The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• xAI is testing a standalone iOS app for its Grok chatbot [13d]
• Flipkart hires Dunzo’s co-founder to lead quick commerce push [13d]
• Elon Musk agrees that we’ve exhausted AI training data [13d]
• We talked to the guy who was stuck in a Waymo robotaxi on a dizzying loop [13d]
• The US has a new cybersecurity safety label for smart devices [13d]
• The LiberLive C1 stringless instrument isn’t a guitar, and that’s fine [13d]
• CES 2025 was full of IRL AI slop [13d]
• CES 2025: The weirdest tech products and claims from this year’s event [13d]
• Pickpad addresses the chaos of restaurant takeout [14d]
• Astrohaus launches a mechanical keyboard for writers [14d]
• Grok may soon get an ‘Unhinged Mode’ [14d]
• Halliday’s $489 smart glasses beam a tiny screen to your eye [14d]
• This $1,500 iPad bundle will Rickroll your family after you die [14d]
• Former CEO of MoviePass’ parent company pleads guilty to fraud over ‘unlimited’ plan [14d]
• Facebook Marketplace to display eBay listings to appease EU regulators [14d]
• Healthcare analytics platform H1 has acquired Ribbon, backed by a16Z and General Catalyst [14d]
• Edtech giant PowerSchool says hackers accessed personal data of students and teachers [14d]
• Vay expands driverless car-sharing fleet in Las Vegas [14d]
• EU court fines European Commission for breaching its own data privacy laws [14d]
• Livestream shopping app Whatnot raises $265M, pinning valuation at nearly $5B [14d]
• SteamOS expands to other gaming handhelds with the Lenovo Legion Go S [14d]
• Casio says hackers stole personal data of 8,500 people during October ransomware attack [14d]
• Siren secures strategic funding for its socks that detect diabetic foot ulcers [14d]
• UN aviation agency confirms hacker breached recruitment database to access thousands of records [14d]
• Microsoft backs its $3B AI push in India with public and private sector deals [14d]