The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• These are the investors funding Musk’s $97 billion OpenAI take over attempt [199d]
• These are the investors funding Musk’s $97 billion OpenAI takeover attempt [199d]
• Is AI making us dumb? [199d]
• Carta settles two more lawsuits that alleged sexual harassment and discrimination [199d]
• Apple Music adds a better-sounding Spatial Audio version of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show [199d]
• Elon Musk led-team submits $97.4B bid for OpenAI [199d]
• A comprehensive list of 2024 and 2025 tech layoffs [199d]
• Google expands NotebookLM Plus to individual users [199d]
• Bird cuts 120 jobs as part of ‘strategic realignment’ [199d]
• OpenAI spoke to government officials about its DeepSeek probe [199d]
• TikTok wants Android users to sideload its app [199d]
• Apple fixes iPhone and iPad bug used in an ‘extremely sophisticated attack’ [199d]
• Macron urges Europe to simplify its regulations to get back into the AI race [199d]
• Rivian opens commercial van sales to all businesses [199d]
• Perplexity’s Super Bowl ‘tweet’ increased app installs by 50% [199d]
• Mistral gets down to business [199d]
• Revel nabs $60M in New York State funding to build more EV chargers [199d]
• Tech giants and startups join forces to call for simpler EU rules on AI, data [199d]
• Global police operation seizes 8base ransomware gang leak site [199d]
• Google-backed public interest AI partnership launches with $400M+ pledged for open ecosystem building [199d]
• TikTok influencers are wearing Apple Watches on their ankles [199d]
• UK’s secret Apple iCloud backdoor order is a global emergency, say critics [199d]
• AI-driven ads take the field during the 2025 Super Bowl [200d]
• Lyft to launch Mobileye-powered robotaxis ‘as soon as 2026,’ starting with Dallas [200d]
• AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li warns policymakers not to let sci-fi sensationalism shape AI rules [200d]
• Media giant Lee Enterprises confirms cyberattack as news outlets report ongoing disruption [200d]
• Macron unveils $112B AI investment package, France’s answer to US’ Stargate [200d]
• Saudi’s BRKZ closes $17M Series A for its construction tech platform [200d]