The Brutalist Report

FastCompany

• ‘It just feels a bit much’: Boo baskets are the latest Halloween TikTok trend to spark backlash among parents [24d]
• Dropbox lays off 20% of its workforce as CEO blames ‘excess layers of management’ for stunted growth [24d]
• Elon Musk wants everyone to have more kids—but a Trump presidency won’t help families [24d]
• Robert Downey Jr. threatens to sue any future executives who use his AI replica [24d]
• U.S. picks winning bids in the Atlantic coast’s first commercial sale for floating offshore wind [24d]
• The Harris campaign is running the biggest political ad of all time on the Sphere [24d]
• Arizona students just pressured the Tucson school district to pass an aggressive climate resolution [24d]
• DOT and Delta reveal plans for wheelchair-adaptive seats on planes [24d]
• Google’s AI-aided cloud computing gains heat up the race against Amazon, Microsoft [25d]
• JPMorgan Chase is suing customers over the viral check fraud scam [25d]
• TGI Fridays list of closing restaurants keeps growing as store locator keeps shrinking [25d]
• Court sides with Elon Musk over a 2018 dispute with the United Auto Workers [25d]
• Why U.S. union steelworkers are optimistic about clean energy jobs [25d]
• Elon Musk wants you to submit medical data to his AI chatbot [25d]
• Why the upcoming U.S. jobs report will be one of the most distorted in years [25d]
• 7 last-minute Halloween costume ideas inspired by memes and pop culture in 2024 [25d]
• Billions spent on swing state political ads is leaving voters frazzled [25d]
• U.S. shippers are avoiding East Coast ports. Here’s why [25d]
• Amid backlash and fears, AI startups are quietly creeping into Hollywood [25d]
• This state accidentally posted voting system passwords online [25d]
• What a post-AI bubble world would look like for the server GPU market [25d]
• Reddit stock price: 3 reasons why RDDT is soaring to all-time highs [25d]
• The most promising new email app I’ve seen in years [25d]
• The ‘gay Halloween’ costumes taking over X are a hyper-online ode to queer subculture [25d]
• The MoMA store’s new collab with Luna Luna brings Keith Haring to your home [25d]
• How do I know if I should turn down a promotion? [25d]
• Nobody saw Tony Hinchcliffe upending the election. Maybe they should have [25d]
• A look at the food science behind a classic Halloween candy: the Snickers bar [25d]
• Cami Téllez, cofounder of Parade underwear, wants to revive this 55-year-old hosiery brand [25d]
• The 15 best tech-themed horror films of all time [25d]
• Michigan’s auto industry is poised for an EV revival. Would a Trump presidency slam the brakes? [25d]
• How to deal with a narcissistic boss, according to a psychotherapist [25d]
• 3 lessons on how to have a long, fulfilling career I learned from my cats [25d]
• This new shoe brand wants to be the Sweetgreen of footwear [25d]
• The 2024 election is an opportunity to modernize our transportation system [25d]
• Why RTO mandates are often hypocritical, according to a business professor [25d]
• Why are people falling for this fake Dominion Voting logo? [25d]
• The U.K.’s Royal Mail plans to save Christmas deliveries with 2.5 million IoT Pixels [25d]
• Debunking 3 common myths about keeping the Electoral College [25d]
• Inside Ikea’s thoughtfully designed tiny house [25d]
• Broken polling machines? Missing from the registered voter list? Here’s what to do if your vote is challenged [25d]
• Why the Halloween candy scare still haunts America [25d]
• How net metering helps homeowners lower their energy bills over time [25d]
• How to write a rejection email that doesn’t suck [25d]
• If Trump wins the election, 20 million people could lose their healthcare subsidies [25d]
• Voters are writing in memes as their presidential picks—and bragging about it on TikTok [25d]