The Brutalist Report

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• SpaceX aborts first Starship launch since its massive IPO [4d]
• I let Bryan Johnson's startup scan my brain [4d]
• White House teleprompter operator on unpaid leave after reports he made more than $100k betting on Trump's speeches [4d]
• Netflix is solving its engagement problem by … spending less time talking about engagement [4d]
• Netflix shares fall 8% after a lukewarm earnings report and a change to how it shares viewing data [4d]
• The US Navy wants to ‘weaponize’ data for a new AI-first fleet, and it wants tech-savvy sailors to make it happen [4d]
• As a makeup artist who works with brides, there are 11 products I swear by for wedding-day looks [4d]
• I tried Ina Garten's easy baked shrimp scampi. The dish came together in a few simple steps, but tasted gourmet. [4d]
• Former Intel CEO says the chipmaker went off the rails ‘when it started to be run by business people’ [4d]
• Volkswagen enters the robotaxi race with its first passenger service launch in Germany [4d]
• Sunday Robotics says its robot can fold clothes it has never seen in unfamiliar homes [4d]
• TikTok is testing a new service that could reshape its shopping network [4d]
• Canadian wildfires are shrouding US cities in smoke and yellow haze. See the eerie photos. [4d]
• Mamdani is targeting deceptive AI-made apartment listings: 'It's called StreetEasy, not StreetHard' [4d]
• An AI intimacy startup acquired an app to help couples stay together. Read the LinkedIn DM that sparked the deal. [4d]
• I spent 10 hours in Air France's most exclusive first class. My flight was so good I felt like I was on a private plane. [4d]
• The best and worst looks from the 2026 ESPY Awards [4d]
• I didn't love Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' at first. Then I couldn't stop thinking about it. [4d]
• The oldest bar in every state [4d]
• I moved to France last year. Living here has taught me what Americans misunderstand about French culture. [4d]
• Ukraine's ousted defense minister opens up about his clashes with the top general. He says every change hit resistance. [4d]
• I went to Olive Garden, Carrabba's, and Maggiano's with a $50 budget. One chain had the best value, and another served the best food. [4d]
• How to read the Air Quality Index (AQI) scale, and how it can help you stay safe from wildfire smoke [4d]
• Move over DoorDash, Uber's latest deal would make it the world's largest food delivery player outside China [4d]
• Palm Beach County rejects huge AI data center near Trump's Mar-a-Lago after resident backlash [4d]
• I've stayed in 3 types of rooms on cruises, and the cheapest has never been worth it. Here's what to book instead. [4d]
• Every single Anne Hathaway movie, ranked by critics [4d]
• I struggled to negotiate higher pay early on in my career. My mentor taught me a simple trick to make it easier. [4d]
• I spent $2,000 for 7 nights in a 179-square-foot ocean-view cabin on one of the world's largest cruise ships [4d]
• After my kids left home, I put everything in storage and became a full-time house-sitter [4d]
• AT&T built an AI system to prevent network outages. It reduced customer downtime by more than 12 million hours. [4d]
• I got a rare tour of USS Farragut, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in the US Navy. Take a look. [4d]
• I travel for work a lot and my son missed our bedtime stories. I built an AI version of my voice for him. [4d]
• Jensen Huang hands out red bean buns to Tokyo crowd in his latest culinary adventure [4d]
• Warren Buffett should direct some of his giving to Trump Accounts, the program's architect says [4d]
• Ukraine is ousting its pro-tech defense minister after just 6 months. Troops fear it's a monumental victory for Russia. [4d]
• We shared a hotel room with 3 generations for 10 days. I thought it would be a nightmare, but it brought us closer than ever. [4d]
• Israel learned from Iran's missile attacks that it needs far more interceptors than expected. 'It's a race,' missile chief says. [4d]
• Inside Ukraine's war robot revolution [4d]
• Hitting it big betting on startups in the AI era will be a lot harder, but Silicon Valley might not feel the worst of it [4d]
• Kalshi is trying to turn flight cancellations into trades [4d]
• Walmart's people chief says these 10 jobs are still hot in the age of AI [4d]
• The AI burn book: Decoding the cat fights between Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Anthropic [4d]
• I was told a computer science degree would guarantee a job. Four years later, I'm pivoting. [4d]
• I'm 52 and can't find a full-time job. I wasn't prepared for the shame of no longer being seen as a viable candidate. [4d]
• I'm a therapist with a modeling side hustle. The extra cash is nice, but it also helps offset the emotional weight of my day job. [4d]
• Bugatti's Americas COO remembers clients' kids' birthdays — and makes his own PowerPoints [4d]
• Why Google partnered with former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal's $2 billion AI search startup [4d]
• 'Please turn it off.' Amazon's push to automate warehouse staffing runs into human resistance. [4d]
• From 'heartburn' to $14 billion: Inside Menlo's early Anthropic investment that broke all the rules. [4d]
• I used all the extra supplies from my kids' parties and threw one for myself. It was a fun, inexpensive celebration. [4d]
• Blue Origin's new stock option plan comes with a catch [4d]
• San Francisco is totally unprepared for the coming wealth tsunami [4d]
• I run a workplace management platform. Here's how AI is reshaping both the culture and physical form of offices. [4d]
• Inside Ukraine's secret mission to devastate Russian energy facilities [5d]
• Figma's design lead says this is what candidates should do to keep his attention during hiring interviews [5d]
• Tom Holland says he made a tough career choice to work on 'The Odyssey' because of one thing Zendaya said [5d]
• A Red Bull engineer got bored with Formula One. His robotics startup just raised $55 million. [5d]
• Jamie Dimon says businesses are already getting smarter about AI spending [5d]
• Halle Berry says she doesn't understand why people think 60 is the age to stop working [5d]
• Jamie Dimon says broad access to Mythos would be like giving 'ballistic missiles to individuals' [5d]
• They sang in the same band. Drone warfare gave them whole new professions. [5d]