The Brutalist Report

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• Virtual physical therapist Hinge Health lays off 10% of its workforce [639d]
• Space Force tees up new ‘responsive space’ mission from Rocket Lab and True Anomaly [639d]
• Ford’s hands-free BlueCruise system was active before fatal Texas crash [640d]
• Internal pre-Starlink SpaceX financials show big spending on moonshot bets [640d]
• Walmart will deploy robotic forklifts in its distribution centers [640d]
• US says Russian hackers stole federal government emails during Microsoft cyberattack [640d]
• Introducing the ScaleUp Startups Program at Disrupt 2024 for Series A to B startups [640d]
• Taylor Swift’s music is back on TikTok, despite platform’s ongoing UMG dispute [640d]
• Quibi redux? Short drama apps saw record revenue in Q1 2024 [640d]
• Megan Thee Stallion’s favorite app is Pinterest, obviously [640d]
• UK’s antitrust enforcer sounds the alarm over Big Tech’s grip on GenAI [640d]
• Airtree Ventures already returned its first fund thanks to Canva while maintaining the majority of its stake [640d]
• TechCrunch Minute: TikTok and Meta’s latest moves signal a more commodified internet [640d]
• Cendana, Kline Hill have a fresh $105M to buy stakes in seed VC funds from LPs looking to sell [640d]
• Lyrak to take on X by combining the best of Twitter with fediverse integration [640d]
• Flipboard deepens its ties to the open source social web (aka the fediverse) [640d]
• Substack now allows podcasters to sync and distribute their episodes to Spotify [640d]
• Humane’s $699 AI Pin is now available [640d]
• How PayJoy built a $300M business by letting the underserved use their smartphones as collateral for loans [640d]
• Arc browser launches Live Folders to auto-update tabs for you [640d]
• DuckDuckGo launches a new subscription to bundle VPN and identity theft protection [640d]
• European car manufacturer will pilot Sanctuary AI’s humanoid robot [640d]
• Meta will auto-blur nudity in Instagram DMs in latest teen safety step [640d]
• US government urges Sisense customers to reset credentials after hack [640d]
• The complete TC Early Stage 2024 agenda is here! [640d]
• Apple opens access to used iPhone components for repair [640d]
• Google’s Gradient backs Patlytics to help companies protect their intellectual property [640d]
• Humane’s Ai Pin considers life beyond the smartphone [640d]
• Simbian brings AI to existing security tools [640d]
• Voltpost wants to bring curbside charging to a lamppost near you [640d]
• Amazon, eyeing up AI, adds Andrew Ng to its board; ex-MTV exec McGrath to step down [640d]
• Elon Musk accused of profiting from tragedy as study finds X rewards hate targeting Israel-Gaza war [640d]
• Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary attacks in new warning [640d]