The Brutalist Report

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• Deloitte goes all in on AI — despite having to issue a hefty refund for use of AI [56d]
• Lucid Motors sets record as Gravity sales pick up and tax credit expires [56d]
• Taylor Swift fans accuse singer of using AI in her Google scavenger hunt videos [56d]
• Microsoft buys another 100 MW of solar, this time in Japan [56d]
• OpenAI ramps up developer push with more powerful models in its API [56d]
• MrBeast says AI could threaten creators’ livelihoods, calling it ‘scary times’ for the industry [56d]
• Instagram introduces new ‘Ring’ award for top creators [56d]
• OpenAI launches AgentKit to help developers build and ship AI agents [56d]
• OpenAI launches apps inside of ChatGPT [56d]
• Sam Altman says ChatGPT has hit 800M weekly active users [56d]
• Meta Llama: Everything you need to know about the open generative AI model [56d]
• Clop hackers caught exploiting Oracle zero-day bug to steal executives’ personal data [56d]
• Ökosix will show its biodegradable plastic at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 [56d]
• What to expect at OpenAI’s DevDay 2025, and how to watch it [56d]
• A 19-year-old nabs backing from Google execs for his AI memory startup, Supermemory [56d]
• Adobe predicts AI-assisted online shopping to grow 520% during the 2025 US holiday season [56d]
• Sugar Free Capital raises $32M inaugural fund to back early-stage MIT founders [56d]
• Instagram updates its Map feature to make it easier to tell if you’re sharing your location [56d]
• Inside Microsoft’s AI bet with CTO Kevin Scott at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 [56d]
• TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 exhibit tables are selling out fast and time is running out [56d]
• AMD to supply 6GW of compute capacity to OpenAI in chip deal worth tens of billions [56d]
• Firefly leans into its defense ambitions with $855M SciTec acquisition [56d]
• Heidi Health raises $65M Series B led by Steve Cohen’s Point72 [57d]