The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• DeepSeek: Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot app [395d]
• David Sacks claims there’s ‘substantial evidence’ that DeepSeek used OpenAI’s models to train its own [395d]
• DeepSeek triggered a wild, baseless rally for some Chinese stocks [395d]
• Figure AI details plan to improve humanoid robot safety in the workplace [395d]
• Tesla Superchargers: GM, Ford, Rivian, and other EV brands with access [395d]
• Bookshop.org challenges Amazon with new e-book platform [395d]
• Hugging Face researchers are trying to build a more open version of DeepSeek’s AI ‘reasoning’ model [395d]
• Automattic and others back Openvibe, an app that’s unifying the open social web [395d]
• Eric Schmidt says DeepSeek marks a ‘turning point’ for the global AI race [395d]
• Who is Liang Wenfeng? DeepSeek founder comes from AI investing [395d]
• Waymo is reportedly building a charity ‘tipping’ feature into its robotaxi app [395d]
• Ambi Robotics built a clever solution to automate pallet packing [395d]
• Geek Ventures, a fund that specializes in backing immigrant founders, is raising a second fund [395d]
• Documents show UK wooed a16z for five years [395d]
• Amazon’s Prime Air drone service is headed to this UK town [395d]
• Waymo begins testing robotaxis on LA freeways [395d]
• This startup is selling for $1B, so why is its founder not proud of the outcome? [395d]
• This founder was worried about his mother slipping — so he created sensors to detect falls [395d]
• Google Play adds a ‘Verified’ badge for trusted VPN apps [395d]