The Brutalist Report - tech
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- Democrats and Republicans proposed many bills to address major AI threats over the past two years, but they remain stymied by partisan disputes and lobbying (New York Times) [2d]
- Q&A with Matt Sheehan, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, on US-China AI race, distillation, US chip export controls, and more (New York Times) [2d]
- Mark Zuckerberg says AI labs have the responsibility and incentive to train models safely and that any lab that doesn't focus on alignment will fall behind (Mark Zuckerberg/@finkd) [2d]
- Sources: Meta plans to release a camera-free pair of smart glasses this fall; the new model has six mics to let users speak with Meta's AI chatbot and Muse (Jyoti Mann/The Information) [2d]
- TypeSafe AI, which is developing a model that outputs numerical responses with probability estimates to help businesses assess reliability, raised a $40M seed (Rashi Shrivastava/Forbes) [2d]
- Sources: OpenAI has held early conversations with investors about raising another private funding round at a $1.2T valuation before its planned IPO (Financial Times) [2d]
- At a US House hearing, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said AI labs should get no liability exemptions and called for more open-source models built in the US (Matt Bracken/FedScoop) [2d]
- OpenRouter users spent more on OpenAI's models than on Anthropic's in the week of September 7, the first time that happened since the week of February 26, 2024 (@openrouter) [2d]
- Pulley, which offers cap table management software, says it will cease operations after December 8; it had raised $50M+ from investors, including Founders Fund (Melia Robinson/Business Insider) [2d]
- At the Future of Life Institute's Pro-Human Assembly, Bernie Sanders, Steve Bannon, and others called for tighter restrictions on AI and denounced tech CEOs (New York Times) [2d]
- During a Salesforce event, Jensen Huang says the AI industry doesn't need any new laws or regulations and market forces will help companies safely innovate (Brody Ford/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Crypto exchange CoinEx says it is closing, citing a lengthy downturn and rising compliance costs; a report said it moved $3B+ for Iran-linked wallets since 2019 (Dylan Tokar/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- The Senate fails to advance the Clarity Act, dealing a major blow to the crypto industry's push for a comprehensive market structure framework (CNBC) [2d]
- CADDi, which sells AI tools to help manufacturers organize engineering and production data, raised a $114M Series D at a $1.2B valuation, up from $470M in 2025 (Jeremy Kahn/Fortune) [2d]
- Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, its "most advanced live dialogue models yet", to more effectively enable voice agents (Google) [2d]
- No new articles in the Past 6 Hours.
- Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU prices skyrocket to $9,000 — as fresh RTX 6000 rumor suggests a 2027 launch that fills me with dread [2d]
- New Polish jet-powered drone looks a lot like a miniature B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, and there's a good reason why [2d]
- A dancing dog mascot, 23 screws, 9 parts: Inside Dell's attempt to show Japanese kids how computers work and how to assemble one [2d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, September 16 (game #1696) [2d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, September 16 (game #1193) [2d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, September 16 (game #927) [2d]
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says ‘the world is right to be afraid’ of AI influence — but that it can benefit humanity like no other technology before it [2d]
- Desperate attempt or marketing genius? Microsoft's Project Zenith is a confusing attempt to get those who can afford an expensive PC to buy one [2d]
- Diablo 5 senior game director says 'the continued passion' is the reason Diablo 2: Resurrected exists and has allowed Blizzard to look at it for modern inspiration — 'Because it exists today alongside Diablo 4, we can look at it through today's lens' [2d]
- 'We're going through a new industrial revolution': Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei share differing views on AI at Dreamforce 2026 [2d]
- Now we know which iPhone Apple really wants you to buy, and John Ternus gave us the key [2d]
- How to watch Run Hide Fight: Infidels online from anywhere [2d]
- AI on Intel MacBook laptop uses webcam and mirror to rewrite and debug its own AMD Radeon driver code live and direct — without a programmer in the loop [2d]
- Huawei says its new smartphone chip is entirely free of any US-made components [2d]
- First ever battle between two autonomous naval drones 'won' by Ukraine thanks to a salvo from a remote weapon turret [2d]
- Vertical GPU, top-loading HDDs: Morefine's 4-bay NAS is unlike any AI workstation PC I've ever seen, thanks to a simple physics law [2d]
- Whole-home Wi-Fi 7 just became more affordable with Amazon's Early Prime Day deal on the Deco 7 Pro Tri-Band BE10000 mesh system [2d]
- Reacher fans 'absolutely' responsible for Prime Video spinoff Neagley being made — but the new series will solve one outstanding mystery [2d]
- 'New arena for strategic rivalry': China’s intelligence chief calls for regulations and guardrails on AI to prevent new arms race [2d]
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- Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 16, #927 [2d]
- Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 16, #927 [2d]
- Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 16, #723 [2d]
- PS Plus Gets a Diverse Lineup for September With WWE 2K26, RuneScape: Dragonwilds and More [2d]
- Samsung Is Fast-Tracking Galaxy Z TriFold 2 After iPhone Duo Reveal, According to Leaks [2d]
- At BlizzCon 2026, Blizzard Announced Its Big Swing Era [2d]
- Google’s New Pixel Features Include Shortcuts to Your Favorite Contacts, Adds Scam Alerts [2d]
- Prime Video Launches Super Bundle With Starz, AMC Plus, BritBox, MGM Plus and PBS Masterpiece [2d]
- The Wolverine Game Sinks Its Claws Into Emotional Heights Rather Than Story Cohesion [2d]
- This Anker Qi2 Car Charger Is Your New Road Trip Buddy and It Just Hit a Record-Low Price [2d]
- Samsung’s Galaxy A57 5G Is Still $100 Off if You Need a New Android Phone [2d]
- This TCL Android Tablet Is $50 Off and Packs Plenty of Features for Everyday Use [2d]
- Walt Disney World Brings AI Into Its Booking Site [2d]
- Walt Disney World Brings AI Into Its Booking Site [2d]
- Don’t Miss These Early Prime Day Apple Deals [2d]
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