The Brutalist Report

Quartz

• Meta crushed the quarter, then sounded a $135 billion alarm [12d]
• Tesla’s profit tanked — and its stock is climbing [12d]
• Microsoft’s latest earnings show how high the AI bar has risen [12d]
• Trump rolls out the red carpet for babies born during his second term [12d]
• Is Apple the new Microsoft? [12d]
• The Fed holds interest rates steady despite unprecedented pressure from Trump [12d]
• Mosquitos are getting thirstier for human blood, say scientists [12d]
• Papa John's says it spent 10 years working on this new menu item. Now it's finally ready [12d]
• McDonald's is bringing back a Happy Meal toy blast from the past [12d]
• Apple CEO Tim Cook says it's 'time for de-escalation' in Minneapolis [12d]
• Starbucks stock pops on return to sales growth [12d]
• How to prevent your pipes from freezing or bursting [12d]
• Amazon is laying off 16,000 more workers as the AI era accelerates tech job losses [12d]
• Can we just be normal about AI? [12d]
• Want a fresh start? Here are the top 5 cities in America to start over [12d]
• Dual citizenship could be on the chopping block in America [12d]
• The 5 best states for starting a business in 2026 — and the 5 worst [12d]