The Brutalist Report

Fortune

• The Strait of Hormuz is a critical choke point for global energy markets, but there are ways to get around it [41d]
• Interest on the $38.8 trillion national debt has tripled since 2020, and it already costs taxpayers more than defense and Medicaid [41d]
• Trump’s strikes on Iran could cost American economy as much as $210 billion, top budget expert says [41d]
• ‘Could it kill someone?’ A Seoul woman allegedly used ChatGPT to carry out two murders in South Korean motels [41d]
• Energy markets offer ‘relatively small reaction’ to Iran war, but prices would spike if oil and gas aren’t flowing by the end of the week [41d]
• Oil markets are bracing for $100 barrels and a redux of a 1970s-era crisis but ‘three times the scale,’ analyst warns [41d]
• CEO of America’s largest Social Security advisory firm: Trump’s big tax cut ‘did not help’ [41d]
• OpenAI’s Pentagon deal raises new questions about AI and mass surveillance [41d]
• ‘That resume goes right into the garbage’: Kevin O’Leary says it’s a ‘horrific signal’ for Gen Z to bring their parents to job interviews [41d]
• Iran has the intent—and increasingly the tools—for AI-powered cyberattacks [41d]
• Anthropic’s Claude overtakes ChatGPT in App Store as users boycott over OpenAI’s $200 million Pentagon contract [41d]
• Tech giants see a cure for cancer in AI. But Eli Lilly’s CEO finds it ‘not particularly good’ at solving biology or chemistry problems [41d]
• The war in Iran could lead to a ‘guaranteed global recession’ because of one chokepoint that is crucial to the world economy, analyst says [41d]