The Brutalist Report

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• Bill Weber out as CEO of Firefly Aerospace [605d]
• SpaceX’s vehicle to deorbit the International Space Station is a Dragon on steroids [605d]
• How a B2B payments startup won Max, Jack and Sam Altman, JP Morgan as investors [605d]
• TTT models might be the next frontier in generative AI [605d]
• Ethereum co-founder’s warning against ‘pro-crypto’ candidates: ‘are they in it for the right reasons?’ [605d]
• InMobi eyes $10 billion valuation in 2025 India IPO [605d]
• A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs [605d]
• Microsoft’s AI-powered Canva-like Designer app lands on iOS and Android [605d]
• Tribe AI raised venture capital to keep up with demand after six years of bootstrapping [605d]
• Spotify adds a Spanish-speaking AI DJ, ‘Livi’ [605d]
• TechCrunch Minute: This startup wants to make Wordle for chess [605d]
• US buyers spent $7.2B on the first day of Amazon’s Prime Day sales event [606d]
• Deepfake-detecting firm Pindrop lands $100M loan to grow its offerings [606d]
• Announcing the agenda for the SaaS Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 [606d]
• Halfway through Disrupt Deal Days: Save big on TechCrunch Disrupt 2024! [606d]
• On AI, new UK gov’t to work on ‘appropriate’ rules for ‘most powerful’ models and beef up product safety powers [606d]
• Test automation platform Tricentis acquires SeaLights [606d]
• Didero is using AI to solve supply chain management at mid-market companies [606d]
• The Way app offers a chance to meditate alongside a Zen Master [606d]
• Shaped raises $8M Series A and launches its self-serve recommendations and search service [606d]
• Menlo Ventures and Anthropic team up on a $100M AI fund [606d]
• Kandji raises another $100M for Apple device management as valuation rises to $850M [606d]
• Matera raises $100M from Warburg Pincus to help the US catch up to Brazil in instant payments [606d]
• Local experience discovery startup, Bigfoot, adds GenAI to fast-track weekend planning [606d]
• Tinder’s AI Photo Selector automatically picks the best photos for your dating profile [606d]
• Korean prosecutors file warrant to arrest Kakao founder for stock manipulation [606d]
• Instagram now allows users to add multiple audio tracks to Reels [606d]
• Wittaya Aqua’s data-driven AI helps seafood farmers increase aquaculture production [606d]
• Andreessen Horowitz co-founders explain why they’re supporting Trump [606d]