The Brutalist Report

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• An internal memo shows LinkedIn's new marketing playbook: fewer staff, tighter budgets, and more AI [11d]
• OpenAI trial wraps up with testimony about Reid Hoffman, a trophy, and a Musk outburst [11d]
• Anthropic CFO says AI now writes 90% of its code, changing white-collar jobs from execution to oversight [11d]
• Read the memo: Cisco to cut about 4,000 jobs in AI-driven restructuring [11d]
• I tried the 6 exercises longevity experts hope can slow aging. Here's how to do them at home. [11d]
• Peacock is licensing micro dramas from ReelShort — another step in Hollywood's love affair with short-form [11d]
• Amazon cuts more jobs months after mass layoffs [11d]
• See the list of 17 routes that lost all air service after Spirit collapsed, with 1 airport completely abandoned [11d]
• LinkedIn's layoffs will come with operational changes, memo shows [11d]
• OpenAI exec recalls 'tense exchange' where Elon Musk called him a 'jackass' [12d]
• The live-music boom has convinced some artists they're bigger than they are [12d]
• Trump's Pentagon is looking to 'disruptive' defense newcomers to build large stockpiles of cheap missiles for future wars [12d]
• Alexandr Wang wants AI's feuding leaders to take a chill pill [12d]
• The best and worst outfits at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival so far [12d]
• Condé Nast's CEO says he knows who could replace Anna Wintour one day [12d]
• Data centers have a bigger NIMBY problem than nuclear reactors, a new poll shows [12d]
• Alexandr Wang says it's 'unfair' to say Meta's AI researchers are just there for the money [12d]
• Every couple from the 'Love Island USA' universe who are still together [12d]
• My 70-year-old mom moved abroad with my family. Less than 6 months later, she returned to the US without us. [12d]
• One entrepreneur nearly ran out of cash building a fancy popcorn maker. Then, Oprah saved his business. [12d]
• A busy cardiologist and father of 3 shares his 4 simple habits for good heart health [12d]
• I ordered sundaes from Cold Stone Creamery, Dairy Queen, and Carvel. One stood out as the clear winner. [12d]
• A millennial making $746,000 by working 5 remote jobs says tech layoffs have made him feel guilty about overemployment [12d]
• I'm a financial planner. Most people don't understand long-term care costs. [12d]
• I'm a Costco executive member who hates cooking, but loves a good deal. I buy these 10 products every month. [12d]
• Read the internal memo from LinkedIn's CEO on layoffs and 'scaling back investments' [12d]
• Cary Elwes went from starring in 'The Princess Bride' to being unemployed. Then Al Pacino stepped in. [12d]
• I built a six-figure business as a teen. When I applied to colleges, I realized I still have a lot left to learn. [12d]
• Hailey Bieber says Pilates is 'a little over.' I grew up with a Pilates-teacher mom and see her point. [12d]
• Tech investor Dan Niles predicts AI stocks will crash by 30% to 50% in 2027 [12d]
• I moved from Los Angeles to Brazil. I pay $1,600 a month to live in a complex with a supermarket, day care, and restaurants. [12d]
• The best college town in every US state [12d]
• I'm a single dad. I've got a big online following, partly because I'm no longer scared to be vulnerable. [12d]
• OpenAI just lost its enterprise AI crown to Anthropic [12d]
• Why militaries well-equipped to fight enemy aircraft and missiles may still struggle to confront the drone threat [12d]
• I took a round-trip ferry to Martha's Vineyard for $79. The ocean views and full-service bar weren't even the best parts. [12d]
• The 25 countries with the oldest populations in the world [12d]
• AI's newest aesthetic has some people upset [12d]
• Roblox just hired an Amazon exec to unlock its next phase of growth [12d]
• BYD exec says oil price surge is a 'wake-up call' that is pushing people to buy EVs [12d]
• Trump and Elon Musk picked Jensen Huang up in Alaska on their Air Force One trip to China [12d]
• Ukraine is teaming up its war robots with flying drones for maximum effect in battle [12d]
• I'm Wix's CMO. I use AI agents to survive 6 a.m. meetings, and I'm rebuilding my team around 'full-stack' marketers. [12d]
• What CMOs actually want from TV during the industry's big pitch week [12d]
• 4 things Anduril's CEO told investors about the future of war ahead of raising $5 billion [12d]
• Anthropic's Claude is telling users to 'go to bed' — and the internet has theories why [12d]
• I'm a mom of 3 kids, and I took a quick getaway to help me prepare for a busy summer. It was just what I needed. [12d]
• Khosla Ventures, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and others are investing $12 million in a new AI movie app [12d]
• Big investors are trading private credit gains for infrastructure bets. Here's where else they're putting money. [12d]
• Microsoft offered me a buyout at 47. In tech, that's basically grandma age, but I'm not sure I'm ready to retire. [12d]
• Lyft says its latest AI push is all about helping drivers make more money [12d]
• I moved from the US to New Zealand for love. I forgot to build my own life when I got there. [12d]
• Claude Code's creator says his setup involves thousands of AI sub-agents doing 'deeper work' overnight [12d]
• Good news, AI coders: You can keep your laptop running while closed [12d]
• A day in the life of Molly Sims, including what she eats, drinks, and focuses on to stay healthy and fit [12d]
• Kevin O'Leary said his Utah data center will create 10,000 construction jobs. The real number is far lower. [12d]
• Mira Murati's AI dream team got their stock options. Now many are out. [12d]
• Harvard CS professor sees the dip in enrollment as part of an 'ebb and flow' that existed before AI [12d]
• Ask your landlord to lower your rent — now [12d]
• Duolingo's CEO says AI misses what his best designers nail [12d]
• Europe's promised arms buildup is still moving way too slowly, EU top diplomat says [12d]
• Read the memo: Walmart cuts or reorganizes 1,000 jobs [12d]
• I grew up in the Midwest as a Korean adoptee. Living in Seoul helped me finally feel Korean and American. [12d]