The Brutalist Report

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• Scott Bessent says the US and China are giving their trade truce 2 more months [31d]
• Meta's camera-free AI glasses look like regular Ray Bans [31d]
• I tried Meta's new $1,300 VR Glasses. They might be good for watching a movie — but I'm not sure what else. [31d]
• Meta is bringing its Muse AI agent to its glasses [31d]
• Authorities are investigating Comma AI's hands-off driving tech after fatal crashes [31d]
• Why Dolly Parton's estate is suing her nephew — and what's at stake for her business empire [31d]
• I thought being a grandmother would be easier than being a mother. Now that I am one, it's harder in many ways. [31d]
• YouTube is jumping into micro dramas and helping them move from phones to TV screens [31d]
• Nathan Fielder unveiled the trailer for 'You Can See Everything.' Here's what to know about the Elizabeth Holmes doc. [31d]
• I used Muse, Instinct, and Grok Bot to plan my European vacation. Meta's AI agent was my favorite. [31d]
• The 16 industries that have made America's richest people, from tech to trucking [31d]
• Karoline Leavitt says being a working mom was 'the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do in my life' [31d]
• I took a 5-hour Amtrak ride with just a backpack and carry-on. There are 5 things I'm glad I packed and 3 I wish I had. [31d]
• OpenAI wants you to 'blurt out your thoughts' to your phone [31d]
• Rural Americans are increasingly fed up with data centers [31d]
• Disney+ is raising prices for the 6th straight year — and Hulu is going up too [31d]
• I always thought I was unattractive. Seeing a photo from 49 years ago changed how I view myself. [31d]
• A family of 5 left Brooklyn to travel in an $18,000 RV full time. See inside their custom space. [31d]
• Why I gave up on getting an H-1B visa [31d]
• The CEO of a $55 billion conglomerate explains why the Japanese concept of 'kosoryoku' is so important in the AI age [31d]
• What new US Merchant Marine Academy plebes go through on day one [31d]
• I never had any desire to visit the Midwest — until a fall trip to Door County changed my entire outlook on travel [31d]
• We tried the same McDonald's meal in the US and the UK. They were the same price, but one was a better value. [31d]
• I'm an interior designer. Here are 8 items from West Elm I'd put in my own home right now. [31d]
• We've lived between a sailboat and a campervan for 10 years. The freedom is real, but so are the trade-offs. [31d]
• I thought, 'What's more valuable than the family dog?' That question became a company with nearly $100M in sales. [31d]
• McDonald's is spending $8.5 billion on restaurant refreshes and bringing diners back [31d]
• I spent 2 nights at an all-inclusive resort. My biggest regret was going alone. [31d]
• More and more middle-income Americans are struggling to make rent [31d]
• I'm heading back to Canada after living in Japan for a year. I'm excited to return, but there are a few things I'll miss. [31d]
• Alexandr Wang's relentless 'tweet cannon' is Meta's not-so-secret weapon in the AI promo war [31d]
• What to know about the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, Silicon Valley's $42 million AI-era college alternative [31d]
• Citi is jumping into the ad business and entering a fast-growing and competitive market [31d]
• Reddit is ramping up its war on marketing slop [31d]
• Legal AI startup Spellbook hired a new CMO — and she has strong opinions on avoiding 'creepy' AI marketing [31d]
• Adtech vet Brian O'Kelley's startup is pivoting to AI agents and rebranding with a new name [31d]
• I’m a travel influencer who works every day while building my own business. Here are 4 ways I avoid burnout. [31d]
• I bought cardigans from Old Navy, Gap, and Banana Republic. They were all nice, but I'll be wearing one all season long. [31d]
• OpenAI is enlisting an influencer army to make it look 'good for the world' [31d]
• Mozilla is plastering New York with posters mocking tech billionaires as part of a new marketing campaign [31d]
• I wanted to live in the US, then had a game-changing visit to Europe. Here's why I chose Germany. [31d]
• Bobbi Brown and other founders share their advice for starting your own company [31d]
• An illness forced this podcaster to confront a major weakness: 'Everything felt fragile' [31d]
• Amazon is trying to rehire workers it laid off, emails show [31d]
• Muse's normie-friendly design is the playbook for how Meta can win at AI [31d]
• Meet the top Anthropic scientist who predicted the core of today’s AI doom debate [31d]
• The ugly tax battle brewing between baby boomers and millennials [31d]
• NYC's DoorDash settlement is just one part of Mamdani's big swing against delivery apps [31d]
• Asia's AI boom is spilling out of the stock market and into luxury spending [31d]
• Ukrainian commander says flying drones have disabled 300 tankers in Russia's shadow fleet [31d]
• Trump and Xi may discuss AI, but it's not like nuclear arms control, a China tech policy analyst says [31d]
• Demi Moore, 63, says friendship is key to aging well. She shares a daily ritual with a group of women. [31d]
• AI anxiety is sweeping the globe — and cutting across party lines: poll [32d]