The Brutalist Report

Fortune

• Billionaire Mike Bloomberg warns Trump’s AI ownership plan would make ‘George Orwell blush’ [53d]
• Smithsonian director derides a White House report branding the museum as ‘woke’ [53d]
• Cleveland’s WNBA team doesn’t play until 2028 but Progressive just scored jersey sponsorship [53d]
• Trump says ‘we’re gonna help’ Lebanon as he moves to restore direct flights after four-decade hiatus [53d]
• U.N. reports Southeast Asia’s criminal networks are using tech to build a global illicit economy [53d]
• Seeds, schmear, sesame: How a bagel’s toasted crunch that became a reflection of America’s identity [53d]
• Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion over pirated books used to train Claude in first major AI copyright settlement [53d]
• ‘Without these funds, we face critical shortfalls’: Hegseth on additional defense spending following $37.5B Iran War price tag [53d]
• In Lesotho, the country’s only fully operational ski resort offers snowy slopes for Africa’s ski enthusiasts [53d]
• Lawmakers say they’re protecting kids—but their age checks are quietly building an ID requirement for the entire internet [53d]
• Moldova’s parliament elects 44-year-old businessman investor Vasile Tofan as prime minister [53d]