The Brutalist Report

FastCompany

• Anthropic releases Claude Opus 5 for both AI coding and general office work [94d]
• Trump angers trade partners with new hikes on tariffs linked to claims of forced labor [94d]
• Peptide drugs popular with influencers get backed by FDA panel, despite warnings from scientists [94d]
• Meta now has free verification for Facebook users, as long as they’re willing to upload a video selfie [94d]
• Subway hit with another franchisee bankruptcy in just 2 months [94d]
• Home energy costs are soaring. Why does Trump want our appliances to be even less efficient? [94d]
• This feminist translation of ‘The Odyssey’ is controversial. And it’s flying off shelves [94d]
• TikTok is violating EU regulations on kids’ privacy rights, according to an investigation [94d]
• Why Rocket is replacing the traditional marketing funnel [94d]
• Forget layoffs: This quiet workplace tactic is shucking headcounts without anyone noticing [94d]
• Maple Street Biscuit Company store closures: 16 locations join doomed list as Cracker Barrel sells beloved brand [94d]
• Elon Musk’s companies are having a bad week on the markets: Why SpaceX and Tesla stock prices are down [94d]
• AI success depends on alignment [94d]
• How China is powering new data centers with clean energy [94d]
• National Tequila Day freebies and deals: Here’s where to get your after-work margaritas, from Chili’s to Chuy’s [94d]
• If open weight models are the future, U.S. AI companies are going to have a hard time [94d]
• The ignored, ugly utilities that run your home just got a major redesign [94d]
• The manicure is a $25 billion habit Katia Beauchamp wants you to quit [94d]
• Where Nvidia is going, it doesn’t need cables [94d]
• At the Obama Presidential Center gift store, shoppers buy into a new brand [94d]
• This category-changing sticker patch instantly mends fabric [94d]
• Want to be a leader? You can no longer rely on technical expertise [94d]
• This is the impact that AI will have on entry-level work and development [94d]
• From pizza joint bus boy to Yahoo CEO: Jim Lanzone on how to do hard things and not to be afraid of them [94d]
• Can the U.S. government legally gatekeep global access to AI models? [94d]
• What solopreneurs should refuse to hand over to AI [94d]
• There’s a new workforce crisis and it isn’t burnout [94d]