The Brutalist Report

Fortune

• World’s largest sovereign wealth fund backs push for Google oversight on government AI contracts [1h]
• AI is primarily a blue state problem, and Democrats have the most to lose amid brewing voter ‘techlash’ [2h]
• SpaceX and Anthropic are about to go public—and your 401(k) may be forced to buy in [2h]
• What Suno’s $5.4 billion valuation says about the future of AI and music—and what remains uncertain [2h]
• Walmart CEO John Furner worked his way up from the garden center. After 30 years, he’s sharing the one trait that matters most in his job [3h]
• What Christie’s $1.45 billion blockbuster art auction tells us about the ‘Great Wealth Transfer’ [3h]
• A dying satellite company sold spectrum to Elon Musk—and turned $11.1 billion in SpaceX stock into the Fortune 500’s best shareholder return [3h]
• American Airlines is suspending some summer routes thanks to the cost of jet fuel [3h]
• 10,000 Boomers a day, $39 trillion in debt, and no benefit cuts: Bessent stakes Social Security on the Trump economy [4h]
• Gen Zers are more disconnected and distrustful of coworkers than their older colleagues—and they’re so lonely they’re taking days off work [4h]
• Europe wants more control over global AI services. America is warning them to take care—and history is on their side [4h]
• Amazon and Google have billions riding on Anthropic. The IPO will finally reveal how much. [5h]
• I bought peptides with crypto. How my purchase helped fuel a $100 million gray-market, ‘looksmaxxing’ economy [5h]
• Scott Bessent says America’s in a ‘manufacturing renaissance,’ so where are the jobs? [5h]