The Brutalist Report

Business Insider

• Former Google chief scientist Jeff Dean is raising again for his new AI startup, seeking around a $50 billion valuation [43d]
• I've traveled all over Italy. There are 4 places I can't wait to return to — and 2 I'd leave off my itinerary next time. [43d]
• Google just completed its $1.5 billion-plus talent deal for AI startup Mechanize [43d]
• I had my dream job, but never felt financially secure. I went from $500,000 in debt to debt-free in under 2 years. [43d]
• Hugging Face CEO says asking Anthropic researcher ‘about AI extinction risk is like asking your AC guy about climate change’ [43d]
• Apple's new CEO was asked about 'pervert glasses.' Here was his response. [43d]
• AI employees with apocalypse fears face a troubling question: Should they quit or stay? [43d]
• Brooks Brothers creative director Michael Bastian remembers 9/11 [43d]
• A billionaire wanted $125 million for his Aspen compound. He got $33.5 million. [43d]
• Trump threatened Canada's Bombardier over US production. Here's where the planemaker already employs Americans. [43d]
• Breaking down my $550,000 retirement savings in Bali, Indonesia [43d]
• A former Google DeepMind safety researcher explains the frightening difference between AI and other threats like nuclear war and asteroids [43d]
• In supply chain cyberattacks, AI is being used to fight AI [43d]
• Brooks Brothers was steps from the World Trade Center on 9/11. Its creative director still can't look at the pictures. [43d]
• I took a 6-day trip to Italy after dreaming of going my whole life. 6 surprises have stayed with me for years. [43d]
• Confluent cofounder says believing in AI's upside means reckoning with its 'dark side' [43d]
• Parents loved sharing photos of their kids online. Then came AI. [43d]
• 5 jewelry trends that are in right now and 4 that are out, according to jewelers and stylists [43d]
• I was laid off from HP after 30 years. At 59, I moved to Antarctica for work — and the wildest adventure of my life. [43d]
• Anthropic says Russian and Chinese threat actors used Claude as a weapons engineering assistant for drone swarming and more [43d]
• Michael Burry says the best defense against dollar doom and AI disasters might be a fine Bordeaux [44d]
• The rise and fall of America's drive-in restaurants [44d]
• I live with a disease that worsens with stress. I 'lean out' when I can, but I can't avoid it all. [44d]
• Here's how 7 US cities still remember 9/11, 25 years later [44d]
• I took an 18-hour trip with my grandmother right after losing my grandfather. Now we hang out every single weekend. [44d]
• 'Your Rich BFF' creator Vivian Tu says there's one habit everyone should steal from rich people [44d]
• What it was like to dine at Windows on the World, the restaurant atop the World Trade Center, before it was lost on 9/11 [44d]
• The Atlantic fixed its business. Then AI came for media. [44d]
• 'You can't break the fundamental laws of physics': T-Mobile CFO says he's not worried about Elon Musk's cellular ambitions [44d]
• I work at Trader Joe's. I swear by these 12 purchases every time. [44d]
• 25 years later, 9/11 still shapes the way we fly. Here's how air travel changed after the attacks. [44d]
• Lovable's CEO weighed in on warnings that AI could wipe out humanity [44d]
• The US Army can rush Patriot batteries off to global hot spots in days. Here's what the scramble looks like. [44d]
• Photos show the moment President George W. Bush first learned of the 9/11 attacks — and how the president's day unfolded [44d]
• Vintage photos show what airport security was like before 9/11 [44d]
• 2 Stanford professors explained why telling people to 'follow your passion' is a bad idea [44d]
• AI might take us all down, just not the way you think [44d]
• SpaceX has struck a $1 billion a month compute deal with a mystery customer [44d]
• Trump snapped at a reporter after a question about his $5,000 promise to voters: 'You're the worst' [44d]
• 'AMERICA'S DARKEST DAY': Newspaper headlines from around the world after 9/11 [44d]
• 4 tricks to ace a job interview, according to a deception and human behavior expert [44d]
• How to say 'no' at work without hurting your career [44d]
• Most Olympians don't make millions. This bobsledder rented out his home to boost his income while competing around the world. [44d]
• NYC's best shot at affordable housing has hit some roadblocks [44d]
• 'Healthcare professional' has dethroned 'influencer' as the dream career for young adults [44d]
• I'm a mom who switched to 'Buy Canada' 6 years ago. It takes certain sacrifices, but I wouldn't go back. [44d]
• The AI doomsdayers aren't new. You just weren't paying attention. [44d]
• How Meta tried, and failed, to grab its employees' data for AI [44d]
• The foldable iPhone Duo gives you a bigger screen and bragging rights. Here's what you give up. [44d]
• 'I saw Terminator 2 too': Y Combinator's Garry Tan pushes back on AI extinction fears [44d]
• Ukrainian drones flew almost 2,000 miles to hit fuel plants in the Russian Arctic [44d]
• China's star AI labs routed user requests to Claude at least 35 million times in the summer: Anthropic [44d]
• Anthropic and OpenAI employees speak out about humanity’s extinction as debate reaches fever pitch [44d]
• Getting my H-1B on the first try felt like 'pure luck.' 4 years later, a layoff meant I had to leave the US. [44d]