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]