The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• Bandcamp’s new owner lays off half the company [798d]
• Max Q: Psyche(d) [798d]
• Google lobbies against legally mandated age verification for minors [798d]
• WebSummit derailed by founder’s public fight with those supporting Israel in Hamas war [798d]
• Kia opens orders for its flagship all-electric 2024 EV9 SUV [798d]
• Archer Aviation to launch air taxis in Abu Dhabi in 2026 [798d]
• Solid co-founders call FTV Capital’s fraud claims ‘completely baseless and incorrect’ [798d]
• Zipcar hit with feds’ first-ever fine for renting out recalled cars [799d]
• Twitch launches stories for streamers [799d]
• Netflix’s cloud gaming service begins tests in U.S. [799d]
• Flexport kicks off restructuring with layoffs [799d]
• The NVCA Model Legal Documents reach legal drinking age: A retrospective [799d]
• Will seed deals ever stop getting more expensive? [799d]
• ByteDance’s video editor CapCut targets businesses with AI ad scripts and AI-generated presenters [799d]
• Meta negotiations with moderators in Kenya over labor dispute collapse [799d]
• LinkedIn confirms it will cut a further 668 jobs, bringing the total to nearly 1,400 this year [799d]
• Observability startup Pantomath lands $14M to automate data pipelines [799d]
• From concept to patent: 4 key steps for AI entrepreneurs [799d]
• Xpanceo, a deep tech startup, raises $40M to focus on smart contact lenses [799d]
• Mac users are embracing AI apps, study finds, with 42% using AI apps daily [799d]
• Investors have not given up on web3 gaming [799d]
• Spotify is launching a personalized in-app Merch Hub [799d]
• YouTube gets new AI-powered ads that let brands target special cultural moments [799d]
• Urban Sky closes $9.75M Series A to scale Earth imaging operations using reusable balloons [799d]
• Live commerce startup TalkShopLive launches new app for sellers to broadcast on mobile [799d]
• Creative Force, now with $8.9M, gives e-commerce workflows an AI treatment [799d]
• Accessercise’s app makes it easier for people with disabilities to exercise [799d]
• Leucine makes drug manufacturing compliance less onerous [799d]
• Uber sexual assault survivors score a win, down goes another SPAC and why EV battery plants remain a UAW sticking point [799d]
• General Catalyst and European early stage fund La Famiglia ‘join forces’ to invest in European startups [799d]
• Australia fines X for failing to provide information about child abuse content [799d]
• Asia emerges as a promising haven amid the crypto winter [799d]