The Brutalist Report

FastCompany

• Zcash is on the rise this year: Why the privacy-focused Bitcoin alternative is on the radar of crypto investors [15d]
• This year’s FIFA World Cup is getting a new piece of equipment by Adidas [15d]
• Test the waters before you leave your 9–5 [15d]
• At Harvard, over 60% of grades given last year were A’s. Now the university is weighing a grade inflation crackdown [15d]
• Starbucks layoffs today: Coffee giant builds on ‘strong business momentum’ by slashing more corporate jobs [15d]
• Companies say they can track Starlink users. Should the government be worried? [15d]
• Pope blasts the use of AI in warfare, saying it’s leading to a ‘spiral of annihilation’ [15d]
• Trump and Xi Jinping wrap Beijing summit. Here’s where U.S.-China relations stand [15d]
• Somebody made a Wikipedia clone entirely hallucinated by AI. You can browse it here [15d]
• Figma changed how it charges for AI features. Its stock price just swung to a seven-week high [15d]
• This Wikipedia clone is entirely generated by AI. Users are turning it into a cesspool [15d]
• The busiest commuter train system in the U.S. could be headed for an imminent shutdown [15d]
• Bill Gross thinks AI companies are running out of ways to avoid paying creators [15d]
• Salmonella outbreaks turn deadly as cases spread to 31 states, send dozens to the hospital, and sicken children [15d]
• UChicago offers free tuition for some students as college costs skyrocket, especially for private institutions [15d]
• Meet Espa, a fresh take on AI assistants [15d]
• A Pokémon-themed airport aims to help Japanese city’s earthquake recovery [15d]
• A lawsuit seeks to stop Trump from painting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue [15d]
• Strategies you should steal from the Most Innovative Companies [15d]
• Five ways to fix team communication (without adding more meetings) [15d]
• Bitwarden scrubs ‘Always free’ and ‘Inclusion’ values from its website as longtime execs step down [15d]
• Why being good at your job isn’t enough to get promoted anymore [15d]
• This viral vibe-coded game turns Google Maps into a time machine [15d]
• When it comes to road safety, quick-build strategies may be better than ‘perfect’ solutions [15d]
• ‘Too busy’ all of the time? Here’s how to get things done and make space for fun [15d]
• Do you ever think about the paths you didn’t take? [15d]
• This founder was nearly homeless after 3 failed startup ideas. Then he built a $150 million business [15d]
• Burnt out? Try redefining success [15d]