The Brutalist Report

Fortune

• CIA agents who died in a car crash after Mexican drug lab raid weren’t allowed to participate in local operations, security ministry says [41d]
• From maritime trench warfare to a ‘sloppy peace’: Here’s how the Strait of Hormuz standoff could play out, according to Goldman Sachs [41d]
• A Mark Cuban-backed AI startup is helping families turn conversations with their elderly relatives into lasting memories [41d]
• SpaceX, Anduril among companies to win Golden Dome contracts [41d]
• U.S. Air Force, Navy plan to boost F-35 fleet after record budget [41d]
• Musk drops fraud claims against OpenAI, Altman ahead of trial [41d]
• Russia’s economy minister admits ‘reserves have largely been used up’ while communist lawmaker warns of 1917-style revolution as GDP shrinks [41d]
• U.S. wheat crops wither, herds thin as spring drought deepens [41d]
• U.S. oil producers aren’t coming to the rescue despite high prices as mistrust and chaos hit outlook. The ‘market is being manipulated’ [41d]
• U.S. considers using Defense Production Act for Spirit bailout [41d]
• Trump reports flurry of March bond purchases in new disclosure [41d]
• Trump sends Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan to salvage ceasefire talks with Iran, which will engage in mediation efforts ‘until a result is achieved’ [41d]
• Mine warfare and mind games: ‘You just have to make people believe that you’ve laid mines’ [41d]
• Trump’s hatred for ‘windmills’ threatens Republicans in coastal Virginia who now face more political peril after the state’s redistricting vote [41d]
• Kevin Warsh is poised to lead the Fed with none of the gravitas Greenspan had but plenty of baggage from Trump, former Powell adviser says [41d]
• Tim Cook built Apple into a $4 trillion company. Then his greatest strength became his biggest liability [41d]
• I lost my job to AI. Here’s why mass layoffs won’t transform your company [41d]
• Milestones like marriage and parenthood are so delayed for millennials and Gen Z many of them are skipping out on life insurance, report finds [41d]
• Apple’s Steve Jobs told students to never ‘settle’ in their careers: ‘If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking’ [41d]
• Most Australian teens admit the social media ban isn’t working as they try to sidestep age verification blocks with face masks and their parents’ IDs [41d]
• North Korean IT workers are stealing remote jobs and raking in billions—and Americans are helping them do it [41d]
• Utility giant Duke Energy plans to spend industry record $103 billion on growth as data centers and affordability take center stage [42d]
• According to Warren Buffett’s math the stock market is officially in ‘playing with fire’ territory. So when is the next crash coming? [42d]
• This CEO lived on canned soup and took just two days off for his daughter’s birth. Now he admits he lost sight of proper work-life balance [42d]
• ‘A golden opportunity right now based on who’s in government.’ Trump’s bellicose presidency means defense firms are raking it in [42d]