The Brutalist Report

FastCompany

• Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney over copyright infringement [5d]
• Trump’s hush money conviction heads to New York’s federal appeals court [5d]
• Appeals court sides with Trump, allows tariffs to stay in place [6d]
• Google buyouts are being offered to employees on search and other teams as shift to AI ramps up [6d]
• U.S. inflation report shows 2.4% increase in consumer prices [6d]
• Mark Zuckerberg’s superintelligence gamble: Can billions and bold hires save Meta’s AI ambitions? [6d]
• Elon Musk posts Trump regrets on X saying he ‘went too far’ [6d]
• Databricks’ new ‘One’ dashboard brings AI to the business class (exclusive) [6d]
• Gen Z is embracing a digital detox and the ‘Martha Stewart summer’ [6d]
• You can literally feel Apple’s new trailer for the ‘F1’ movie starring Brad Pitt [6d]
• WhistlePig Whiskey taps beverage industry veteran Charles Gibb as its new CEO [6d]
• Hinge is teaming up with Esther Perel to rethink dating prompts [6d]
• How can I delegate more? [6d]
• Only 0.4% of design job listings are asking for expertise in these popular AI tools [6d]
• The Georgia electric school bus factory shows the far-reaching consequences of Trump’s federal funding cuts [6d]
• Boomerang CEO Aye Moah helped manage our inboxes. Now she’s taking on our calendars [6d]
• Homebuyers face less housing market competition from investors right now [6d]
• How CEOs can lead in the age of AI agents [6d]
• Nonprofits need revolutionary thinking in audience engagement if they want to survive [6d]
• Ghosted by internship hiring managers? Here’s a guide to creating your own experiential learning summer project [6d]
• Why Third Amendment memes are suddenly taking over social media [6d]
• Basketball fans are pissed about the Finals’ court design. But there’s a reason it’s so plain [6d]
• This pretty toolbox is designed for beginning DIYers [6d]
• This hidden detail in the Milwaukee Brewers logo was worthy of a ‘Jeopardy!’ clue [6d]
• Teaching AI isn’t enough—we need to teach wisdom, too [6d]
• 5 ways to rewire your brain for happiness [6d]
• What’s it like to use this new strong and light inflatable bike helmet [6d]
• Is telecom the new tequila? Why the ‘SmartLess’ podcast is launching its own wireless brand [6d]
• Is ‘de-extinction’ here? How gene editing can help endangered species [6d]
• ‘Good’ vs. ‘bad’ snap judgments make you less interesting, philosopher says [6d]
• 4 observations about Apple’s low-key WWDC 2025 [6d]
• Enterprise strategy isn’t broken, execution is [6d]
• Can AI use inspire us to grow in new ways? [6d]
• AI assistants still need a human touch [6d]
• Design for the edges [6d]
• Who is Alexandr Wang? Scale AI’s young billionaire CEO will head Meta’s new ‘superintelligence’ lab [6d]
• Starbucks is hiring full-time content creators to travel the world and post on social media [6d]
• Video game voice actors have been on strike for nearly a year. They finally have deal [6d]
• 1 in 5 people are having fewer children due to fear of the future: U.N. [6d]
• 75 housing markets where inventory is catching up—fast [6d]
• Paramount layoffs: TV and movie giant cuts 3.5% of U.S. workforce ahead of merger with Skydance Media, citing uncertain economy [6d]