The Brutalist Report - tech
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- Internal data: Meta's Muse now has 3M+ users who submit at least one prompt per week and 1M+ DAUs who have sent at least one prompt (Jyoti Mann/The Information) [1d]
- Slack message: Greg Brockman has no plans to donate beyond his initial $25M to Leading the Future, saying the PAC has become a "distraction" at OpenAI (New York Times) [1d]
- Sources: Trump's AI accord grew out of a talk between Zuckerberg and House Speaker Mike Johnson; Zuckerberg circulated a draft, and Huang helped build support (Ashley Gold/Semafor) [1d]
- Sources: Jensen Huang and other execs asked Dario Amodei at the White House why he was so extreme in public on AI risks; Amodei said it's important to be honest (Wall Street Journal) [1d]
- Factory CEO Matan Grinberg alleges Cognition's new CRO Chris Degnan had been confiding with Cognition executives while advising Factory as a board observer (Rya Jetha/Business Insider) [1d]
- Micron reports Q4 revenue up 379% YoY to $54.23B, vs. $51.07B est., net income up 1,078% to $37.7B, and forecasts Q1 revenue above estimates (CNBC) [2d]
- DOD taps Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for Project Meridian, a 120-day study of capabilities the US may need in future wars (Luke Fountain/CNBC) [2d]
- Sources: some Google employees say Gemini 4 performs well on benchmarks but struggles with some real-world coding tasks; Google disputes that characterization (Bloomberg) [2d]
- Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon to a small group of cybersecurity partners and says it outperforms GPT-6 Astra on certain coding and knowledge work benchmarks (Madison Mills/Axios) [2d]
- Reddit says it is ending support for RSS feeds on November 13 because the feeds are a target for abuse by AI bots and is ending its public API access in March (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) [2d]
- OpenAI says individuals associated with Moonshot AI played a significant role in a coordinated model-distillation campaign that began in early July (Maggie Eastland/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Open Standard launches its OUSD stablecoin; founding partners Visa, Stripe, Mastercard, and Coinbase will offer initial access to businesses and developers (Ben Weiss/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Document: SpaceXAI plans a unified subscription for Grok and X with four tiers, including a $100/month Ultra plan, an $8/month Lite plan, and a free offering (Edward Ludlow/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Miter, which provides workforce management tools for the construction industry, raised a $40M Series B led by Battery Ventures, taking its total funding to $78M (Chris Metinko/Axios) [2d]
- CScale, which is developing optical interconnect for accelerators, emerges from stealth with a $145M Series C led by Atreides, Valor Equity, and Premji Invest (Dean Takahashi/GamesBeat) [2d]
- Google DeepMind introduces SynthID Bio, a family of watermarking methods for AI-designed proteins to help with biosecurity and scientific integrity (John Timmer/Ars Technica) [2d]
- Berlin-based Restate, which provides a durable execution engine to make software workflows resilient to crashes, raised a $20M Series A led by Singular (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Alex Stamos is joining Cognition as its new chief security officer; he most recently oversaw security at AI security startup Corridor and SentinelOne (Sam Sabin/Axios) [2d]
- Metaview, which uses AI agents to automate recruiting workflows, raised a $60M Series C led by Insight Partners, bringing its total funding to $110M (Chris Metinko/Axios) [2d]
- ElevenLabs says existing investors and employees have sold $300M worth of stock in a tender led by Wellington and T Rowe Price and valuing the startup at $22B (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times) [2d]
- An interview with OpenAI Chief Research Officer Mark Chen on the Hugging Face incident, slowing AI development, shifting 5%-10% of compute to safety, and more (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review) [2d]
- Instagram rolls out a conversational AI video editing assistant for Edits, its dedicated CapCut competitor, after an initial preview at a creator event in June (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch) [2d]
- The UK's MI5 issues a rare espionage alert urging UK universities to cut ties with the China General Technology Research Institute, which funded AI research (Financial Times) [2d]
- Sources: the US FTC is expanding a sweeping probe of Anthropic, OpenAI, and other frontier AI labs, and plans to issue formal demands to turn over information (New York Post) [2d]
- Amazon aims to have 5,000 drivers wearing its smart glasses in 2026, rising to 20,000+ in 2027; the glasses capture static images for its AI mapping platform (Dave Lee/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Amazon says Fire TV now offers integrated live content from 40+ apps, like YouTube TV and DirecTV, and plans a Music app with podcasts and concerts in the fall (Mariella Moon/Engadget) [2d]
- Amazon unveils a faster, slimmer $60 Fire TV Stick 4K, simplifies its Fire TV Stick lineup, and plans to roll out an upgraded Alexa+ living room hub in November (Chris Welch/Bloomberg) [2d]
- DoorDash unveils new retail partnerships to deliver clothing and footwear; Macy's is listing products directly on the DoorDash app for two-hour delivery (Sarah Nassauer/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- DoorDash opens US waitlists for an Apple Messages-integrated AI agent for ordering and a B2B API allowing assistants like Slack bots to execute bulk orders (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Sources: Google is paying ~100 digital publishers for how much their content contributes to AI Overviews, AI Mode, and Gemini in a pilot; payments vary widely (The Information) [2d]
- Tinder rolls out Group Hangouts in select US markets, letting a user form a group of three to 15 friends around shared activities, as it courts younger users (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra review: the new $1,400 tablet is an iPad Pro rival with a great OLED display, battery life, and performance, but it is pricey (Sam Rutherford/Engadget) [2d]
- I'm an audio reviewer and these are the best expert-approved headphone deals to shop in the Amazon Prime Big Deal Days sale [1d]
- Opera adds a game-changing feature to its mobile browser that Chrome should absolutely copy — the browsing app has a built-in eSIM with free 3GB data that can be used worldwide [1d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, October 1 (game #1208) [1d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, October 1 (game #1711) [1d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 1 (game #942) [1d]
- Russia cracking down on drone usage as it makes ERA-GLONASS navigation tech mandatory — GPS rival can monitor up to 1 million drones on land, water, and in the air in real time [1d]
- European Space Agency signs up CGI and OVHcloud to build storage for the 500PB of Earth observation data it expects to have by 2035 [2d]
- $6,399 — that's how much GMKTec sells its EVO-X5 Pro mini PC with an AMD Max+ PRO 495 and 192GB RAM, and that's the cheapest fully loaded Gorgon Halo device [2d]
- Amazon AU's October Prime Day sale is now on — these are the 100+ expert-recommended deals on day 3 [2d]
- Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter review: yet another triumphant remake [2d]
- US government reveals $5.25 billion spending on boosting national grid to help power new AI data centers — money will cover 31 projects across 26 states, but how will it affect energy bills? [2d]
- Bambu Lab's Halloween Sale has up to 30% off supplies — I'd pair these 3D printers with all the deals [2d]
- Creators can save $100 on the powerful Ugreen DXP4800 GT NAS [2d]
- Moscow tightens regulation on SIM market to crack down on fraud and 'attackers' — Anti-Fraud 3.0 could see SIMs sold without money and a massive reduction in SIM card sellers [2d]
- Developers want to build this 1,300-acre AI data center so badly they offered every house in town $10,000 [2d]
- Casio’s F-B100W smartwatch launches in the US after selling out in Japan [2d]
- Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 review: making smartwatches easy [2d]
- iFixit’s AirPods 5 teardown reveals one key improvement to Apple’s earbuds [2d]
- Which Amazon Echo smart speaker should I buy? A handy guide to your four options [2d]
- Hackers host fake ChatGPT model on its official website — but really it's just malware [2d]
- Should AI write your marketing emails? Where to automate and where to step in [2d]
- Freckle Phone has a kid-friendly name, but I'm not sure it can overcome the AI gadget curse [2d]
- Take our DC Universe expert's tough Lanterns quiz ahead of its season 1 finale [2d]
- I tried America.gov, and I'm wary of trusting it with my data [2d]
- ‘Launching an app shouldn’t mean learning how to host’: GoDaddy has launched Node.js hosting [2d]
- Could a treadmill make you a better runner than an Apple Watch? Peloton CPO Nick Caldwell and CMO Megan Imbres believe the Peloton Tread Vision's AI cameras offer 'much higher accuracy' than wearables [2d]
- Devolo WiFi 7 Mesh BE6500: an affordable mesh Wi-Fi system let down by its app [2d]
- VPNs dodge a bullet — New US piracy bill targets ISPs but leaves VPNs alone [2d]
- Proton Easy Switch lets businesses move from Microsoft 365 in just days, rather than months [2d]
- Russia escalates VPN blocks following State Duma elections in major censorship crackdown [2d]
- AI models are sharing sensitive data from tech companies in new 'PixelLeak' screenshots [2d]
- 9 of the biggest new headphones and earbuds unveiled in September: Apple, Bose, Sony and more [2d]
- Samsung launches the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra and SmartTag 3 [2d]
- Lego PlayStation launch build-up live: where to buy the classic PS1 console replica kit in early access [2d]
- Shark’s new FlexStyle IonCurl could be the exact styler my flyaway hair needs [2d]
- OpenAI launches ChatGPT Spaces to help humans and agents work together [2d]
- Meta targets SMBs with Muse AI that can run your business for you - but will anyone actually need it? [2d]
- I asked Maxine Peake what fans should stream after gripping Apple TV thriller Last Seen [2d]
- There's a new Amazon Fire TV Stick that's faster to use, and a redesigned remote [2d]
- Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo (2026) review: an unmatched dual-screen monster [2d]
- The LG Gram Pro 16 might be the ultimate large screen portable Windows 11 laptop [2d]
- When's the best time to buy an Amazon Echo Show? Right now — here's why [2d]
- Notorious Spectre CPU vulnerability returns hitting JIT engines via side channel attacks [2d]
- VPN Deal of the Week: I've found the cheapest way to watch Celebrity Traitors if you're travelling outside the UK [2d]
- Singapore man faces 10 years in jail after making AI crocodile deepfake [2d]
- The new Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra is here — and we’ve used it [2d]
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- EVgo’s Next-Gen 750kW EV Charging System Is Capable of 10-Minute Recharge [1d]
- Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Oct. 1, #942 [1d]
- Apple Is Reportedly Ready to Release Its Smarter Home Hub in 2 Weeks [2d]
- Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Oct. 1, #1208 [2d]
- Is Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Actually Better Than Xfinity? Here’s What the Evidence Says [2d]
- Ionna Charging Network Doubled to Over 180 Sites in 2026. Its CEO Tells Us What’s Next [2d]
- Argentina vs. Bolivia Livestream: How to Watch International Friendly Soccer [2d]
- This Early Prime Day Deal on a 4-Pack of Android-Friendly Trackers Will Help You Keep Tabs on Your Keys and More [2d]
- Trump Launches a US Government Chatbot. It’s Got Some Quirks [2d]
- Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Oct. 1, #1930 [2d]
- Now’s Your Chance to Grab a 12-Month Sam’s Club Membership for as Low as $25 [2d]
- As an LED Face Mask Tester, I Recommend These 3 for Prime Day [2d]
- Trump’s ‘AI Accord’ Does Little to Actually Keep AI Safe, Experts Say [2d]
- This Roomba Robot Vacuum and Mop Is 57% Off for Prime Day, and It Even Empties Itself [2d]
- Gotta Go Fast and Hunt Demons This October in These Free PlayStation Plus Games [2d]
- Sick of Paying for Slow Unlimited Data? Readers Recommend This Mobile Carrier [2d]
- Is That Early Holiday Deal or Fake Discount? Our Shopping Expert Chimes In [2d]
- How to Watch Season 2 of the ‘Scrubs’ Reboot [2d]
- Amazon Deals of the Day: Smarten Up and Secure Your Home Ahead of Prime Day With Up to 50% Off These Clever Devices [2d]
- Check Out the TCL QM64L For a Fall Movie Night Upgrade [2d]
- ‘Tulsa King’ and ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Return to Paramount Plus in October. Here’s What to Watch This Month [2d]
- What Is a Wearable Exoskeleton, and Who Actually Needs One? [2d]
- Level Up Game Night: Grab Your Favorite Tabletop Games for Less With These Early Prime Day Deals [2d]
- Can Air Purifiers Clear Wildfire Smoke From Your Home? What Our Lab Data Reveals [2d]
- Upgrade Your Apple Watch With Braided and Solo Loops from $7 and Take 30% Off Multiples This Prime Day [2d]
- Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Simplifies Streaming Options, and I Went Hands-On [2d]
- I Visited Lightship’s AE.1 EV Travel Trailer, and Now I Want to Take an Off-the-Grid Road Trip [2d]
- I Visited Lightship’s AE.1 EV Travel Trailer, and Now I Want to Take an Off-the-Grid Road Trip [2d]
- Score $300 Off This Hisense C3 Projector in an Early Prime Day Deal [2d]
- This Might Be the Only Hair Straightening Tool You Need [2d]
- Samsung Debuts Galaxy Tab S12: Here Are My Hands-On First Impressions [2d]
- The iPhone Duo Isn’t for Everyone. It Doesn’t Need to Be [2d]
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