The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• WikiFlix shows us what Netflix would have been like 100 years ago [5h]
• X updates its terms, files countersuit to lay claim to the ‘Twitter’ trademark after newcomer’s challenge [5h]
• Study shows Instacart may be charging some shoppers 20% more for the same product [6h]
• Slate crosses 150,000 reservations despite waning EV truck enthusiasm [6h]
• DoorDash rolls out Zesty, an AI social app for discovering new restaurants [8h]
• Meta’s AI glasses can now help you hear conversations better [8h]
• OpenAI continues on its ‘code red’ warpath with new image generation model [8h]
• How Luminar’s doomed Volvo deal helped drag the company into bankruptcy [8h]
• Uber Eats alum lands $14M seed from a16z to fix WhatsApp chaos for LatAm’s doctors [8h]
• Google tests an email-based productivity assistant [8h]
• Whole Foods to install smart food waste bins from Mill starting in 2027 [9h]
• Netflix doubles down on video podcasts with iHeartMedia deal [9h]
• Canadian peer-to-peer clothing rental company Rax is expanding to the US [10h]
• Instagram brings Reels to the big screen, starting with Amazon Fire TV [10h]
• Apple TV adds support for Google Cast even as Netflix ditches the feature [11h]
• Hacking group says it’s extorting Pornhub after stealing users’ viewing data [11h]
• India’s Digantara raises $50M for space-based missile defense tech [12h]
• Databricks raises $4B at $134B valuation as its AI business heats up [12h]
• Adobe Firefly now supports prompt-based video editing, adds more third-party models [12h]
• Nuclear startup Last Energy raises $100M for its steel-encased micro reactor [13h]
• Everbloom built an AI to turn chicken feathers into cashmere [14h]
• Solo VC and Lovable investor Neil Murray raises third Nordic-focused fund [15h]