The Brutalist Report

FastCompany

• Trump Media’s $100k-a-month Truth Social scheme is the president’s most desperate grift yet [45d]
• A California city wants to ban new drive-thrus. Here’s why [45d]
• Conflict in the Strait of Hormuz has oil producers looking to spend billions to bypass it [45d]
• An OpenAI model went rogue on the internet and stole test answers [45d]
• Google gets a $1 billion fine by the European Union over its Play app [45d]
• Homicides in the U.S. are on track to reach a historically low number in 2026 [45d]
• This new (and very annoying) tactic is forcing RTO companies to let workers work from home [45d]
• 19 million eggs sold at Kroger and other stores recalled due to Salmonella fears: See a list of impacted products [45d]
• Monday.com layoffs: Hundreds of jobs slashed as work platform proclaims its embrace of ‘the new AI era’ [45d]
• The real math crisis isn’t the test scores. It’s the test [45d]
• Bullying, Belittling, and Berating Are Over [45d]
• What the global cotton industry taught me about leadership [45d]
• Your exit interviews are asking the wrong questions [45d]
• The floor got lowered—now it’s flooding [45d]
• Why the AI “friction phase” is a sign you’re doing it right [45d]
• A quarter of your coworkers are probably experiencing ‘job lock,’ and you might be too [45d]