The Brutalist Report

FastCompany

• The Hinge founder’s new dating app lets AI be your matchmaker. There’s already a waitlist [4d]
• $100 billion will go to U.S. chip manufacturing in TSMC’s latest pledge [4d]
• Satya Nadella makes the case for AI independence [4d]
• When U.S. disasters strike, Trump is denying more FEMA aid to Democrats than Republicans [4d]
• Publix is closing stores: See an updated list of shuttered locations for 2026 [4d]
• SpaceX stock fell below its IPO price for the first time this week. Here are a few reasons why [4d]
• SpaceX stock fell below its IPO price for the first time this week. Here are a few reasons why [4d]
• Canada wildfires July 2026: Maps track fire locations, smoke path, and U.S. air quality in real time [4d]
• The unexpected hero of the World Cup? Times Square [4d]
• GM’s AI tools could cut the car development timeline in half [4d]
• The AI economy runs on this (incredibly vague) unit [4d]
• These tiny records now have their own miniature record player [4d]
• How Orlando made its streets safer for pedestrians [4d]
• Rebranded ‘Freedom Fuel’ gas stations bring White House marketing ploys straight to the pump [4d]
• How AI could unleash a flood of zero-day vulnerabilities [4d]
• Stripe is the most underrated—and influential—$159 billion company in the world [4d]
• For Apple to make its AI era succeed, it has to get back to its roots [4d]
• Women entrepreneurs are less likely to leverage AI—but more likely to benefit from it [4d]
• If you do these 3 things, you have self-discipline, according to a psychology PhD [4d]
• Stop acting like women just discovered investing [4d]
• LLMs like ChatGPT often prioritize Western moral values, research shows [4d]
• When not to use AI at work [4d]
• How Adidas became cool again [5d]
• Workers could get a 14.5% raise if union membership tripled [5d]
• Taco Bell is removing fresh ingredients from some restaurants. Here’s why [5d]
• OpenAI’s first device could be a screenless smart speaker. It has plenty of competition [5d]
• ‘More bad news’ for people struggling with energy bills: AI data centers are driving costs even higher [5d]
• Nearly two million Americans are dealing with long-term unemployment [5d]
• ‘I never meant to yell’: How soccer announcer Andrés Cantor turned his booming voice into one of the World Cup’s most familiar brands [5d]
• You could win $2 million playing Monopoly—but not the way you think [5d]
• Warren Buffett calls Bill Gates’ Epstein ties ‘distasteful,’ but didn’t drive Gates Foundation cuts [5d]
• The U.K. is taking aim at one nightly ritual millions of teens have [5d]
• NYC just announced a free perk parents have been asking for [5d]
• ‘Weathermaxxing’ is on the rise as temperatures become increasingly erratic [5d]