The Brutalist Report

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• Google employees are already testing the next Gemini Flash AI model [8d]
• A former NFL player says Warren Buffett taught him 2 lessons about success that he still follows years later [8d]
• Why is Meta calling out TikTok and YouTube with a flurry of new ads? It's a game of 'reputational jujitsu.' [8d]
• These states have produced the most Miss USA winners [8d]
• Nvidia's interest in Hugging Face is a hedge against a future dominated by OpenAI and Anthropic [8d]
• Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' [8d]
• My mom has Alzheimer's, and my kids are young. Forget the 'sandwich generation' — I feel like I'm in a panini press. [8d]
• Dollar General is adding more $1 items. It's stealing a page from supermarkets' playbook [9d]
• OpenAI issues call for 'collective action' on cyber defense: 'We have a limited window' [9d]
• A social media app that feels like the old Instagram days raised $21 million [9d]
• Meta memo reveals what its new 'Hatch' AI agent can do, from booking a restaurant to finding a dog sitter [9d]
• Ukraine says Russia used its upgraded, longer-range 'Iskander-1000' missile in a bombardment of Kyiv [9d]
• Jensen Huang says AI data centers can fix the very grid they’re straining [9d]
• We could all learn something from Olympic champion Alysa Liu’s commitment to rest [9d]
• 7 celebrities who competed at Miss USA, including Halle Berry and Olivia Culpo [9d]
• 40 movie sequels have hit $1 billion or more at the box office — here they all are [9d]
• I traveled in coach on an Amtrak train from Vancouver to Seattle for $50. It was cheaper and less stressful than flying. [9d]
• 540 foreign tourists from more than 30 countries are missing in Nepal's flash floods [9d]
• 18 states that have never won Miss USA [9d]
• I'm an American living in Edinburgh. Here are 6 of my favorite underrated places to explore. [9d]
• I quit my finance job and moved to a new country to work in a totally different field. My excitement outweighed any fear. [9d]
• I prefer taking family trips with my in-laws. It reduces my mental load, and my kids love spending time with their grandparents. [9d]
• The US Air Force is working on its drone defenses, starting with AI and ending with shotguns [9d]
• I live in a 410-square-foot studio apartment. The small space has changed the way I spend money. [9d]
• See who Mamdani chose for his business advisory council: CEOs, Wall Street leaders, and a chef [9d]
• How NFL superstars actually work, according to a Super Bowl-winning player [9d]
• The best college town or city for students in every US state [9d]
• I'm a long-term-care nurse. Navigating my dad's dementia care and the $7,700 monthly cost still overwhelmed me. [9d]
• How illegal wildlife poaching actually works, according to an undercover investigator [9d]
• Mountie bears and battle-ready beavers star in a viral AI-made Canadian trade-war anthem [9d]
• US Air Force special operations forces are eyeing powered gliders to resupply troops far from friendly supply lines [9d]
• I accidentally became a household manager. I make $450 a week and still have time for other side hustles and jobs. [9d]
• Get ready for another Eurosummer: American announced a heap of new routes, including 2 cities it has never flown to [9d]
• I was a long-haul flight attendant for almost a decade. Here are 10 things people get wrong about the job. [9d]
• Ukraine is helping NATO trainers recreate its battlefield, calling out what they get wrong to make it more realistic [9d]
• The best outfits and status symbols celebrities are wearing at the US Open [9d]
• The fine line between getting noticed and getting embarrassed on LinkedIn [9d]
• I help clients buy $400K gifts and handle $900K gambling losses. It's changed how I see wealth. [9d]
• I was nervous to take on a dream role 2 states away for 3 weeks. My husband and son fully supported my decision. [9d]
• The latest sign of influencer commerce heating up: Levanta just raised $22 million [9d]
• VC founder says product managers will be hot hires in the AI era [9d]
• He left OpenAI to become a filmmaker. He said AI coding was 'lonelier' and 'mentally draining.' [9d]
• I worked 13-hour days building my startup while working at Apple. Here's why I ignored advice to go all in sooner. [9d]
• I'm the CEO of Oura. I wake up at 5 a.m. when things are going well, and 3:30 a.m. when they're not. Here's what a day in my life looks like. [9d]
• Everyone hates performative LinkedIn posts. Workers feel like they have to write them anyway. [9d]
• The chips powering AI can take years to design. This startup says AI did it in 2 weeks. [9d]
• Sam Altman knows people hate data centers [9d]
• Lend me your ears: Cheap concert tickets still exist [9d]
• Alcohol became a flashpoint in the US-Canada trade war. Now both sides say they're losing. [9d]
• What smart people are saying about Meta's settlement [9d]
• Tennis star Taylor Fritz says playing video games helps keep his brain 'working well' on the court [9d]
• Canada could use 2 key exports as leverage against Trump. One premier says that's a bad idea. [9d]
• Yayoi Kusama never stopped creating until her death at 97. Here’s what she said about productivity and aging. [9d]
• The cow comes home: China’s Internet celebrates Z.ai claiming ownership of Ox Alpha [9d]
• I visited lesser-known parts of Japan. The trip taught me to say ‘yes’ more. [9d]
• Nvidia has been in talks to acquire Hugging Face for more than $13 billion [9d]