The Brutalist Report

FastCompany

• This battleground state just got closer to electing its first Black governor [24d]
• Bumble is tossing one of its key original features [24d]
• Trump’s order on vaccines is a win for MAHA voters and an attack line for Democrats [24d]
• Inflation eased slightly to 3.4% in July, but energy prices are still high [24d]
• Google just repurposed the temperature-sensor on its Pro-series Pixel phones. Here’s what it does now [24d]
• How do Siri and Alexa sound so human? A computer engineer explains [24d]
• American Express adds 350 luxury hotels to Platinum Card travel program as it doubles down on premium travel [24d]
• Social Security changes: See the full list of 14 rare conditions just added to the fast track for disability benefits [24d]
• Total solar eclipse live stream today: Here’s where you can see the 2026 eclipse in person and online [24d]
• Why AI can’t replace the creative struggle. [24d]
• Why corporate innovation keeps failing [24d]
• Your most expensive tech projects: The ones nobody questions [24d]
• The creative economy’s greatest competitive advantage [24d]
• The future of learning at work: How the medical residency model offers an inspiring solution [24d]
• In the Age of AI, your tech debt is an even bigger issue than you think [24d]
• AI security cameras are everywhere. Can these garments scramble them all? [24d]
• The AI debate isn’t about AI. It’s about control [24d]
• This startup wants to turn your water heater into a smart thermal battery [24d]
• Thrivent CEO Terry Rasmussen: Everything I need to know about business I learned from cleaning people’s teeth [24d]
• This design studio spent 10 years perfecting a lampshade made out of bacteria [24d]
• What should the future look like? Inside the tech-funded program to create a new aesthetic [24d]
• What’s a space stock, anyway? [24d]
• Is it better to blend in or stand out at work? Here’s the surprising truth [24d]
• American Heart Association to coffee fans: Go ahead and have 5 cups a day (as long as you also do this) [24d]
• 15 incredibly useful things you didn’t know Claude could do [24d]
• Marketing isn’t a cost center anymore [25d]
• Millions of homeowners could finally get a tax break that’s been frozen since 1997 [25d]
• New York Fed data shows K-shaped economy isn’t over yet—even if Trump’s Treasury Secretary says it is [25d]
• Anthropic models will soon inject watermarks identifying AI-generated text [25d]
• Did Shake Shack really charge customers more for not tipping? Here’s what the company says [25d]
• AI’s Next Frontier Is Physical Items [25d]
• More than half of workers would take a pay cut for job security [25d]
• Government lawyers fight trade judge’s order to refund importers for tariffs [25d]
• Mark Zuckerberg is getting blowback over his yacht in Alaska after this maritime incident [25d]
• USDA warns recalled beef sold in Florida and Texas could cause ‘serious’ issues if eaten [25d]