The Brutalist Report - tech
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- Intel names former SK Hynix CEO Seok-Hee Lee as EVP of Intel Foundry; Naga Chandrasekaran will lead front-end technology development and front-end manufacturing (Juby Babu/Reuters) [4d]
- Sources: Kalshi is generating $2B+ in annualized revenue, up about three times from November, and has held informal talks with banks about an eventual IPO (Yueqi Yang/The Information) [4d]
- Snap plans to spin off an internal generative AI video team into Dotmo, a new company focused on AI models for interactive gaming experiences, citing high costs (Lucas Ropek/TechCrunch) [5d]
- Sources: Meta is under contract to buy roughly 1.6 GW of computing capacity from Crusoe across two data centers in Texas and Missouri (Bloomberg) [5d]
- Unsealed docs: Google lost a court fight against a 2023 US warrant in a Jan. 6 pipe bomb probe seeking info of 300+ users who searched for the RNC and DNC HQs (Zoe Tillman/Bloomberg) [5d]
- Sources: the White House and Anthropic are working on a framework that would assess the severity of AI security flaws, a sign that negotiations are progressing (Politico) [5d]
- Sources: APEC, a derivatives exchange founded by the 22-year-old son of pro-crypto Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, raised $30M led by Lux at a $300M valuation (Ben Weiss/Fortune) [5d]
- GLM-5.2 is the leading open weights model on Artificial Analysis' Intelligence Index, scoring 51, only behind Fable 5's 60, Opus 4.8's 56, and GPT-5.5's 55 (Artificial Analysis) [5d]
- New book: Trump mocked Zuckerberg and Bezos by showing associates their fawning texts, saying they were "kissing my ass"; Musk called it "First-class groveling" (Hugo Lowell/Wired) [5d]
- Rockstar Games announces that pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI will go live on June 25; TTWO jumps 5%+ (Zack Zwiezen/Kotaku) [5d]
- Apple opens iOS to alternative app marketplaces in Brazil and changes App Store commission structure following a settlement with competition watchdog CADE (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac) [5d]
- Former Trump AI adviser Dean Ball is joining OpenAI to lead a new team called Strategic Futures, focused on frontier AI policy and internal governance (Ashley Gold/Axios) [5d]
- Sources: General Intuition, which trains AI agents in spatial reasoning, is in talks to raise $300M from Jeff Bezos and others at a $2B+ valuation (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch) [5d]
- Amazon's AI chief Peter DeSantis says the company is in talks to sell its custom Trainium AI chips for use in third-party data centers (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg) [5d]
- Filings: Waymo pulls its ~4K robotaxis from highways after finding 13+ instances of the cars driving into highway sections under construction (Sean O'Kane/TechCrunch) [5d]
- Seattle-based Gradial, which makes AI agents that automate enterprise marketing workflows, raised a $65M Series C led by Insight Partners at a $675M valuation (Kerry Flynn/Axios) [5d]
- Sources: the early Chinese backers of Manus, including HSG and Tencent, plan to buy the AI startup back from Meta at the $2B price Meta paid (The Information) [5d]
- Architect Labs, which aims to use AI to cheapen and speed up the process of designing custom chips, raised a $24M seed led by Kindred Ventures (Max A. Cherney/Reuters) [5d]
- Sources: the EU is set to unveil its preliminary findings that AWS and Azure likely meet the criteria for regulation under the DMA as early as next week (Bloomberg) [5d]
- As David Sacks steps back and Sriram Krishnan prepares to leave, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and others are leading AI policy in the Trump administration (Maria Curi/Axios) [5d]
- Hive stock jumps 10% in premarket trading after announcing a $220M, three-year GPU cloud contract with Bell Canada and Cohere, as it pivots from bitcoin mining (James Van Straten/CoinDesk) [5d]
- The US almost blacklisted DeepSeek for contributing to China’s military and intelligence — but the White House held back to avoid escalating tensions [4d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, June 19 (game #838) [4d]
- Tesla sucks! Handy vacuum cleaners have been spotted at some European Tesla Supercharger stalls [4d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, June 19 (game #1104) [4d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Friday, June 19 (game #1607) [4d]
- 'Holy crap, this is not how you cool facilities' — Nuclear engineer wants to use special bubbles to save AI data centers from a massive energy crisis [4d]
- Quote of the day by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk: "One of the biggest mistakes we made was trying to automate things that are super easy for a person to do" — remarks on where automation got it wrong [4d]
- Netflix has canceled The Boroughs after one season despite rave reviews — but there's a major reason why it's not coming back [4d]
- This SIM-card-sized 8TB PCIe 5.0 SSD hits 11GB/s, but AI firms will likely hoard them all — and Longsys's jaw-dropping mSSD also sports VC phase-change liquid cooling [5d]
- Experts warns AI toy apps for kids are tracking users and collecting personal data [5d]
- 'Better tighten your World Cup security' — Iran-linked hackers claim massive FBI drone breach, threaten FPV attacks [5d]
- Illinois smart glasses driving ban continues ongoing efforts to restrict the tech’s usage — but I kinda agree with this one [5d]
- How to watch Canada vs Qatar: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-Off time as FIFA World Cup 2026 co-hosts seek first win [5d]
- Valve releases SteamOS 3.8 — and it comes with the biggest hint yet that the Steam Machine is about to arrive [5d]
- 'This marks a sophisticated evolution': Experts warn Claude feature hijacked by hackers to launch major malware campaign [5d]
- Walmart's unbelievable 50% discount on its Plus membership is back for a limited time — take advantage of this incredible deal while you can [5d]
- Dutton Ranch star teases 'hidden secrets' will be revealed across the next three episodes of hit Yellowstone spinoff series — and I think they could rival Taylor Sheridan's most iconic moments [5d]
- Can’t buy the DJI Pocket 4P? This 'remarkably similar' dual-lens camera will rescue US creators soon [5d]
- ExpressVPN gives its desktop apps a visual makeover and a bigger push into AI [5d]
- 'These actors are no longer relying solely on traditional cybercrime': Experts uncover another massive North Korean fake IT worker scam network [5d]
- Intego's 'super strong' antivirus has a World Cup price cut – and it's one of the best Mac security suites we've tested [5d]
- I heard the awesome new JBL Summit Everest speakers, and these beasts felt like they could 'rumble me right out of my seat' [5d]
- IO Interactive says 007 First Light was 'always' supposed to be an origin story — 'We wanted to take that risk and introduce a fresh Bond for the gamers' [5d]
- TV size finder [5d]
- AmneziaVPN restores 20 Premium server locations and compensates users following cyberattacks [5d]
- How to watch Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Free Streams & TV Channels for FIFA World Cup 2026 [5d]
- 'Most organizations do not have an AI investment problem, they have a data problem': New study warns infrastructure demands could be what's really holding AI back [5d]
- I collect Garmins like Thanos collects gems — here are 9 Garmins I've worn, would recommend, and are on sale at Amazon right now [5d]
- 'I've been making Sonic games and been with Sonic longer than I've been with my own children' — Sonic Team head looks back on the franchise for its 35th anniversary [5d]
- While we wait for Grand Theft Auto 6, Rockstar is saving last-gen GTA 5 players 40 bucks with a free upgrade [5d]
- I've tracked down the 11 best early Prime Day Apple deals starting at just $15 — AirPods 4, Apple Watch 11, MacBook Neo, iPad Air, and more [5d]
- I asked ChatGPT to turn me into a 1990s action figure — and it remembered things I'd forgotten [5d]
- It’s official — the Google Nest Audio and Nest Mini are dead, here’s what that means for current owners [5d]
- Upgrade your workspace — These price-guaranteed ultrawide monitor deals at Newegg fix tab-toggling fatigue [5d]
- Norton 360 Deluxe 'is perfect if you are looking for family protection' especially in this major sale – and performs with near perfect score in testing [5d]
- PSA: Amazon's early Prime Day deals are great for everyday essentials — I'm saving $32 on my weekly shopping today [5d]
- I tested the Camp Snap 2, and the follow-up to the viral screen-free compact camera is slimmer, quicker and more creative, and still deliciously cheap [5d]
- I tested UGreen’s magnetic wireless power bank with an integrated cable, and it feels like the ultimate on-the-go charging solution — but it’s gonna cost you [5d]
- With the Grand Theft Auto 6 art revealed, which GTA cover is your favorite? [5d]
- 'This creates a misleading impression of safety': Experts warn of hackers hijacking legitimate news websites and reviews to drum up publicity [5d]
- Apple just future-proofed the iPhone Air in a way that only the iPhone 17 Pro can match [5d]
- 'A spectacular spectacle in the mobile workstation world:' Lenovo's 5-star ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 gives engineering students desktop-class power and a brilliant screen for watching the FIFA World Cup [5d]
- I watched the first four episodes of House of the Dragon season 3 — and I can't shake this burning feeling that the Game of Thrones spin-off should be better than it is by now [5d]
- Communication tools that cannot be monitored pose a corporate risk [5d]
- 'It’s a huge worry for business leaders': Report warns shadow AI could be causing major issues at businesses everywhere [5d]
- Spotify tries to explain how its 'Reserved by Spotify' early ticket access will work — but it still hasn't answered my biggest question [5d]
- Directive 8020's multiplayer feature dials up the tension — but it was spoiled by this hilarious glitch [5d]
- Apple boss warns of price hikes — but these early Prime Day MacBook deals are a steal for pros who want to beat the 'unavoidable' increases [5d]
- Clarkson's Farm season 6: release window and everything we know so far about the return of Jeremy Clarkson's hit Prime Video show [5d]
- It's official: GTA 6 pre-orders will begin later this month [5d]
- ‘We are at a very pivotal moment - every company, every industry’: Salesforce is going all-out to power the agentic enterprise — no matter what industry your business is in [5d]
- "$10.22 million and counting": US cyber breaches have become a boardroom issue [5d]
- New GTA 6 trailer officially reveals cover art — and it looks pretty great [5d]
- LinkedIn will now let you show off exactly what skills you have with all your favorite workplace apps [5d]
- How to watch M6+ outside France – stream M6 from anywhere with a VPN [5d]
- How to watch Czechia vs South Africa: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-off time for FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A fixture [5d]
- New Verizon Shine loyalty program will give you perks for sticking with the network [5d]
- VPN deal of the week: CyberGhost is the cheapest I've ever seen it — nearly $2/month cheaper than NordVPN [5d]
- 007 First Light devs say post-launch content is in IO Interactive's 'DNA' and is now something players are 'starting to expect' — 'We want the players to come back, and we want to create more content' [5d]
- I regret to inform you that Dolby Vision HDR has once again been dropped from Disney+ in parts of Europe [5d]
- Which Blink home security camera should I buy? Here's what you need to know to help you pick the right model [5d]
- GTA 6 hype has reached 'unprecedented' levels as one company schedules a temporary 'operational pause' for its release — and I can't tell if it's a joke [5d]
- Fortinet firewalls hit by huge password-stealing attack — around 75,000 users possibly affected [5d]
- Shark’s ChillPill Handheld Fan Is My Current Favorite, Thanks to These Special Features [4d]
- Researchers Turn Old Junk Drawer Smartphones Into a Mini Cloud Computing Platform [4d]
- Waymo Issues Another Recall, This Time Over Highway Construction Zones [4d]
- Mexico vs. South Korea: Stream FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A Match Live for Free [4d]
- ChatGPT Found to Generate Violent, Sexual Images From Simple Text Prompts [5d]
- Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 19, #634 [5d]
- Using AI Companion Apps Gives Many Singles the Ick, Survey Finds [5d]
- Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for June 19, #1104 [5d]
- Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for June 19, #1826 [5d]
- Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for June 19 #838 [5d]
- Watch Every Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix Race Next Weekend for Free on Apple TV [5d]
- Canada vs. Qatar: Stream FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B Match Live for Free [5d]
- 'Electronic Nose' Shows Promise for Detecting Food Allergens and Spoilage [5d]
- Sunscreen Misinformation Spreads Way Faster Than the Truth on TikTok, Study Reveals [5d]
- I Want Sennheiser's New Accentum Clip Earbuds, But I'll Have to Go to Canada to Get Them [5d]
- Android 17's Bubbles Is the Best Thing to Happen to Phone Multitasking [5d]
- Apple's Tim Cook Says Price Increases Are 'Unavoidable' [5d]
- US Open 2026: TV Schedule, How to Watch, Stream All the PGA Tour Golf From Anywhere [5d]
- Click to Cancel is Dead, But the FTC is Still Fighting Subscription Scams [5d]
- Adobe Says Its Expanded AI Agents Are There to 'Guide You Down the Happy Path' [5d]
- HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Review: Stunning Design, Strong Performance Make It a MacBook Killer [5d]
- '90s Tech Nostalgia: Look Back at the first Video Phones and Video Conferencing Software video [5d]
- I Tested Ring’s 2026 Panic Button. It’s Refreshingly All-Purpose [5d]
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