The Brutalist Report

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• EV startup Canoo places remaining employees on a ‘mandatory unpaid break’ [374d]
• After causing outrage on the first day of Y Combinator, AI code editor PearAI lands $1M seed [374d]
• Third member of LockBit ransomware gang has been arrested [374d]
• Feds clear the way for robotaxis without steering wheels and pedals [374d]
• ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot [374d]
• VCs pledge not to take money from Russia or China, and Databricks raises a humongous round [374d]
• Nvidia clears regulatory hurdle to acquire Run:ai [374d]
• Google is expanding Gemini’s in-depth research mode to 40 languages [374d]
• Here’s the full list of 49 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2024 [374d]
• OpenAI announces new o3 models [374d]
• OpenAI 2024 event: How to watch new ChatGPT product reveals and demos [374d]
• Swizzle Ventures raises $5M for inaugural fund addressing women’s health and wealth [374d]
• Lerer Hippeau files to raise Fund IX [374d]
• Arizona’s getting an online charter school taught entirely by AI [374d]
• Ransomware attack on health giant Ascension hits 5.6 million patients [374d]
• Rivian executives accused of harassment in previously unreported lawsuits [375d]
• Why Apple sends spyware victims to this nonprofit security lab [375d]
• Energy Revolution Ventures’ $18M fund lays a bet on ‘new chemistry’ startups in energy and hydrogen [375d]
• ‘Genius Girl’ goes from inspiring a Korean TV show character to raising a $100 million AI fund [375d]
• British university spinoff Mindgard protects companies from AI threats [375d]
• European Solo GP Robin Capital closes first fund with €15M to play with [375d]
• Sequoia’s Matt Miller is exiting the firm after making headlines earlier this year [375d]
• India’s Rapido exposed user and driver data through leaky website feedback form [375d]
• Sam Altman once owned some equity in OpenAI through Sequoia [375d]