The Brutalist Report

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• I thought focusing on grades would push my son harder. It crushed his confidence instead. [7d]
• The seller of a $2.9 million San Francisco home is accepting payment in Anthropic or OpenAI stock [7d]
• The city of Coachella considers a data center moratorium after big-time backlash [7d]
• Treasury Department says it's 'prepared' to put Trump's face on a new $250 bill if legislation passes [7d]
• Ken Griffin's $238 million New York City penthouse isn't the only pied-à-terre he owns. See what else is in his portfolio. [7d]
• Substack cofounder says it's making 'fast progress' on tools for larger publishers, following The Ankler's defection [7d]
• Interior designers share 10 things in your bedroom to get rid of — and what to replace them with [7d]
• I made Ina Garten's easy and delicious chocolate cake. She was right to call it a 'dessert everyone will remember.' [7d]
• This chart shows how much Labubus have fallen off [7d]
• Anthropic leapfrogs OpenAI as the most valuable AI startup — and drops a new model [7d]
• Bartenders share 8 underrated cocktails they think customers should order more often [7d]
• New York's tax on wealthy second-home owners is going into effect. Here's how the pied-à-terre tax will work. [7d]
• The same location data that helps apps and advertisers track everyday phone users could be putting US troops at risk [7d]
• Amazon plans to make SpaceX's Grok models available on its flagship AI service [7d]
• Read the memo the new '60 Minutes' executive producer sent to staff [7d]
• Elon Musk says SpaceX has only committed to a 180-day compute agreement with Anthropic [7d]
• 7 surprising things I learned when I booked my first cruise [7d]
• Mamdani announced New York City's answer to DOGE [7d]
• Ballerina Farm's daughter is in her new electrolyte ad [7d]
• How women's maximum-security prisons actually work, according to a former inmate [7d]
• We tried out Waymo's spacious new robotaxi Ojai. It glitched, but we had way more space and could fit in 6 suitcases. [7d]
• We left stable jobs to start a consulting firm that's raised $580K this year. Even through loss and divorce, here's why we took the risk. [7d]
• I've been hired as a bridesmaid over 125 times. There are 5 things I made sure I had at my own wedding. [7d]
• See inside a historic Air Force Two plane used by vice presidents and first ladies during 5 presidencies [7d]
• Reid Hoffman says the next AI gold rush is in drug discovery [7d]
• I'm a former HR leader at Capital One and Wayfair. You should know these 5 things about negotiating severance. [7d]
• I've taken solo trips to more than 22 different countries — here are the 9 things I never travel without [7d]
• Hayden Panettiere didn't find out the real reason she was fired from 'Panic Room' for years [7d]
• I'm an American mom in Germany. I let my 8-year-old walk to school alone — other parents asked me why it took so long. [7d]
• The most and least educated US states, ranked by the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher [7d]
• I booked a solo photo shoot on my trip to Paris. I didn't know what to expect, but it turned out to be worth every cent. [7d]
• My mom's assisted living costs her over $7,000 monthly. I'm considering moving to Spain so my own long-term care will be cheaper. [7d]
• My daughter is in college and almost never asks me for money. Instead, she works on campus and budgets $100 a week. [7d]
• Wix is laying off 20% of staff. Read the memo — and yes, it mentions AI. [7d]