The Brutalist Report

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• AI startup Hebbia raised $130M at a $700M valuation on $13 million of profitable revenue [612d]
• NovoNutrients tweaks its bugs to turn CO2 into protein for people and pets [612d]
• Uber for Teens has reignited an old debate over fingerprinting drivers [612d]
• Whataburger app becomes unlikely power outage map after Houston hurricane [612d]
• Bumble users can now report profiles that use AI-generated photos [612d]
• Talky social app Airchat gets a major overhaul, making it more like an asynchronous Clubhouse [612d]
• The fall of EV startup Fisker: A comprehensive timeline [612d]
• Openvibe combines Mastodon, Bluesky and Nostr into one social app [612d]
• Should venture capitalists be held accountable when startups screw up? [612d]
• Henrik Fisker drops salary to $1 to keep Fisker Inc. bankruptcy case alive [612d]
• Alexa co-creator gives first glimpse of Unlikely AI’s tech strategy [612d]
• TechCrunch Minute: This is what happens when you shoot down a delivery drone [612d]
• Jesse Pollak will tell us why Coinbase is launching its own Base blockchain at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 [612d]
• A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs [612d]
• Humane execs leave company to found AI fact-checking startup [612d]
• FTC bans NGL from offering its anonymous social app to minors [612d]
• Google Maps is rolling out speedometer, speed limits on iPhone and CarPlay globally [612d]
• Duolingo acquires Detroit-based design studio Hobbes [612d]
• Facebook keeps asking me to say ‘happy birthday’ to dead people [612d]
• With $6M in seed funding, Enso plans to bring AI agents to SMBs [612d]
• Meet Wayther, an iOS weather forecast app designed specifically for road trips [612d]
• Chasing YouTube, Spotify adds comments to podcasts [612d]
• Evolve Bank says ransomware gang stole personal data on millions of customers [612d]
• Etsy adds AI-generated item guidelines in new seller policy [612d]
• Seae Ventures acquires Unseen Capital after founder death [612d]