The Brutalist Report

Fortune

• Claude is telling users to go to sleep mid-session and nobody, including Anthropic, seems to fully understand why it keeps doing it [21d]
• Fed Governor Stephen Miran to resign after Kevin Warsh is sworn in [21d]
• Peter Thiel is leading investment in an ocean data center powered by waves—and the startup is reportedly worth $1 billion [21d]
• PayPal reaches $30 million DOJ settlement over 2020 program for Black-owned businesses [21d]
• Bat deaths over the last two decades have cost American taxpayers in lost crops, higher taxes, and pricier bonds [21d]
• Meta’s $10 billion Louisiana data center is getting $3.3 billion in tax breaks—more than seven years of the state’s entire police budget [21d]
• The ‘Knight Rider’ replica car got a $50 speeding ticket in New York despite never leaving Chicago museum [21d]
• Cerebras CEO says AI chip demand is ‘not speculative’ as shares double in blockbuster IPO debut [21d]
• Nonprofit CEOs say Trump’s economy is driving surging demand—and they’re pushed to the brink [21d]
• The AI boom sidelined sustainability. Two researchers want to change that [21d]
• Senators are ‘putting our money where our mouth is’ and approve withholding their pay during government shutdown [21d]
• Scott Bessent made a fortune spotting currency manipulation. He says Beijing’s $2.5 trillion black hole is ‘a problem for the Europeans’ [22d]
• Blackstone COO Jon Gray predicts ‘huge boom’ in blue-collar jobs—his own data center company is hiring 30,000 new roles [22d]
• Burned out and going nowhere: the American worker is too mentally drained to even look for a new job [22d]
• Half of older Americans are unfulfilled. Their doctors can’t see it [22d]
• A European central bank has signed a mega deal with a cloud service provider. The problem for Google, Microsoft and Amazon? It’s not with them [22d]
• Starmer sees open rebellion break out, challenge incoming from former Health Secretary [22d]
• Trump tells Xi, ‘It’s an honor to be your friend.’ Xi responds by talking about Taiwan [22d]
• Parents want tech banned from schools. Teachers respond that it’s an insane idea [22d]
• ‘Ocean Dream’ diamond, largest blue-green stone of its kind in the world, sells for $17.3 million [22d]
• Current price of oil as of May 14, 2026 [22d]
• Newman’s Own CEO on steward ownership: succession when you don’t want to sell [22d]
• I helped design the original Tesla battery. Here’s how America can lead the world again [22d]
• Business formations hit all-time high as ‘under-employed’ Americans turn to side hustles to make ends meet [22d]
• North Korean operatives stole $2 billion last year—and financial firms are the next target [22d]