The Brutalist Report - tech
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- A profile of Mark Lanier, a TX lawyer and part-time pastor who beat Meta and Google in the LA social media case and said Zuckerberg was "rattled" on the stand (Wall Street Journal) [1d]
- Report analyzing payments of 28M US consumers shows Claude adding paid subs at a steadily increasing pace; Anthropic: paid subs have more than doubled this year (Julie Bort/TechCrunch) [2d]
- ShinyHunters says it stole 350GB+ of data in a cyberattack on the European Commission, detected on March 24; the EC says its internal systems were not affected (Pierluigi Paganini/Security Affairs) [2d]
- Sources: DHS clears seven CISA staffers of wrongdoing; the staffers arranged a polygraph for CISA's former acting director Madhu Gottumukkala that he failed (John Sakellariadis/Politico) [2d]
- Sources: Ross Nordeen, the last remaining cofounder at xAI, left the company on Friday; Nordeen reported directly to Elon Musk as his right-hand operator (Grace Kay/Business Insider) [2d]
- A look at the decadelong feud between Sam Altman and Dario Amodei; sources say Amodei likened Altman's legal fight with Musk to Hitler's fight with Stalin (Keach Hagey/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- Chess grandmasters find new ways to win by making less optimal moves after AI pushed classical chess toward perfect play, breathing new life into the game (Kevin Lincoln/Bloomberg) [2d]
- A look at some themes at this year's Hill and Valley Forum: embracing government-led industrial policy to onshore manufacturing, AI's unpopularity, and more (Newcomer) [2d]
- Prediction market bets decided on linguistic technicalities expose how hard it is to turn language into a binary market, with payouts hinging on a single word (Christopher Beam/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Meta's longtime content policy chief Monika Bickert is leaving the company to teach at Harvard; she will stay at Meta until August to work on a transition plan (Reuters) [2d]
- Investment in Austin-based startups grew to a record high of $7.19B in 2025, up from $4.37B in 2024 and topping a pandemic peak of $6.1B in 2021 (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News) [2d]
- Taiwanese memory chipmaker Nanya raised $2.5B in a private placement from Sandisk, SK Hynix's Solidigm, Cisco, and Kioxia to expand advanced chip production (Reuters) [2d]
- Indonesia begins implementing a regulation that bans under-16s from digital platforms that could expose them to porn, cyberbullying, online scams, and addiction (Edna Tarigan/Associated Press) [2d]
- Worth, which aims to help financial services onboard and underwrite SMBs, raised a $30M Series A led by Fulcrum Equity Partners, following a $25M seed round (Brian Contreras/Inc) [2d]
- Despite Anthropic winning a ruling against the DOD in California, it must still convince the DC Circuit Court of Appeals to lift the supply chain risk label (Brendan Bordelon/Politico) [2d]
- A Jeffrey Epstein victim files a class action against the Trump administration and Google, claiming Google's search and AI Mode published victims' personal info (Jennifer Elias/CNBC) [2d]
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- 'Nuclear energy is the essential backbone for this future, but the industry remains trapped in a delivery bottleneck': Microsoft and Nvidia team up to tackle 'historic surge in power demand' by using AI to help the nuclear power industry [1d]
- I’m finally playing Eastshade, and it’s turned me into a travelling painter who really cares about artistic composition [1d]
- I took a ride in an Nvidia-powered autonomous Mercedes at GTC 2026 - and it’s convinced me this is the future [2d]
- IKEA spring bedroom trends: refresh your space with muted gray and seafoam accessories [2d]
- ‘My mirrorless camera didn’t get a look in’ – the DJI Osmo Action 4 was my ultimate vacation camera, and it just dropped to a record-low price [2d]
- Huawei reveals its latest Nvidia H20 killer — packing a frankly ridiculous 1.56 PFLOPS of FP4 compute and up to 112GB of HBM [2d]
- How to watch Moses Itauma vs Jermaine Franklin: live stream boxing online, preview, ringwalks, fight card [2d]
- United’s Relax Row gives you more space — and eight power ports [2d]
- Time for a PC upgrade? Major study finds workplace devices are way behind on installing the latest updates — with Windows much worse than macOS [2d]
- Apple says its iPhone Lockdown Mode has never been hacked by spyware — here's how to turn it on [2d]
- 'The complete package': I tested the LG G6 OLED TV side-by-side with the G5 in our testing rooms — and the difference is clear [2d]
- 'One of the best smart appliances you can own right now' — the Tineco wet-dry vacuum transformed my cleaning routine, and it's 50% off at Amazon [2d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, March 29 (game #1525) [2d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, March 29 (game #1022) [2d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, March 29 (game #756) [2d]
- 6 new 4K Blu-rays from March 2026 to add to your collection [2d]
- Wonder Man season 2: everything we know so far about the Marvel TV show's return on Disney+ [2d]
- 'A huge amount of network traffic now comes from machines talking to other machines': what rising data demand means for networks [2d]
- 'A complete disaster': The 11 worst Apple gadgets of the past 50 years, according to you [2d]
- There's another sign that the Trump phone might actually be launching — though it's not clear when [2d]
- I went to Spotify’s new Listening Lounge in London, and its bespoke audio setup is a reminder that stereo is forever — and I just know music fans are going to love it [2d]
- How to watch RCB vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: live stream the 2026 IPL opener from anywhere [2d]
- I’ve found the best Spring camera deals — including record-low prices on top models from Canon, Nikon, Sony, and more [2d]
- How to watch IPL 2026: live streams, fixture list for Indian Premier League cricket season [2d]
- How to watch Virat Kohli at IPL 2026 [2d]
- I didn't think Something Very Bad is Going to Happen season 2 was possible — but Camila Morrone already has it all planned out [2d]
- I tested the Tower Elite 11-Liter Flexi Drawer Air Fryer — it’s the best bang-for-buck large-capacity air fryer around [2d]
- After living with the Sonos Play, I think it's the only speaker you need — here's why [2d]
- How I built an AI operating system to run my publishing company [2d]
- Last call: Exclusive NordVPN 4-month bonus + Amazon gift card ends today [2d]
- ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from the landmark social media addiction trial to more Netflix price hikes [2d]
- Think you're an Apple expert? Prove it by taking our big Apple 50th anniversary quiz [2d]
- Dozens of early Easter deals are live this weekend at Amazon UK — I've picked the top 20 offers from £5 [2d]
- I tried 7 video hosting and streaming services and here's my favorite one for PPV projects [2d]
- Enough chit-chat: Alexa is done waiting for the agentic AI future — I spoke to Amazon's Daniel Rausch to find out more [2d]
- Something Very Bad is Going to Happen review — this binge-worthy Netflix horror series takes wedding jitters to the extreme [2d]
- These are my top 5 Pokémon games on Nintendo Switch 2 — including a controversial entry, and one that you may have forgotten [2d]
- I used Gemini’s new AI memory importing feature, and now it knows as much about me as ChatGPT [2d]
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- Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for March 29 #756 [1d]
- Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for March 29, #1022 [1d]
- Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for March 29, #1744 [1d]
- The Absolute Best Horror Movies on Hulu [2d]
- This Portable Streaming TV Turns My Patio Into an Entertainment Oasis, and You Can Get It for $60 off During Amazon's Spring Sale [2d]
- Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro: The Complete Guide (Features and Walk-Through) video [2d]
- Soundcore Nebula X1 Pro: The Ultimate Projector Party in a Box [2d]
- Oura Ring Helps Uncover 'Multiple Cases of Lymphoma,' Says Its Chief Medical Officer [2d]
- Your AirPods Could Help You Take a Great iPhone Photo [2d]
- Is Hollywood breaking up with the 'bad mother' trope? video [2d]
- Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, March 28 [2d]
- Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 28, #551 [2d]
- Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for March 28 #755 [2d]
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