The Brutalist Report

Fortune

• California lawmakers stall Newsom’s wildfire liability bill, saying it doesn’t go far enough for victims [10d]
• FBI seizes over $560,000 in crypto meant to fund Hamas, disrupting a years-long fundraising network [10d]
• From a Singapore airport soundtrack to new AI-powered PCs, HP is looking for a new rhythm in Asia [10d]
• Chevron is expanding in Venezuela as Trump pushes U.S. oil companies back into the country with 65 billion barrels up for grabs [10d]
• House votes 370-48 to fund the government through mid-December, avoiding a shutdown before the midterms, but it still awaits Trump’s signature [10d]
• OpenAI to limit release of its Astra model due to hacking concerns [10d]
• Mark Cuban bought a $25 million mansion sight unseen—and got it for 50% off. His secret? ‘The best guaranteed return on investment’ [10d]
• The Pentagon is giving 3 million military and civilian workers access to ChatGPT and Grok through a secure AI platform built for ‘warfighter needs’ [10d]
• IKEA is spending $1.4 billion to cut prices, joining Walmart and Target in a race to win back shoppers [10d]
• OpenAI’s reports on its AI agents’ attack on Hugging Face should be ringing alarm bells—and making all companies rethink how they secure AI agents [10d]