The Brutalist Report

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• Nvidia reports record sales as the AI boom continues [19d]
• Google launches new device protection program called Pixel Care+ [19d]
• 911 centers are so understaffed, they’re turning to AI to answer calls [19d]
• WhatsApp’s new AI feature lets you rephrase and adjust the tone of your messages [19d]
• With Starship Flight 10, SpaceX prioritized resilience over perfection [19d]
• FBI says China’s Salt Typhoon hacked at least 200 US companies [19d]
• Google and Grok are catching up to ChatGPT, says a16z’s latest AI report [19d]
• OpenAI co-founder calls for AI labs to safety-test rival models [19d]
• Judge denies Meta’s request to dismiss sexual harassment lawsuit filed by early employee [20d]
• Chipolo, an AirTag rival, debuts rechargeable trackers with a six-month battery life [20d]
• The Boring Company is finally testing Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ in its Las Vegas tunnels [20d]
• Here are the 33 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025 [20d]
• Pixel 10 Pro review: Familiar hardware, filled with Google’s AI [20d]
• The 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 is here — see who made the cut [20d]
• Malaysia’s SkyeChip unveils the country’s first edge AI processor [20d]
• US sanctions fraud network used by North Korean ‘remote IT workers’ to seek jobs and steal money [20d]
• Plaud launches a new AI hardware notetaker, the $179 Note Pro [20d]
• Mirror founder Brynn Putnam to unveil her gaming hardware startup at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 [20d]
• Terraton wants to be the McDonald’s of biochar [20d]
• Google Vids adds AI avatars to its video editor and launches a consumer version [20d]
• Hyundai is working with a startup on plant-based leather that smells like the real thing [20d]
• SpaceX notches major wins during tenth Starship test [20d]
• Assort Health nabs $50M to automate patient phone calls, sources say [20d]
• Verily is closing its medical device program as Alphabet shifts more resources to AI [20d]