The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• 1X struck a deal to send its ‘home’ humanoids to factories and warehouses [54d]
• The market has ‘switched’ and founders have the power now, VCs say [54d]
• Epic Games’s Fortnite is back in US Google Play Store, as court partially reverses restrictions it won on iOS [54d]
• Disney hits Google with cease-and-desist claiming ‘massive’ copyright infringement [54d]
• Google’s AI try-on feature for clothes now works with just a selfie [54d]
• OpenAI fires back at Google with GPT-5.2 after ‘code red’ memo [54d]
• Google debuts ‘Disco,’ a Gemini-powered tool for making web apps from browser tabs [54d]
• Rivian’s AI assistant is coming to its EVs in early 2026 [54d]
• Rivian goes big on autonomy, with custom silicon, lidar, and a hint at robotaxis [54d]
• Runway releases its first world model, adds native audio to latest video model [54d]
• Ford and SK On are ending their US battery joint venture [54d]
• Disney signs deal with OpenAI to allow Sora to generate AI videos featuring its characters [54d]
• On Me raises $6M to shake up the gift card industry [54d]
• TIME names ‘Architects of AI’ its Person of the Year [54d]
• Security flaws in Freedom Chat app exposed users’ phone numbers and PINs [54d]
• Interest in Spoor’s bird-monitoring AI software is soaring [54d]
• Eclipse Energy’s microbes can turn idle oil wells into hydrogen factories [54d]
• Opera wants you to pay $20 a month to use its AI-powered browser Neon [54d]