The Brutalist Report

Fortune

Drivers of Mercedes AMG cars file a class action lawsuit, claiming the front-seat logo gets so hot that it literally brands them and causes burns [18d]
Great disappointment will follow the Great Wealth Transfer as baby boomers pass on just a fraction of their fortune to millennials and Gen Xers [18d]
Iran issues long list of steep demands the U.S. must satisfy before the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened, including total compensation for war damage [18d]
Iranian officials are worried the U.S. blockade will cause an economic collapse and admit sanctions relief is desperately needed [18d]
With broad bipartisan support, Congress is about to give Trump ‘unchecked authority’ to impose new tariffs of up to 100% on top trading partners [18d]
Meet a 43-year-old woman who had a hysterectomy and thought she had cancer because of a hospital lab mixup [18d]
20% of Americans are already using AI for financial advice — another 70% don’t trust it [18d]
Trump’s lawyers in BBC lawsuit open the door to exposing all of his financial records — and scramble to close it [18d]
Southern Europe’s anti-immigrant attitude on display as Spain, Italy start checking each other’s passports [18d]
Michigan Democrats try to convince voters they don’t hate each other after vicious, photo-finish primary [18d]
The U.S. archivist Trump fired last year got Obama, Bush and Clinton to write about giving up power [18d]
Waiting 26 years ‘for this shoe to drop’: Musk’s AI company joins the fight to strip citizens of their power to sue [18d]
This 17-year-old grew up in ‘survival mode,’ then saw her college enrollment evaporate. ‘I’m definitely not really over that’ [18d]
Largest U.S. reservoir plummets to lowest level since it was filled some 90 years ago as water crisis deepens for western states [18d]
Appeals court blocks Trump’s White House ballroom for now, saying it’s up to Congress and ‘not a matter for Executive self-help’ [19d]
Samuel Alito defends his court decisions. ‘If that means a high correlation with what Trump wants, fine. If it means zero correlation…fine as well’ [19d]
California is cracking down on influencers who don’t disclose they were paid to post about politics — and could levy a $5,000 fine per violation [19d]
GOP senators look to pass Trump’s voting bill as part of a budget package that funds the Iran war and Pentagon after recess [19d]
Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general by narrowest of margins in the middle of the night [19d]
Berkshire Hathaway finally spends massive cash pile, buying $10 billion in Alphabet stock and repurchasing $4.5 billion in shares [19d]
This ‘hidden’ career path is in dire need of more workers—and it can pay Gen Z over $300,000 with no degree required [19d]
It’s not just Canadian tourists snubbing U.S. cities. Business leaders are cancelling more trips to America as geopolitical tensions continue [19d]
The tables have turned: Florida and Texas are the biggest losers in the housing market as Ohio emerges a surprise winner [19d]
AI labs shouldn’t be allowed to grade their own homework [19d]
AI is changing work faster than the data can keep up [19d]
Bill Ackman’s $35 billion hedge fund has under 50 employees and all of them — from janitors to receptionists — own millions in company stock [19d]
How Scott Bessent used financial engineering to finance the $2 trillion deficit while leaving it untouched—and created a $1.45 trillion shortfall [19d]
Ted Leonsis: the unmatched American advantage is adaptation [19d]
Meet the 33-year-old CEO betting on boomers chasing their grandkids—and millennials selling their first house [19d]
Vanguard Chief Economist: AI and jobs, still in an ATM phase [19d]
GrayMatter Robotics CEO: The FCC was right to ban Chinese robots. But protection alone won’t win the robotics race [19d]
CEO of the world’s largest workspace provider says commuting will be extinct by 2040—and your kids will think it’s ‘mad stuff’ professionals once did [19d]
How Chevron became the AI darling of Big Oil [19d]