The Brutalist Report

FastCompany

• International Beer Day: Here’s everything to know about the beverage, and where to score some local deals [29d]
• Scrapping your gas-powered car right now would actually be better for the planet than fixing it, study says [29d]
• Why Gen Z is suddenly carrying ‘analog bags’ everywhere—and what they put inside them [29d]
• OpenAI’s vision of the future is reportedly a donut-shaped smart speaker [29d]
• What is the brand Matières Fécales (yes, ‘fecal matter’) and why is it suddenly everywhere? [29d]
• Olivia Rodrigo handpicked Etsy founders for festival merch. Their sales soared more than 2,000% [29d]
• Will Trump risk being a ‘loser’ to make a deal on the Strait of Hormuz? Experts weigh in [29d]
• 23,000 U.S. jobs were lost in July as labor report shows strain from Iran war [29d]
• Sweetgreen’s terrible summer: Stock price and profits take a hit as salad aversion grips the nation [29d]
• Tech layoffs August update: Google, TikTok, Etsy, Zillow slash hundreds of roles as job losses pile up in 2026 [29d]
• How to raise your rates as a solopreneur [29d]
• 10 essential tools for discovering, learning, and making music [29d]
• The $10 trillion reason to rethink your RTO strategy [29d]
• Who wants to buy NYC’s last MetroCard vending machine? [29d]
• OpenAI wants to be the underdog against Apple. That won’t be easy [29d]
• With AI, we’re all the sorcerer’s apprentice [29d]
• How SpaceX rockets could transform the global cargo system [29d]
• How humanitarian organizations are using AI to reach people faster [29d]
• Emotionally intelligent leaders consistently exhibit 6 habits that help them become exceptional [29d]
• Your employees are stressed about money. Here’s why your HR team should care—and what it should do [29d]
• Enterprise AI doesn’t need another app: it needs its language [29d]
• Nobody knows what it means to ‘be more strategic.’ Here’s why (and how) to explain it [30d]