The Brutalist Report

Fortune

• Microsoft head of communications Frank Shaw leaving after nearly 30 years of shaping the software giant’s public messaging [56m]
• Wall Street thought the Powell hike was over. Now Kevin Warsh has his ‘back against the wall’ [1h]
• OpenAI has paused its $200 ChatGPT sign-ups as ‘unprecedented’ demand for new model Astra strains its system [1h]
• Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power this week [2h]
• Students are using AI in school and test scores are down, but the OECD finds that those who use it once or twice a week perform similarly to nonusers [2h]
• The U.S. Open turned exclusivity into a half-billion-dollar business, and the $23 Honey Deuce is just the beginning [2h]
• Women hold more U.S. jobs than men—but still earn far less starting the day they graduate [2h]
• 50 multimillionaire Gen Zers went on a two-week Goldman Sachs bootcamp—they learned how to read the news, invest in art, and communicate better [3h]
• Elizabeth Holmes’ handwritten note says a lot about how she believed she had to present herself as a CEO [3h]
• Even low-ranked colleges can be a ticket to six figures: Graduates earn $100K+ a decade later—more than twice as much as high school grads [3h]
• Current price of oil as of September 11, 2026 [5h]