The Brutalist Report

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• Anthropic CEO wants to open the black box of AI models by 2027 [301d]
• How do you define cheating in the age of AI? [301d]
• OpenAI rolls out a ‘lightweight’ version of its ChatGPT deep research tool [301d]
• Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell ‘hyper personalized’ ads [301d]
• Intel reverses course, opts not to spin out Intel Capital [301d]
• Intel mandates four days in the office [301d]
• Public comments to White House on AI policy touch on copyright, tariffs [301d]
• Astro Teller is joining us at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in October [301d]
• Evernote founder’s video startup mmhmm becomes Airtime, launches new products [301d]
• Report: Neumann’s Flow raises $100M+, more than doubles valuation to $2.5B [301d]
• Report: Adam Neumann’s Flow raises $100M+, more than doubles valuation to $2.5B [301d]
• OpenAI wants its ‘open’ AI model to call models in the cloud for help [301d]
• OpenAI may be developing its own social platform but who’s it for? [301d]
• You’re invited to a fireside chat with Baiju Bhatt on Sand Hill Road on June 18 at StrictlyVC [301d]
• Meta conducts layoffs in Oculus Studios, impacting VR exercise app Supernatural [301d]
• Parents who lost children to online harms protest outside of Meta’s NYC office [301d]
• Threads officially moves to Threads.com and updates its web app [301d]
• Pope Francis’ funeral to stream on YouTube [301d]
• Flex acquires a16z-backed Maza for $40M as fintech M&A heats up [301d]
• Within six years, building the leading AI data center may cost $200B [301d]
• Mark Zuckerberg really wants to make Facebook cool again [301d]
• Netflix now offers dialogue-only subtitles [301d]
• Chess.com reaches 200 million members [301d]