The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• UK satellite startup Blue Skies Space wants to sell astronomy data ‘as a service’ [528d]
• YouTube is testing a feature that lets creators use Google Gemini to brainstorm video ideas [528d]
• From Skims to Stripe, here are the startups that are likely — or definitely — not having IPOs this year [528d]
• Techstars is laying off 17%, ending its J.P. Morgan-backed programs [528d]
• Made by Google 2024: How to watch Google unveil the Pixel 9, a new foldable and more [528d]
• Newly launched social network Maven loses its co-founders [528d]
• ChatGPT’s mobile app just had its biggest month yet [528d]
• UK’s internet regulator warns social media platforms over risks of content inciting violence [528d]
• Keychron’s K2 HE turns magnets and wood into an affordable mechanical keyboard [528d]
• Facebook creators have a new way to avoid ‘jail’ [528d]
• A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs [528d]
• This Week in AI: OpenAI’s talent retention woes [528d]
• Nothing’s $399 Phone 2a Plus hits the US through a beta program [528d]
• Mechanical Orchard, led by ex-Pivotal CEO, scores $50M round led by Alphabet’s GV [528d]
• TechCrunch Minute: Is AI actually making workers more productive? [528d]
• Napkin turns text into visuals with a bit of generative AI [528d]
• Hackers could spy on cellphone users by abusing 5G baseband flaws, researchers say [528d]
• Bandana lands new investment to help hourly wage workers find good jobs [528d]
• After EU approval, UK clears HPE’s $14B Juniper Networks acquisition [528d]
• Lyft to ‘open up a can of whoop ass’ on surge pricing [528d]
• Database startup Neon nabs a Microsoft investment [528d]
• Audible is testing an AI-powered search feature [528d]
• Ex-Clubhouse employees take another swing at a social networking startup [528d]
• Fintech Payoneer is buying 5-year-old global payroll startup Skuad for $61M in cash [528d]
• Elon Musk’s X taken to court in Ireland for grabbing EU user data to train Grok without consent [528d]
• Automattic launches AI writing tool that aims to make WordPress blogs more readable and succinct [528d]
• EQT takes a majority stake in cybersecurity firm Acronis at a $3.5B+ valuation [528d]