The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• Why ‘hold forever’ investors are snapping up venture capital ‘zombies’ [5d]
• YouTube is working on a feature that will fix the messy home feed [5d]
• Character AI will offer interactive ‘Stories’ to kids instead of open-ended chat [5d]
• ChatGPT’s voice mode is no longer a separate interface [5d]
• Warner Music signs deal with AI music startup Suno, settles lawsuit [5d]
• Microsoft’s AI chatbot Copilot leaves WhatsApp on January 15 [5d]
• China’s Pony AI plans to triple global robotaxi fleet by the end of 2026 [5d]
• Fleet Space finds massive lithium deposit using AI and satellites [5d]
• Speechify adds voice typing and voice assistant to its Chrome extension [5d]
• Spotify to raise US prices in first quarter of next year, report says [5d]
• India’s gig workers win legal status, but access to social security remains elusive [5d]
• Google teams up with Accel to hunt for India’s next AI breakouts [6d]