The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• Aurora’s autonomous trucks are now driving at night. Its next big challenge is rain. [24d]
• Figma’s IPO price hit a $19.3B valuation out of the gate [24d]
• Zuckerberg says people without AI glasses will be at a disadvantage in the future [24d]
• SpaceX faces two new lawsuits alleging safety‐related retaliation [24d]
• Meta to spend up to $72B on AI infrastructure in 2025 as compute arms race escalates [24d]
• Zuckerberg: AI increased the time spent on Facebook and Instagram in Q2 [24d]
• Google proposes to open Play Store to more real-money games in India [24d]
• Big Tech to work with Trump administration to build digital health ecosystem [24d]
• Big Tech to work with Trump admin to build digital health ecosystem [24d]
• Palo Alto Networks agrees to buy CyberArk for $25 billion [24d]
• Germ brings end-to-end encrypted messages to Bluesky [24d]
• Hackers stole Social Security numbers during Allianz Life cyberattack [24d]
• Zuckerberg signals Meta won’t open source all of its ‘superintelligence’ AI models [24d]
• Ramp hits $22.5B valuation just 45 days after reaching $16B [24d]
• A guide to using Edits, Meta’s CapCut rival for short-form video editing [24d]
• How a New Jersey startup found an electrifying way to slash copper costs [24d]
• PlayerZero raises $15M to prevent AI agents from shipping buggy code [24d]
• Minnesota activates National Guard as cyberattack on Saint Paul disrupts public services [24d]
• Skechers is making kids’ shoes with a hidden AirTag compartment [24d]
• How 2 UC Berkeley dropouts raised $28M for their AI marketing automation startup [24d]
• How 2 UC Berkeley dropouts raised $28 million for their AI marketing automation startup [24d]
• GenAI apps doubled their revenue, grew to 1.7B downloads in first half of 2025 [25d]
• YouTube loosens profanity rules for monetized videos [25d]
• AIR lands $23M to bring its eVTOLs to the US [25d]
• Observe continues to adapt to the changing world of software observability [25d]
• Google says it will sign EU’s AI code of practice [25d]
• Footnotes, TikTok’s crowdsourced fact-checks, launches in the US [25d]
• TikTok adds new parental controls, tools for creators [25d]