The Brutalist Report

Fortune

• Despite a $156 million contract, Knicks star Jalen Brunson still calls his parents for financial advice any time he makes a big purchase [25m]
• HUD suspends disaster funding to U.S. Virgin Islands housing authority, saying mismanagement has kept $1.3 billion from hurricane survivors [2h]
• Rich countries have cut road deaths by more than 30% in 30 years—but about 90% of fatal crashes now happen in poorer nations [2h]
• The rare ‘great conservation success story’ is happening off New England as $10 million over 10 years brings back the quirky oystercatcher bird [2h]
• Kalshi’s ‘chronically online’ war room figured out World Cup virality — and realized AI might be bringing back the monoculture [2h]