The Brutalist Report

FastCompany

• Worker shortages could define the 2025 global economy. Here’s why [341d]
• Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban. No one knows what comes next [341d]
• Is Joann Fabric going out of business? Retailer warns of possible liquidation in second Chapter 11 bankruptcy [341d]
• An ‘alcohol facts’ label could be headed to U.S. wine bottles [341d]
• Elon Musk’s Starship rocket explodes during SpaceX flight test [341d]
• ‘We’d rather be Chinese’: TikTok ‘refugees’ are using App Store reviews of RedNote to criticize the U.S. government and American life [341d]
• American Express will pay over $138 million to settle fraud investigation [341d]
• ‘This is a disaster’: Major fire erupts at California power plant [341d]
• The vibe shift of Trump’s second term, summed up in one telling tagline [341d]
• TikTok ban will not be enforced by Biden [341d]
• ‘There’s no stone left unturned’: Alejandro Mayorkas on bringing AI into the DHS [341d]
• Starbucks proves it was never really a ‘third place’ [341d]
• L.A. was already behind on its Olympics prep. The wildfires will make it so much worse [341d]
• Makers of autonomous vehicles want to change the world—but first they want to change regulations [341d]
• Try the ‘Work Backwards’ method to work smarter and live better [341d]
• Stuck in a rut? This radical approach can provide a powerful shift [341d]
• Graza, Ayoh, and now Hidden Valley Ranch: inside the squeeze bottle’s grocery aisle take over [341d]
• I tried living without a car in rural America—I lasted only 2 weeks [341d]
• Trump’s inauguration headshot is the first true portrait of our post-conventions era [341d]
• Designers are exploring the crushing, lasting impact of domicide [341d]
• The Grand Central Hall stunt for ‘Severance’ was genius. Its LinkedIn profile might be even better [341d]
• How America’s wealth map has changed [341d]
• The L.A. fires should be studied. Here’s why [341d]
• Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is a growing risk that isn’t well understood [341d]
• 7 sleep myths that could be ruining your rest [342d]
• Why we need to unleash a regenerative revolution [342d]
• 3 big predictions for AI in financial services in 2025 [342d]
• With full speed ahead on AI investment, does ROI matter? [342d]
• Modular design makes tech personal (and repairable) [342d]
• 3 lessons in leadership I learned from the bass guitar [342d]
• Americans keep falsely claiming this random man from Vancouver is RedNote’s CEO [342d]
• Walmart is facing backlash from investors after cutting DEI programs [342d]
• TikTok refugees or propagandists? China’s RedNote users share mixed responses to U.S. influx [342d]
• ‘Welcome, TikTok refugee’: Duolingo sees a 216% spike in U.S. users learning Mandarin [342d]
• Energy utilities get nearly $23 billion from Biden administration to fix energy infrastructure [342d]
• How to test out the new Nintendo Switch 2 [342d]
• Nintendo announces Switch 2, the sequel to its greatest console [342d]
• One reason the U.S. government is so spooked by TikTok: AI [342d]
• How Google is partnering with Indian farms to offset carbon emissions [342d]
• Loan officer: I’m seeing more homebuyers with $8K to $10K mortgage payments [342d]