The Brutalist Report - tech
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- Marc Andreessen is appointed to the DOD's Defense Policy Board, a committee tasked with giving strategic advice to the defense secretary and other top officials (Nick Wadhams/Bloomberg) [1d]
- AI leaderboard provider Arena says it hit $100M in annualized run-rate revenue eight months after launching AI Evaluations, which offers performance analytics (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch) [1d]
- Google says the Gemini app now offers Nano Banana image generation to eligible US users for free; it was previously only available to Plus, Pro, and Ultra users (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Sources: hundreds of Meta contractors posed as minors to probe how competitor chatbots responded to prompts involving suicide, sex, and other high-risk subjects (Wired) [2d]
- Tidal adopts an AI policy that blocks wholly AI-generated music from earning royalties and removes AI-generated music that impersonates artists (Murray Stassen/Music Business Worldwide) [2d]
- Digital Realty says it plans to acquire a majority stake in three fully leased Northern Virginia data centers from Blackstone-managed funds in a $7.8B deal (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters) [2d]
- Source: Taiwanese authorities raided Super Micro's Taiwan office as part of a probe into the alleged smuggling of Nvidia chips to China; SMCI closed down 8.1% (Debby Wu/Bloomberg) [2d]
- As a new law bars DOD from working with companies whose lobbyists also represent blacklisted entities, DC lobbying firms drop companies like Alibaba and Tencent (Bloomberg) [2d]
- Waymo and Uber quietly ended their partnership in Phoenix in May; Uber says it is readying the launch of a separate autonomous vehicle partnership in the city (Sean O'Kane/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Sources: component and supplier lists, and photos of iPhone 18 Pro models, are among files a ransomware group stole from Apple's Indian supplier Tata (Reuters) [2d]
- Baz releases Baz Planner, which uses four specialized AI agents to analyze code at the planning stage, and extends its seed funding by $9M to $17M (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE) [2d]
- California strikes a deal with Anthropic to expand the use of Claude products across state agencies and local governments at a 50% discount (Christine Mui/Politico) [2d]
- In Q2, there were thirteen $1B+ US venture-backed startup exits, either through acquisition or IPO, the most exits since the 2021 market peak (Joanna Glasner/Crunchbase News) [2d]
- Quantifind, whose AI products help banks combat financial crimes such as money laundering, raised $200M led by Summit Partners (Laura Kreutzer/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- Sources: Amazon is weighing using OpenAI's and its own Nova models to cut costs after Anthropic raised prices for using its models in Amazon products (Catherine Perloff/The Information) [2d]
- SCOTUS limits the law enforcement use of "geofence" warrants, saying people have "a reasonable expectation of privacy" in their cell-phone location data (TechCrunch) [2d]
- WhatsApp rolls out username reservations globally, allowing users to claim a unique name before the privacy-focused feature launches later this year (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac) [2d]
- Changpeng Zhao says Binance's MiCA application in Greece was fully compliant and close to approval by at least one EU regulator but "other forces" opposed it (Naga Avan-Nomayo/The Block) [2d]
- Straiker, which develops tech for securing enterprise AI agents, raised a $64M Series A, bringing its total funding to $85M (Chris Metinko/Axios) [2d]
- SCOTUS finds that Trump's 2025 firing of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter without cause was lawful, placing independence of several agencies in doubt (NPR) [2d]
- Rocket Lab plans to acquire Iridium for $8B and combine Rocket Lab's launch services with Iridium's satellite-based communications network to rival SpaceX (Emma Roth/The Verge) [2d]
- Filing: Strategy paused its bitcoin acquisitions last week, instead topping up its USD reserve to $2.55B and announcing a $1B digital credit buyback program (James Hunt/The Block) [2d]
- Internal docs: Meta places strict limits on how staff in its applied AI division can use Claude Code and Codex, fearing inadvertently engaging in distillation (Jyoti Mann/The Information) [2d]
- Japanese prediction market startups Miraima and Poyp are utilizing a "point-to-voucher" system to bypass strict anti-gambling laws, in a bid to rival Polymarket (Bloomberg) [2d]
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- Want a cheap Yeti cooler for your 4th of July celebrations? I'm a deal-hunting outdoor expert, and I've tracked down the only holiday offers actually worth your money [1d]
- Adobe and Disney are teaming up to design the next generation of theme park rides with Foundry AI [1d]
- IBM unveils new record-breaking chip with 100 billion transistors in less than 1 nanometer footprint — new NanoStack design is like "a 100-storey skyscraper" packed with highly efficient processing power [1d]
- Apple may have a plan to 'ease frustration over price hikes and longer delivery times' with its Macs — but I wouldn't count on it working [2d]
- How to watch Netherlands vs Morocco: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-Off time for FIFA World Cup 2026 in a crunch last-32 encounter [2d]
- Quote of the day by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates: 'If a robot comes in to do the same thing, you’d think that we’d tax the robot' — devising policy ideas to counter automation risks [2d]
- 'Near zero-cost memory expansion through recycling': Meta will reuse terabytes worth of DDR4 memory using CXL tech and avoid paying the RAM tax [2d]
- I went inside FIFA's super-secret Technology Command Center for the World Cup — but sadly I can't really tell you too much about what I saw [2d]
- How to watch the World Cup in Netherlands – can I get a free stream? [2d]
- It might look like a failed art project — but this dual-display monitor set addresses all your portable workstation needs [2d]
- Companion Cube case for Steam Machine is canceled by Valve after Dbrand bafflingly forgot to get permission to make the thing [2d]
- Fitbit’s Gemini AI coach is giving users ‘unhinged’ fitness advice — here’s why users are saying they ‘cannot wait for my trial to end’ [2d]
- Forget Ryzen AI! AMD launches its SLOWEST processor in years, because 'not all customers can afford a new PC' — 2019 Zen+ CPU will at least be compatible with Windows 11 [2d]
- Top tech of the month: the best new gadgets we've tested for July 2026 [2d]
- US bans Polestar but not Volvo in baffling EV ruling — data security fears force exit for premium brand, while its sister company gets a green light [2d]
- FBI warns of Russian Intelligence phishing campaign abusing Signal support services to target VIPs and high-value government and military targets — this is how to secure your account [2d]
- How to watch Germany vs Paraguay: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-Off time for FIFA World Cup 2026 as Julian Nagelsmann seeks improvement [2d]
- The first Fitbit Air update could fix a major frustration — but Google has shut off a workaround for avoiding the new Google Health app [2d]
- Over 14 million login credentials leaked from six ISPs in major data breach — here’s what we know [2d]
- Why spend MacBook money on a creator laptop when this HP Victus with Ryzen 7 and RTX 4050 graphics is $525 off at Best Buy? [2d]
- Xbox disputes claims GTA 6 is selling 8x more copies on PlayStation, but I'm not convinced it's doing great [2d]
- Tidal just drew a line in the sand on AI music — 100% AI-generated tracks won’t earn royalties on the music streaming platform [2d]
- 30 years later, my Hotmail email address still works, even though I won't read your message if you email me there [2d]
- HP's 4th of July sale cuts up to 45% off laptops for hybrid work and back-to-school — but the clock's ticking on the one I'd buy with my own money [2d]
- This curved MSI MAG 242C monitor is now under $100, making it the budget productivity upgrade for your home office setup — but this Best Buy deal ends soon [2d]
- Missed it on Prime Day? The Oura Ring 4 is still up to 44% off on Amazon, with discounts on all finishes, including Ceramic [2d]
- WhatsApp just opened username reservations for three billion people — here’s how to claim your handle before it's taken [2d]
- 'The goal is not to replace humans': new Meta AI research chief Dawn Song says the next frontier is AI agents that are "economically valuable" [2d]
- Manufacturers are killing mini PC and laptop performance with single-channel memory, and I'm sick of it [2d]
- 'This should be illegal': Sony is deleting over 500 movies that people bought from their digital libraries — just proving further why 4K Blu-ray's popularity keeps growing [2d]
- Amnezia VPN quietly restores the one feature router and TV users were waiting for [2d]
- Google says Android's built-in earthquake warning system alerted 11.4 million people before the Venezuelan earthquake hit — here's how to find it on your phone [2d]
- 'I don’t like that he made this donation' — Mullvad CEO reacts to co-founder’s donation to controversial Swedish populist party [2d]
- Enhance your identity security and privacy protection with $70 off LifeLock Total — identity theft protection, data removal, and social media monitoring for complete privacy control [2d]
- 5 WWDC features I’ll actually use more than Apple’s new Siri AI [2d]
- Hundreds of thousands at risk as NordVPN uncovers sophisticated adware campaign hidden in 50,000 pirate sites [2d]
- Prime Day is over for another year but these top tech deals are still available at Amazon UK — up to 50% off Ninja, Asus, Nothing, Philips, and more [2d]
- Brazil fans, there's no need to settle for ITV's low res coverage of World Cup 2026 – try Brazil vs Japan in glorious 4K instead, and with the commentary in Portuguese! [2d]
- A classic piece of tech is becoming redundant: BBC waves bye-bye to its Long Wave broadcasts [2d]
- How AI observability helps organizations move from experimentation to production [2d]
- Enhance your cloud backup with pCloud Lifetime plans, which are currently up to 70% off for 4th of July — get up to 10TB of secure storage with free Zero-Knowledge encryption [2d]
- The Steam Machine is overpriced yet it's sold out already in Japan — but be careful about buying a cheap clone [2d]
- Samsung doubles down on 1000-layer NAND for petabyte SSDs as it sets its sights on elusive 32TB M.2 solid state drives (you remember this right?) [2d]
- 'This is a step in the right direction': Oracle set to open up MySQL - but will it be everything developers wish for? [2d]
- How to watch Brazil vs Japan: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-Off time for FIFA World Cup 2026 as Vinicius Jr headlines last-32 clash [2d]
- How to future-proof enterprise operations in the age of invisible AI [2d]
- Windows 11's File Explorer is getting a long-awaited revamp — but here's hoping a future update doesn't ruin it [2d]
- What is the release date for Sugar season 2 episode 3 on Apple TV? [2d]
- How universities can better prepare graduates for the demands of the modern workplace [2d]
- What is the release date for Marvel's X-Men 97 season 2 episodes 1 to 3 on Disney+? [2d]
- I've watched all of Prime Video Legally Blonde prequel Elle and hugely have to eat some humble pie — it's that good, Lexi Minetree might give Reese Witherspoon's legacy a run for its money [2d]
- Samsung's T9 is one of the fastest portable SSDs I've ever used — and it's at the perfect price if you're upgrading your work setup or back-to-school tech at Amazon [2d]
- Beat Apple's price hikes with Best Buy's massive MacBook sale — 'The best mix of winning design, near-pro-level performance, and battery life' gets a massive price drop in the 4th of July sale that business pros won't want to miss [2d]
- Netflix subscribers are furious at the platform’s latest update — now users are required to use separate email addresses for account profiles, but some think they've found a handy workaround [2d]
- 'The best browser for Macs': Some Mac users are surprisingly defending Microsoft Edge, but here's why I use Firefox instead of both [2d]
- DC Studios co-head Peter Safran admits Supergirl 'didn't meet our box office expectations' — but it doesn't sound like it'll force him and James Gunn to revise their ambitious plan for the DCU [2d]
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