The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• Hindenburg Research, a short seller that targeted tech and EV companies, is closing up shop [346d]
• Reusable rocket startup Stoke raised another massive round: $260M [346d]
• Governments call for spyware regulations in UN Security Council meeting [346d]
• As TikTok faces a US shutdown, here are some alternative apps to check out [346d]
• More teens report using ChatGPT for schoolwork, despite the tech’s faults [346d]
• Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S25 on January 22 — here’s what we expect [346d]
• Duolingo sees 216% spike in U.S. users learning Chinese amid TikTok ban and move to RedNote [346d]
• Meta adds 200 megawatts of solar to its 12 gigawatt renewable portfolio [346d]
• These tech companies are donating to LA wildfire relief efforts [346d]
• Loft Orbital lands a fresh $170M after logging over $500M of bookings [346d]
• TikTok owner ByteDance powered an e-reader’s unhinged AI assistant [346d]
• OpenAI is bankrolling Axios’ expansion into four new markets [346d]
• Tesla to split $100M award for electric truck charging corridor in Illinois [346d]
• Biden administration adds 14 additional Chinese firms to trade blacklist [346d]
• How to stream Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day 2025 [346d]
• AI researcher François Chollet founds a new AI lab focused on AGI [346d]
• Trump’s DOT pick wants EV owners to pay to use roads [346d]
• This Week in AI: Will Biden’s AI actions survive the Trump era? [346d]
• Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes [346d]
• Google inks deal with The Associated Press to bring more real-time info to Gemini [346d]
• Google raises the price of Workspace plans, includes its AI features for free [346d]
• Colossal Biosciences raises $200M at $10.2B valuation to bring back woolly mammoths [346d]
• As Gen Z job applicants balloon, companies are turning to AI agent recruiters [346d]
• Fast-growing South African venture FARO raises $6M to source, refurbish and sell surplus clothing [346d]
• OpenAI tests phone number-only ChatGPT signups [346d]
• PowerSchool data breach victims say hackers stole ‘all’ historical student and teacher data [346d]
• Rockfish is helping enterprises leverage synthetic data [346d]
• Microsoft’s newest Copilot plan for business is pay-as-you-go [346d]
• LinkedIn adds free AI tools for job hunters and recruiters [346d]
• UnitedHealth hid its Change Healthcare data breach notice for months [346d]
• Hinge’s new AI feature determines if your prompt response is too basic [346d]
• SoftBank veteran hunts for profits in payments infrastructure plumbing [346d]
• Creator of Gas and tbh makes an app for disappearing photos via iMessage [346d]
• Synthesia snaps up $180M at a $2.1B valuation for its B2B AI video platform [347d]
• Nelly raises $51 million to digitalize medical practices across Europe [347d]
• SEC sues Elon Musk for allegedly failing to disclose Twitter acquisition on time [347d]
• Nvidia backs MetAI, a Taiwanese startup that creates AI-powered digital twins [347d]