The Brutalist Report

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• Demand for AI is driving data center water consumption sky high [515d]
• The Waymo robotaxi honking problem has been resolved for real this time [515d]
• What margins? AI’s business model is changing fast, says Cohere founder [515d]
• TechCrunch Space: Spending less [515d]
• Gemini Live could use some more rehearsals [515d]
• Now a million people can watch you fumble Zoom’s screen share settings at once [515d]
• Could Trump’s AI-generated Taylor Swift endorsement be illegal? [515d]
• Swarmbotics founders grew ‘obsessed with robot swarms’ and now plan to bring them to the battlefield [515d]
• Former a16z VC Balaji Srinivasan obtained a private island for his new longevity ‘technocapitalist’ school [515d]
• FlightAware warns that some customers’ info has been ‘exposed,’ including Social Security numbers [515d]
• A surprising number of ‘iPad Kids’ are on X, study finds [515d]
• Apple Podcasts launches on the web [515d]
• From a $2.5 million hyper car to a Spanish track-ready EV, here were the most interesting EVs at Monterey Car Week [515d]
• TechCrunch Minute: Epic Games brings its app store to mobile [515d]
• 5 days left to secure ticket savings for TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 [515d]
• GM cuts 1,000 software jobs as it prioritizes quality and AI [515d]
• Procreate takes a stand against generative AI, vows to never incorporate the tech into its products [515d]
• Mike Lynch, recently acquitted in HP-Autonomy fraud case, is missing after yacht capsized off Sicily [515d]
• ElevenLabs’ text-to-speech Reader app is now available globally [515d]
• AMD to acquire infrastructure player ZT Systems for $4.9B to amp up its AI ecosystem play [515d]
• Amazon considers moving Amazon Pay into a standalone app in India [516d]
• Waza comes out of stealth with $8M to power global trade for African businesses [516d]
• As CO2 emissions from supply chains come into focus, this startup is aiming at farms [516d]