The Brutalist Report

FastCompany

• Anthropic releases Claude Opus 5 for both AI coding and general office work [44d]
• Trump angers trade partners with new hikes on tariffs linked to claims of forced labor [44d]
• Peptide drugs popular with influencers get backed by FDA panel, despite warnings from scientists [44d]
• Meta now has free verification for Facebook users, as long as they’re willing to upload a video selfie [44d]
• Subway hit with another franchisee bankruptcy in just 2 months [44d]
• Home energy costs are soaring. Why does Trump want our appliances to be even less efficient? [44d]
• This feminist translation of ‘The Odyssey’ is controversial. And it’s flying off shelves [44d]
• TikTok is violating EU regulations on kids’ privacy rights, according to an investigation [44d]
• Why Rocket is replacing the traditional marketing funnel [44d]
• Forget layoffs: This quiet workplace tactic is shucking headcounts without anyone noticing [44d]
• Maple Street Biscuit Company store closures: 16 locations join doomed list as Cracker Barrel sells beloved brand [44d]
• Elon Musk’s companies are having a bad week on the markets: Why SpaceX and Tesla stock prices are down [44d]
• How China is powering new data centers with clean energy [44d]
• AI success depends on alignment [44d]
• National Tequila Day freebies and deals: Here’s where to get your after-work margaritas, from Chili’s to Chuy’s [44d]
• If open weight models are the future, U.S. AI companies are going to have a hard time [44d]
• The manicure is a $25 billion habit Katia Beauchamp wants you to quit [44d]
• The ignored, ugly utilities that run your home just got a major redesign [44d]
• Want to be a leader? You can no longer rely on technical expertise [44d]
• Where Nvidia is going, it doesn’t need cables [44d]
• At the Obama Presidential Center gift store, shoppers buy into a new brand [44d]
• This category-changing sticker patch instantly mends fabric [44d]
• This is the impact that AI will have on entry-level work and development [44d]
• From pizza joint bus boy to Yahoo CEO: Jim Lanzone on how to do hard things and not to be afraid of them [44d]
• Can the U.S. government legally gatekeep global access to AI models? [44d]
• What solopreneurs should refuse to hand over to AI [44d]
• There’s a new workforce crisis and it isn’t burnout [44d]
• I asked an early-stage investor for a startup compliance horror story. What I got instead was a warning sign [44d]
• Employers may no longer have to disclose race and gender data [45d]
• Why creative leadership drives business growth [45d]
• Did Coca-Cola take the ‘fridge cigarette’ too far? [45d]
• Disney layoffs hit Pixar employees, even after the success of ‘Toy Story 5’ [45d]
• Layoffs just hit a 57-year low. So why does the job market feel so tough? [45d]
• Oil prices just hit $100 a barrel again. Here’s what that could mean for consumers [45d]
• The problem with AI becoming our easiest colleague to talk to [45d]
• Stay visible in the era of AI search [45d]
• Ozempic may have a scary effect on your hair [45d]
• Even AI is in love with Japan right now [45d]
• 22 AI risks leaders underestimate [45d]
• The 3 words that fuel innovation [45d]
• Why uncertainty fuels great ideas [45d]
• How do we remain human while using AI? [45d]
• The hidden penalty working mothers pay [45d]
• U.S. filings for unemployment aid fall to lowest level since 1969 [45d]
• Tinder expands its live events feature to more cities as dating app burnout grips Gen Z [45d]
• The skill every young creative needs [45d]
• AI doesn’t solve creativity [45d]
• The CEO with a ‘Peaky Blinders’ playbook [45d]
• Great leaders know when to say no [45d]
• Google will now let you log in with a selfie [45d]
• Trump Media’s $100k-a-month Truth Social scheme is the president’s most desperate grift yet [45d]
• A California city wants to ban new drive-thrus. Here’s why [45d]