The Brutalist Report

Quartz

• The world's most beautiful pink-sand beaches, ranked [25d]
• The most beautiful countries in the world, according to Travel + Leisure [25d]
• 20 billionaires and the specific decisions that made them rich [25d]
• 15 elements from the periodic table and what they actually do in the real world [25d]
• McDonald's is rolling out a new growth strategy to win over diners as competition heats up [25d]
• Strategy sold bitcoin for the first time since 2022 to cover preferred stock dividends [25d]
• The war on rogue drones is becoming big business. Motorola wants in [25d]
• 15 art heists and how they happened [25d]
• Wise stock sinks after Belgian prosecutors launch money-laundering investigation [25d]
• Anthropic files its record-setting IPO [25d]
• Florida is suing OpenAI and Sam Altman, making it the first state to target the company over AI safety [25d]
• Anthropic is giving the E.U.'s cybersecurity agency access to its restricted AI security model [25d]
• SpaceX will set aside 5% of its IPO stock for employees and insiders' friends and family [25d]
• The best new EVs and plug-in hybrids arriving soon: Consumer Reports [26d]
• 20 ways stress physically affects the body [26d]
• The 6 best quiet window air conditioners, according to Consumer Reports [26d]
• Uber is bringing its robotaxi push to Europe with a new Munich testing program [26d]
• Oil prices are surging as Israel's Lebanon offensive puts the U.S.-Iran ceasefire at risk [26d]
• CDC is investigating a salmonella outbreak tied to moringa supplement capsules [26d]
• Nvidia and TSMC are bringing AI inside chip factories to boost yields and speed [26d]
• Baskin-Robbins is debuting a FIFA World Cup-inspired flavor for June [26d]
• Barry Diller's People Inc. is bidding to take MGM Resorts private in an $18 billion deal [26d]
• SoftBank is committing up to €75 billion to build AI data centers in France [26d]
• Carnival Corporation's data breach exposed personal data of nearly 6 million customers [26d]
• Carnival Corporation's data breach exposed personal data of nearly 6 million customers [26d]
• Dell is launching a $699 laptop to take on Apple's MacBook Neo [26d]
• HPE stock hits record high on Nvidia Vera CPU server launch [26d]
• Yum Brands is in exclusive talks to sell Pizza Hut to private equity firm LongRange Capital [26d]
• U.S. is closing a loophole that let Chinese firms buy Nvidia AI chips abroad [26d]
• Jerome Powell warned that a politicized Fed would lose the public's trust [26d]
• Nvidia is unveiling its first open humanoid robot platform for academic research [26d]
• Private credit funds poured nearly $560 billion into U.S. businesses over the past three years [26d]
• JetBlue raised its summer fuel forecast — and lifted its revenue outlook, too [26d]
• SoftBank surges past Toyota to become Japan's most valuable company on the AI rally [26d]
• Moderna is developing an mRNA Ebola vaccine as a deadly outbreak spreads through Congo [26d]
• Nvidia just announced the chip that will power the next generation of AI. It's called Vera Rubin [26d]
• UAW launches strike at Michigan plant that supplies axles for GM pickup trucks [26d]
• Wall Street closed May at record highs on AI and Iran hopes. Monday opened with more Iran strikes. [26d]
• Nvidia is jumping into Windows laptops with a new AI chip built alongside Microsoft [26d]
• Berkshire Hathaway is acquiring homebuilder Taylor Morrison in its first big deal under Greg Abel [26d]
• 5 of the best grocery delivery services for eating healthy [26d]
• The best river cruise lines to book in 2026 and 2027 [26d]
• The best summer cruises to book in 2026 [26d]
• Your flying car is almost here [26d]