The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• Indian startups raised 32% fewer rounds in 2024 as VCs got selective [14d]
• ‘We want to pay it forward’: Funding Societies raises $25M to boost capital for SMEs in Southeast Asia [15d]
• Exclusive: Google’s Gemini is forcing contractors to rate AI responses outside their expertise [15d]
• Canoo furloughs workers and idles factory as it scrapes for cash [15d]
• New Anthropic study shows AI really doesn’t want to be forced to change its views [15d]
• Menlo Ventures and Anthropic have picked the first 18 startups for their $100M fund [15d]
• Amazon Fire TV introduces ‘Dual Audio’ feature for simultaneous listening via hearing aids and TV speakers [15d]
• Rivian EVs finally get YouTube, Google Cast, and SiriusXM [15d]
• California can ban new gas cars starting in 2035, EPA says [15d]
• With 25M users, Bluesky gets a $1M fund to take on social media and AI [15d]
• Tracker firm Hapn spilling names of thousands of GPS tracking customers [15d]
• Instagram Threads adds ‘Use media’ feature for resharing photos and videos [15d]
• Perplexity acquires Carbon to connect AI search to your work files [15d]
• App downloads decline 2.3% in 2024, but consumer spending grows to $127B [15d]
• Wing and DoorDash launch drone deliveries in Dallas-Fort Worth [15d]
• Microsoft bought nearly 500K Nvidia Hopper chips this year [15d]
• OpenAI brings ChatGPT to your landline [15d]
• Who wants ‘Her’-like AI that gets stuff wrong? [15d]
• GitHub launches a free version of its Copilot [15d]
• AI startup Odyssey’s new tool can generate photorealistic 3D worlds [15d]
• SpaceX gets green light for 7th Starship mission [15d]
• Sustainable Ocean Alliance marks 10 years with ocean-friendly startup label and a new batch of ‘ecopreneurs’ [15d]