The Brutalist Report

FastCompany

• Costco tariff refunds: Warehouse club is one of the few retailers saying it will pay customers back. How and when? [22d]
• Disney’s D23 fan event started out as a booth at Comic-Con. It’s now bigger than ever [22d]
• E-bike injuries in kids are surging in the U.S. These jurisdictions want parents to be liable [22d]
• What is Wildberries? ‘Russia’s Amazon’ in the spotlight as Ukraine targets e-commerce giant’s warehouses [22d]
• Why we love to hate Flock [22d]
• This U.S. university just launched a major in content creation, as critics question the ‘influencer’ degree [22d]
• If you run a solo business, here’s how AI agents can help you [22d]
• Jack in the Box has closed 40 stores so far this year: List of doomed locations is expected to keep growing [22d]
• Reddit is joining the S&P 500. Here’s why that matters, and why the stock price is surging on the news [22d]
• The resilience gap: Why corporate reputation in the age of AI demands more than just trust [22d]
• Why ‘career cushioning’ is booming [22d]
• AI is revealing the hidden flaws in the labor market [22d]
• Sports betting cards have created a new gateway to problem gambling [22d]
• This wild accessory made my iPhone think it was a BlackBerry [22d]
• At Black Hat, AI is helping security pros find threats—and creating new ones [22d]
• The surprising reason AI layoffs hurt worker productivity [22d]
• Ukrainian drone attacks force Russia to protect its nuclear submarines with low-tech netting [22d]
• A Baconian approach to the mostly Aristotelian corporate AI. And what that means for your business [22d]
• Microsoft and LinkedIn just analyzed the future of work and AI. It all points to one key skill set [22d]
• How to avoid decision fatigue [22d]
• Karoline Leavitt resigns after Trump kept calling her on maternity leave, reports say [23d]
• Surprisingly, Cheesecake Factory is one of the hottest food stocks right now. Here’s why [23d]
• What is ‘cookie stuffing’? Why Bill Gates’ daughter is under fire over the online tactic [23d]
• Pfizer is paying $44 million to settle a Chantix lawsuit. See who could get money [23d]
• LinkedIn users are ‘time traveling’ by adding AI keywords to past jobs on their profiles [23d]
• The CEO hiring myth boards need to let go of [23d]
• Companies are charging ahead with AI—even though middle managers are not ready for it [23d]
• Trump’s $100,000-a-month Truth Social perk just triggered a lawsuit [23d]
• 5 lessons to scale warehouse automation [23d]
• Amazon is removing humans form HR [23d]
• Flock adds platform guardrails after misuse and privacy concerns spark backlash [23d]
• Pokémon donuts are on the menu at Krispy Kreme, and they look delicious. When to get the 30th anniversary collection—plus a freebie [23d]
• A closer look at home price corrections in second-home housing markets Naples and Sevierville [23d]