The Brutalist Report

FastCompany

• Maybe Spotify knows more about you than you do [11d]
• Architects are embracing this ancient building technique to combat climate change—and soulless design [11d]
• Why this once-trendy DTC sneaker pioneer is pivoting to women’s vitamins [11d]
• WNBA star Paige Bueckers launches good-for-you snack Ragerz with Chris Paul’s brand Good Eat’n [11d]
• Walmart stock is making a historic change today. Here’s why WMT is moving from the NYSE to the Nasdaq [11d]
• Turning the tide on China’s dominance of the rare earth market is possible. Here’s what it would take [11d]
• This busy NYC neighborhood just got way more walkable [11d]
• For budding influencers, class is now in session [11d]
• Federal Housing Administration ban shifts non-permanent resident mortgage locks from boom to bust [11d]
• Why the U.S. Institute of Peace is now the ‘Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace’ [11d]
• ‘American Canto’ was designed to be a modern classic [11d]
• The AI players to watch in 2026 [11d]
• How Levi’s sells Americana to the world [11d]
• Why I don’t save for retirement (and neither should you) [11d]
• A $200-million Snowflake-Anthropic partnership could be a game changer for enterprise AI [11d]
• People on TikTok are dragging unlimited PTO [11d]
• It’s time to rethink ‘corporate purpose’ [11d]
• How to lead without losing yourself [11d]
• Here’s how AI is changing the way we talk [11d]
• Many workers plan to quit after cashing their year-end bonus checks [11d]
• The critical move most leaders miss after a crisis [11d]
• Getting rid of old furniture immediately starts lowering the toxic flame retardants in your body. Here’s why [12d]
• Fewer women then men want promotions [12d]
• The future of work can’t wait [12d]
• Every business is a snowflake [12d]
• A CIO’s playbook for AI investment [12d]
• The future of farming depends on supporting young farmers [12d]
• Golden Globe nominations are out: ‘One Battle After Another’ leads the way [12d]
• ICE location app developer sues government, not Apple, for app store removal [12d]
• Paramount Skydance launches a hostile takeover bid in last-ditch effort to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery [12d]
• How African fintech became an engine for global business [12d]
• Capital One takes the premium credit card arms race to the next level with Miami Art Week perks [12d]
• Meta battles Mass. in court over allegedly designing apps to be addictive to kids [12d]
• Trump proposes $12 billion aid package for farmers hit by his trade war [12d]
• The safest intersection on Earth (and why half the infrastructure profession hates it) [12d]
• Meet the new, influencer-stacked Pentagon press corps [12d]
• These vintage-inspired string lights are here to fix the ‘blue’ Christmas problem [12d]
• Why deep expertise is the secret to success for today’s entrepreneurs [12d]
• China’s trade surplus tops $1 trillion for the first time—even with Trump’s tariffs [12d]
• All you need to know about the increasingly complex sale of Warner Bros. Discovery [12d]
• National Park Service drops free admission for MLK Day, Juneteenth, and adds Trump’s birthday [12d]
• CFLT stock price: IBM deal to buy Confluent for $11 billion shows that investors still think AI is popping [12d]
• CFLT stock price: IBM deal to buy Confluent for $11 billion shows investors still think AI is popping [12d]
• What Nordic people do to cope with the winter blues [12d]
• Cinnabon worker fired after racist outburst at customers goes viral [12d]
• Letterboxd is now doing video rentals—and it goes hard on indie films. Here’s what to expect [12d]
• Louvre December strike adds to post-heist woes: How the museum’s bad year stacks up [12d]
• Trump hosts Kennedy Center Honors, praising honorees and slamming his foes [12d]
• Trump says Netflix-Warner Bros. deal ‘could be a problem’ [12d]