The Brutalist Report

FastCompany

• Wall Street rebounds from Friday’s drop after Trump says ‘it will all be fine’ with China [23d]
• Retailers expected to pull back on holiday hiring amid economic uncertainty [23d]
• As Claire’s moves out of malls, an upstart piercing competitor takes its place [23d]
• Don’t let speed kill the neighborhood [23d]
• Disney has big plans for Hulu [23d]
• ‘Tron: Ares’ makes $33.5 million at box office debut, falling short of expectations [23d]
• Want a more sustainable food system? Vote with your dollars [23d]
• California adds privacy protections for immigrants as Democrat-led states resist Trump’s deportation campaign [23d]
• ‘WTF with Marc Maron’ ends with final guest Barack Obama [23d]
• Neuroscientists are suing Apple over its Apple Intelligence AI. Here’s why [23d]
• Less than 1% of people beat this CAPTCHA game that proves you’re human [23d]
• 3 researchers win the Nobel memorial prize in economics for work on ‘creative destruction’ [23d]
• Trump declares inflation ‘defeated’, but many Americans are feeling the burden of high prices [23d]
• Canva has a unprecedented plan to grow its users around the world. It involves meeting you in person [23d]
• Shutdown enters 12th day as Vance warns of new ‘painful’ cuts for government workers [23d]
• Rare earths and mining stocks are surging again today as Trump’s spat with China enters its second week [23d]
• E.l.f. CEO Tarang Amin reflects on a tumultuous 2025 [23d]
• We launched an AI agent and it flopped. Here’s what we learned—and why we’re trying again [23d]
• The emerging new job for humans AI just created [23d]
• Long Beach’s charming airport finally got the design upgrade it deserves [23d]
• Innovation hubs are struggling. Here’s what’s next [23d]
• This charming animation is a love letter to New York City’s subway [23d]
• The ‘Blue Dolphin’ Rule: Stop negative thoughts with emotional intelligence [23d]
• AI is booming—and the bust could be even bigger [23d]
• What’s open and closed on Columbus Day 2025? Holiday info for stores, banks, post offices, stock markets, pharmacies [23d]
• ‘It was for Botox’: Workers sneakily schedule errands on the clock [23d]