The Brutalist Report

Quartz

• 25 things neuroscience has discovered about the brain in the last few decades [20d]
• The most peaceful and relaxing vacation destinations in the world [20d]
• The best — and most magical — northern lights experiences in the Yukon [20d]
• 25 museums in the world that are worth planning a trip around [20d]
• 20 things the best leaders do that have nothing to do with seniority [20d]
• 20 conflicts that shaped the modern world — and that most Americans missed [20d]
• 20 ways data is collected about you that most people don't think about [20d]
• House committee strikes bipartisan deal to regulate social media for kids [20d]
• Little Caesars is launching a Spider-Man pizza tied to the new film [20d]
• Coca-Cola is launching 3 limited-edition soda flavors at AMC theaters for Minions & Monsters [20d]
• 15 empires that rose and fell faster than you'd expect [20d]
• Bipartisan housing bill barring large investors from buying single-family homes is heading to Trump's desk [20d]
• Google stock is sliding toward its worst day in a year after two top AI researchers quit [20d]
• Krispy Kreme is rolling out a patriotic doughnut collection to celebrate America's 250th birthday [20d]
• FDA recalled 11,000 bottles of blood pressure medication that might not work [20d]
• ABC is running on-air ads urging viewers to fight the FCC's crackdown [20d]
• SpaceX signed a $6.3 billion computing deal with open-source AI startup Reflection [20d]
• Nvidia is launching a safety system for humanoid robots working alongside people [20d]
• The 10 best cars made in America: Consumer Reports [20d]
• Oil prices sink below $74 a barrel as Treasury lifts Iranian oil sanctions for 60 days [20d]
• 20 ways to use leftover rotisserie chicken [20d]
• SpaceX stock continues to slide as the post-IPO rally cools [20d]
• Networking startup Upscale AI raises $190 million at a $2 billion valuation [20d]
• NYSE owner ICE is forming a joint venture with crypto exchange OKX to tokenize Wall Street [20d]
• Google is investing $75 million in A24 as part of an AI filmmaking partnership [20d]
• U.S. issued an Iranian oil sanctions waiver as part of its war-ending deal with Tehran [20d]
• Lucid is slashing 18% of its workforce as new CEO moves to simplify the company [20d]
• The 11 best string trimmers of 2026, according to Consumer Reports [20d]
• Meta is installing an Indian fintech founder as WhatsApp's new global head [20d]
• Maryland dairy is pulling all its cheeses after a deadly listeria outbreak [20d]
• Texas Parks and Wildlife vendor breach exposed data of 3 million hunters and anglers [20d]
• CPSC is recalling 70,000 teething toys sold on Amazon after children choked on silicone strings [20d]
• Polymarket paid creators to stage fake winning bets to lure U.S. users [20d]
• SpaceX is launching its first bond sale to fund AI ambitions after record IPO [20d]
• UPS is spending $48 million to keep up with the GLP-1 boom. The drugs that need refrigeration are reshaping logistics [20d]
• Getty Images stock soars after striking licensed photo deal with OpenAI [20d]
• easyJet has rejected a U.S. firm's $6.3 billion takeover bid — so the firm went straight to shareholders [20d]
• Canada's MDA Space is buying a Raytheon satellite unit for $620 million [20d]
• CRH is buying Arcosa in an $8.5 billion all-cash deal [20d]
• China retaliates against Pentagon blacklist by targeting dozens of U.S. defense firms [20d]
• Chevron is fueling a massive Microsoft AI data center in Texas with natural gas [20d]
• AbbVie is buying an eczema and asthma drug developer for nearly $11 billion [20d]
• Charles Schwab is teaming up with Cboe to launch S&P 500 prediction market contracts [20d]
• SpaceX stock sinks after receiving the lowest possible ESG rating from MSCI [20d]
• Lime is launching its IPO roadshow, seeking up to $181 million at a $1.8 billion valuation [20d]
• SK Hynix surpassed Samsung as South Korea's most valuable company for the first time in 26 years [20d]
• Tencent is testing an AI assistant inside WeChat as it tries to catch up in China's AI race [20d]
• Bank of America now expects three Fed rate hikes this year. A month ago it expected zero. [20d]
• DOJ refused to swear in writing that Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund is dead [20d]
• Trump says he no longer views Anthropic as a national security threat [20d]
• DOJ refused to swear in writing that Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund is dead [20d]
• 20 inventions and decisions that had to happen before you could buy anything online [20d]
• 15 signs the job has run its course — and what they actually mean [20d]
• The best natural lazy rivers in the U.S. for summer floating [20d]
• The most beautiful Caribbean islands to visit in 2026 [20d]
• 5 of the cheapest places to buy books online [20d]
• The hidden cost of your points [20d]