The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• AI cloud startup Runpod hits $120M in ARR — and it started with a Reddit post [15d]
• California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes [15d]
• Snowflake, Databricks challenger ClickHouse hits $15B valuation [15d]
• TikTok quietly launches a micro drama app called ‘PineDrama’ [15d]
• EPA rules that xAI’s natural gas generators were illegally used [15d]
• From OpenAI’s offices to a deal with Eli Lilly — how Chai Discovery became one of the flashiest names in AI drug development [15d]
• Supreme Court hacker posted stolen government data on Instagram [15d]
• ChatGPT users are about to get hit with targeted ads [15d]
• Trump administration wants tech companies to buy $15B of power plants they may not use [15d]
• The AI healthcare gold rush is here [15d]
• How a hacking campaign targeted high-profile Gmail and WhatsApp users across the Middle East [15d]
• X is down for the second time this week [15d]
• Chinese EVs inch closer to the US as Canada slashes tariffs [15d]
• YouTube relaxes monetization guidelines for some controversial topics [15d]
• Bluesky rolls out cashtags and LIVE badges amid a boost in app installs [15d]
• Italy investigates Activision Blizzard for pushing in-game purchases [15d]
• The rise of ‘micro’ apps: non-developers are writing apps instead of buying them [15d]