The Brutalist Report

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• SoftBank acquires UK AI chipmaker Graphcore [611d]
• X is building a ‘dislike’ button for downvoting replies [611d]
• Data breach exposes millions of mSpy spyware customers [612d]
• Shark Tank-backed Kudos raises another $3M for healthier, cotton-based disposable diapers [612d]
• ‘Wild Wild Space’ doc captures the risks and rivalries of the new space race [612d]
• Are ‘visual’ AI models actually blind? [612d]
• Lucid revs up sales, Fisker makes a deal and Uber reignites an old fight [612d]
• Photo-sharing startup Retro spots Google Photos copying its idea and design [612d]
• Tesla reportedly delays ‘robotaxi’ event to October [612d]
• How Apple Intelligence is changing the way you use Siri on your iPhone [612d]
• YouTube tempts creators with a half dozen new features for Shorts [612d]
• TechCrunch Minute: Unpacking Samsung Unpacked [612d]
• Exein raised $15M Series B to stop robotic arms going haywire [612d]
• WhatsApp now allows businesses to send authentication codes to users in India [612d]
• Defense AI startup Helsing raises $487M Series C, plans Baltic expansion to combat Russian threat [612d]
• Alma co-founder had such a bad immigration experience she founded a legal AI startup to fix it [612d]
• WhatsApp Business is changing its rates for messages as it aims to reduce marketing spam [612d]
• Watch a robot navigate the Google DeepMind offices using Gemini [612d]
• HerculesAI has been working with large languge models long before it was cool [612d]
• Formlabs acquires 3D printing startup Micronics mid-Kickstarter campaign [612d]
• Medal raises $13M as it builds out a contextual AI assistant for desktop [612d]
• Alpine Space Ventures close first fund to grow the space economy on both sides of the pond [612d]
• Intel Capital backs AI construction startup that could boost Intel’s own manufacturing prospects [612d]
• AI-powered Regard nabs $61M to find missed illness, boost hospital revenue [612d]
• EU ends Apple Pay antitrust probe with binding commitments to open up contactless payments [612d]
• Joby Aviation is betting on hydrogen-electric aircraft for regional flight [612d]
• Sekai secures Naruto’s license to develop consumer apps for anime fans [612d]
• Uzbekistan mobile bank TBC raises $38.2M to expand its financial products [612d]
• Adfin wants to fix bill payments for sole traders and small companies [612d]
• Reliance may list Jio at $112 billion valuation next year, Jefferies says [612d]
• Apple alerts iPhone users in 98 countries to mercenary spyware attacks [612d]
• Beeble AI raises $4.75M to launch a virtual production platform for indie filmmakers [612d]