The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• A suite of government hacking tools targeting iPhones is now being used by cybercriminals [12d]
• Alibaba’s Qwen tech lead steps down after major AI push [12d]
• Just three companies dominated the $189B in VC investments last month [12d]
• TikTok down for some in US, thanks to second Oracle outage since sale [12d]
• AI companies are spending millions to thwart this former tech exec’s congressional bid [12d]
• ChatGPT’s new GPT-5.3 Instant model will stop telling you to calm down [12d]
• Anduril aims at $60 billion valuation in new funding round [12d]
• Claude Code rolls out a voice mode capability [12d]
• Android users can now share tracker tag info with airlines to help locate lost luggage [12d]
• X says it will suspend creators from revenue-sharing program for unlabeled AI posts of ‘armed conflict’ [12d]
• The new MacBook Pro laptops are up to $400 more expensive than their predecessors, thanks to the RAM shortage [12d]
• The new MacBook Pro laptops are as much as $400 more expensive than their predecessors. Thank the RAM shortage. [12d]
• Hacked traffic cams and hijacked TVs: How cyber operations supported the war against Iran [12d]
• Activist investor Elliot takes a $1B stake in Pinterest, betting on AI-driven growth [12d]
• Apple’s rumored MacBook Neo, a lower-cost, colorful laptop, could launch this week [12d]
• Amid new competition, Chrome speeds up its release schedule [12d]
• Audible launches a cheaper ‘Standard’ subscription plan, challenging Spotify [12d]
• X begins testing standalone X Chat app on iOS [12d]
• Apple unveils new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with M5 [12d]
• Apple’s new Studio displays come with Thunderbolt 5 [12d]
• Apple unveils M5 Pro and M5 Max chips with new ‘Fusion Architecture’ [12d]
• Fig Security emerges from stealth with $38M to help security teams deal with change [12d]
• The candidate that Silicon Valley built is now the one they want to tear down [12d]
• Cursor has reportedly surpassed $2B in annualized revenue [13d]
• India’s Pronto formalizes house help as its valuation jumps 8× in under a year [13d]
• ChatGPT uninstalls surged by 295% after DoD deal [13d]