The Brutalist Report

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• Space solar startup Aetherflux raises $50M to launch first space demo in 2026 [140d]
• Stablecoin issuer Circle takes another stab at a public listing [140d]
• OpenAI’s o3 model might be costlier to run than originally estimated [140d]
• Epic Games CEO calls Apple and Google ‘gangster-style’ businesses in need of competition [140d]
• You might be following Second Lady Usha Vance on Instagram now [140d]
• The affidavit of a Rippling employee caught spying for Deel reads like a movie [140d]
• OpenAI seeks to convene group to advise its nonprofit goals [140d]
• WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff [141d]
• What to know about TikTok’s uncertain future in the US and the people who want to buy it [141d]
• Epic Games acquires Loci to introduce automated 3D tagging [141d]
• Epic Games acquires Loci to introduce automated 3D tagging [141d]
• Amazon reportedly submits last-minute bid to acquire TikTok [141d]
• Redwood Materials preps for expansion spree with new R&D center in San Francisco [141d]
• DeepMind’s 145-page paper on AGI safety may not convince skeptics [141d]
• A new security fund opens up to help protect the fediverse [141d]
• Khosla’s Keith Rabois leads $11.5M Series A for startup Roam, calls it ‘the future of the housing market’ [141d]
• Anthropic launches an AI chatbot plan for colleges and universities [141d]
• Actively AI raises $22.5M to offer sales ‘superintelligence,’ says AI SDRs failed [141d]
• Parasail says its fleet of on-demand GPUs is larger than Oracle’s entire cloud [141d]
• Patreon signs podcast partnerships with Sony and Wondery [141d]
• Roblox enables parents to block experiences and friends [141d]
• Trump’s national security advisor reportedly used his personal Gmail account to do government work [141d]
• Trump’s national security adviser reportedly used his personal Gmail account to do government work [141d]
• AI crawlers cause Wikimedia Commons bandwidth demands to surge 50% [141d]
• The Nintendo Switch 2 release date is June 5 [141d]
• The Nintendo Switch 2 releases on June 5 and costs $450 [141d]
• Tesla records worst deliveries in two years amid Elon Musk backlash [141d]
• Rivian starts a challenging year with a big slip in deliveries [141d]
• Fourier is making hydrogen electrolyzers inspired by data centers [141d]