The Brutalist Report

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• Apple: pay attention to emerging markets, not falling China sales [428d]
• Apple iPad event: What to expect [428d]
• Microsoft bans U.S. police departments from using enterprise AI tool for facial recognition [428d]
• Apple earnings see 10% iPhone sales drop [428d]
• Hubble Network makes Bluetooth connection with a satellite for the first time [428d]
• Alliance DAO is attracting more Asia founders amid US crypto crackdown [428d]
• Rivian wins $827 million from Illinois to expand its factory for R2 lineup [428d]
• Microsoft bans U.S. police departments from using enterprise AI tool [428d]
• EU plan to force messaging apps to scan for CSAM risks millions of false positives, experts warn [429d]
• They thought they were joining an accelerator — instead they lost their startups [429d]
• Your AI-native startup ain’t the same as a typical SaaS company [429d]
• Hyundai is spending close to $1 billion to keep self-driving startup Motional alive [429d]
• TechCrunch Minute: Where CZ’s sentencing leaves the state of crypto [429d]
• Google will now show labels in Play Store to denote official government apps [429d]
• 1 month left to submit nominations for Startup Battlefield 200 [429d]
• Spotify quietly moves lyrics behind a paywall [429d]
• Google expands passkey support to its Advanced Protection Program ahead of the US presidential election [429d]
• TikTok expands its premium ad slots despite potential U.S. ban [429d]
• Apple adds more carve-outs to its EU core tech fee after criticism from devs [429d]
• Online course platform Kajabi allows creators to build their own branded apps [429d]
• Dropbox, Figma CEOs back Lamini, a startup building a generative AI platform for enterprises [429d]
• Walmart heir Lukas Walton’s Builders Vision puts S2G on a path to independence [429d]
• SoundCloud takes on Spotify’s Discover Weekly feature with new ‘Buzzing Playlists’ [429d]
• Danti’s natural language search engine for Earth data soars with $5M in new funding [429d]
• Acura’s new all-electric SUV proves the most expensive model isn’t always the best [429d]
• Peloton announces 400 layoffs, 15% of the workforce, as CEO Barry McCarthy departs [429d]
• Renda, which provides order fulfillment for businesses in Africa, takes in $1.9M [429d]
• Digital fraud detection startup BioCatch hits $1.3B valuation as Permira buys majority stake [429d]
• ButcherBox acquires ‘Shark Tank’-featured startup Truffle Shuffle [429d]
• Freshworks acquires Device42 for $230M, appoints Dennis Woodside new CEO [429d]
• TikTok gets Tay and Billie back with new UMG content licensing deal [429d]