The Brutalist Report

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• No, Andreessen Horowitz didn’t post that crypto scam tweet [29d]
• New code in Spotify’s app references the long-awaited ‘lossless’ tier [30d]
• Here are the 24 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025 [30d]
• ‘Kid-pilled’ Sam Altman ‘constantly’ asked ChatGPT questions about his newborn [30d]
• 6-month-old, solo-owned vibe coder Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash [30d]
• Multiplier, founded by ex-Stripe exec, nabs $27.5M to fuel AI-powered accounting roll-ups [30d]
• Midjourney launches its first AI video generation model, V1 [30d]
• Voi CEO says he’s open to acquiring Bolt’s micromobility business [30d]
• OpenAI drops Scale AI as a data provider following Meta deal [30d]
• A glitch is turning Threads into a literal echo chamber [30d]
• xAI is facing a lawsuit for operating over 400 MW of gas turbines without permits [30d]
• Facebook will soon roll out support for passkeys on Android and iOS [30d]
• OpenAI found features in AI models that correspond to different ‘personas’ [30d]
• Waymo has set its robotaxi sights on NYC [30d]
• Amazon’s Zoox opens its first major robotaxi production facility [30d]
• Internet collapses across Iran, say web-monitoring firms [30d]
• The ‘OpenAI Files’ push for oversight in the race to AGI [30d]
• Here’s your first look at the rebooted Digg [30d]
• Google’s AI Mode can now have back-and-forth voice conversations [30d]
• Tubi now features content from popular YouTube channels like Mythical Kitchen and more [30d]
• Scale smarter: 5 days left to save up to $210 on your TechCrunch All Stage pass [30d]
• YouTube launches new Shopping product stickers for Shorts [30d]
• Hackers steal and destroy millions from Iran’s largest crypto exchange [30d]
• Grifin secures $11M to make investing less intimidating for its female user base [30d]
• Trump set to delay TikTok ban with yet another extension [30d]
• Pope Leo makes AI’s threat to humanity a signature issue [30d]
• After Shopify bought his last startup, Birk Jernström wants to help developers build one-person unicorns [30d]