
• Market moves and 'a good family fight:' top takeaways from the July Fed meeting [6d]
• Only 6 movies have ever made $2 billion at the box office — here they all are [6d]
• Lilian Weng flips from Thinking Machines to OpenAI after saying the startup's pace hurt her health [6d]
• Ella Langley's megahit 'Choosin' Texas' proves country has become the sound of summer [6d]
• 30% savings and an NYC private label: What to know about Mamdani's city-run grocery stores [6d]
• I'm in over $100,000 in student loan debt, but I'm not using my degrees. I now often wonder if college was worth it. [6d]
• My daughter's squishy toy burst on her legs. We ended up in the emergency room. [6d]
• Disney is ditching Microsoft's GitHub Copilot and adding OpenAI's Codex [6d]
• Ina Garten's Greek panzanella salad will transport you to Greece, no passport required [6d]
• Robotics startup Generalist AI is in talks to raise a new funding round at a $3 billion valuation [6d]
• I moved to Paris 2 years ago. My dream career is still on hold, and I often question if I truly belong here. [6d]
• He spent years beside Stan Lee. His footage became the documentary nobody wanted you to see. [6d]
• I took over the family business at 26 after my father died. Finishing his final project helped me grieve. [6d]
• 'The Diary of a CEO' star Steven Bartlett has lost 4 key podcast staffers in recent months [6d]
• AI's power crunch could get a boost from old EV batteries [6d]
• Mark Cuban and Michal Burry warn the AI boom is dangerously reliant on Nvidia [6d]
• I've been to all 20 regions in Italy. The whole country has great food, but one region is a step above the rest. [6d]
• I'm an interior designer. Here are 10 things that I'd never have in my own home. [6d]
• I created no-spend days for my kids. They were easier for them than for me. [6d]
• Willie Nelson is fighting data centers near his Texas hometown: 'The last thing we need' [6d]
• I booked a budget-friendly, all-inclusive resort in Mexico for a family trip. I wouldn't do it again. [6d]
• How a $150 handheld fan became Europe's hottest status symbol [6d]
• I've traveled extensively while on a GLP-1. I wish someone had told me a few things before my first trip. [6d]
• Interior designers share 9 trends they'd like to see in more homes [6d]
• Whenever I host dinner parties, my friends beg me to make Joanna Gaines' decadent chocolate-cola cake [6d]
• Another presidential plane just got Trump's signature makeover. Take a look inside the C-32 jet used as Air Force Two. [6d]
• DoorDash is launching a competing drone delivery service [6d]
• I was afraid of cruises for years. After boarding my first, these 6 things surprised me the most. [6d]
• Xbox's new bet on advertising could shake up gaming — if players don't revolt [6d]
• The US Army's networked battlefield is taking shape. Spotty connections show the work ahead. [6d]
• Ukrainian soldier says the drone-filled 'zero line' is so dangerous that troops sometimes have to wait a week just to move 300 meters [6d]
• OpenAI’s chief economist says copying successful people’s careers is bad advice [6d]
• AI's latest casualty? The health of the people building it. [6d]
• My family of 5 moved in with my parents. It's saved us thousands, and not just in rent. [6d]
• Haribo is using mystery bags and pick-and-mix walls to turn its first US stores into Instagrammable marketing machines [6d]
• The Ellisons may still get Warner Bros. But it won't be easy. [6d]
• A Spanish professor struggled to save money in the US. Moving abroad helped him reach Lean FI at 47. [6d]
• The AI race is taking a toll on founders. Not everyone can afford to take a break. [6d]
• The 2 biggest mistakes companies are making with AI, according to PwC's US CEO [6d]
• Never mind the logo, my Cracker Barrel visit shows the food is the problem. [6d]
• Why Bali is in an uproar over a run club [6d]
• How this 18-year-old’s love of origami helped him win a $100,000 at a science fair [6d]
• The CEO behind this AI companion says its 'little aliens' are popular with a surprising demographic [6d]
• Sam Altman says he gets why people don't want AI data centers in their backyard [6d]
• I thought a 6-year break had ended my tech career. One thing made returning to work easier. [6d]
• One chart shows why your next job probably won't be at a big company — and where hiring is actually happening [6d]
• I'm the CEO of ClassPass and live in Montana. I love CrossFit and fly-fishing meetings — here's my routine. [6d]
• Thank you, Xi: Cheap Chinese AI may be the best thing to happen to American tech companies. [6d]
• Legora's buying spree has reached the courtroom [6d]
• The parasite panic didn't stop thousands of nutrition experts from chowing down on salad [6d]
• He wrote the bible on the modern internet. He's horrified at what he sees in 2026. [6d]
• What smart people are saying about Trump's ban on new Chinese humanoid robots [6d]
• Ukrainian troops' Amazon for battle drones sends gear to the front lines in 8 days, Kyiv says [6d]
• DoorDash's CEO says AI coding is not enough to make engineers more productive [6d]
• The 3 biggest takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg's media blitz [6d]
• Zendaya says Tom Holland has a quality she wishes she had more of [6d]
• Elon Musk's solar ambitions have shifted from powering homes to powering Tesla's AI era [7d]