The Brutalist Report

FastCompany

• Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America, but decreasing globally. Here’s why [38d]
• Zillow just revised its home price forecast for over 400 housing markets—see the map [38d]
• As its new bikes launch in the Bay Area, Lyft’s bikeshare ambitions are going global [38d]
• Telegram’s founder, Pavel Durov, is now on an international wanted list [39d]
• Inflation is still high. Will it be enough for the Fed to raise its benchmark rate? [39d]
• AI shopping is coming to your favorite brand’s website [39d]
• 12,000 pounds of bacon recalled as USDA slaps product with dreaded ‘Class 1’ designation. Is that serious? [39d]
• 92% of wealthy Americans are changing their financial plans because of this trend—and it’s reshaping how founders exit [39d]
• Serena Williams wants to find the next trillion-dollar company [39d]
• South Korea’s Kospi stock index is falling: Why AI chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung are facing investor jitters [39d]
• Effective thought leadership starts with industry tension [39d]
• I build self-driving trucks. Don’t build a self-driving company [39d]
• Why more data and compute won’t save algorithmic trading [39d]
• National Chicken Wing Day freebies and deals to spice up your afternoon, from Wingstop to TGI Fridays [39d]
• The powerful branding trick Guinness, Corona, and Spotify all share [39d]
• Duffy’s ‘DEI bike lanes’ comment politicizes urban design. The policy won’t make roads faster [39d]
• Why the hottest brands are starting to look like reality TV [39d]
• Leaders: your calendar is your culture and your strategy. Set it carefully [39d]
• ‘Almost everyone is having an existential crisis’: Designers share how they’re surviving an industry in constant flux [39d]
• 3 deceptive indicators of leadership potential you should ignore [39d]
• Should AI companies be able to outsource safety? [39d]
• OpenAI’s top model just hacked a competitor, but the real issue is much scarier [39d]
• Flexibility is the new creative infrastructure [39d]
• July full moon 2026: Here’s the meaning behind the summer ‘buck moon’—and the best time to see it [39d]
• Big Oil profits are soaring while extreme heatwaves scorch the planet this summer [39d]
• Doctors say this everyday drink could cut your dementia risk by 18% [39d]
• What to know about Moonshot AI and its new open weight model Kimi K3 [39d]
• Don’t like AI being forced on you? These librarians have the perfect first step [39d]
• Your YouTube Premium subscription is getting a major free upgrade [39d]
• Apple is now letting you lease some of its most popular products—except for these best-sellers [39d]
• Johnson & Johnson offers $5.5 billion to settle remaining lawsuits over talc products linked to cancer [39d]
• The AI ‘tokenmaxxing’ corporate fad is fading as workplaces look to cut costs [39d]