The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• A new AI coding challenge just published its first results – and they aren’t pretty [13d]
• Trump’s ‘anti-woke AI’ order could reshape how US tech companies train their models [13d]
• Sundar Pichai is ‘very excited’ about Google Cloud’s OpenAI partnership [13d]
• A troubled SPAC plans to buy iRocket for $400M but it already returned most of its cash [13d]
• YouTube sees a rise in ad revenue to reach nearly $10 billion [13d]
• YouTube sees a rise in ad revenue to reach nearly $10B [13d]
• Google’s AI Overviews have 2B monthly users, AI Mode 100M in the US and India [13d]
• Tesla profits pulled down by falling EV sales and regulatory credits [13d]
• Trump’s AI Action Plan aims to block chip exports to China but lacks key details [13d]
• Former Y Combinator, a16z experts hold invite-only summit for founders [13d]
• Open source X rival Mastodon begins raising funds with new in-app donation feature [13d]
• Trump’s AI strategy trades guardrails for growth in race against China [13d]
• India expands its e-commerce crackdown with a new $200M case against Walmart’s fashion arm Myntra [13d]
• Meta researchers are developing a gesture-controlled wristband that can interact with a computer [13d]
• Google Photos adds AI features for ‘remixing’ photos in different styles, turning pics into videos [13d]
• YouTube Shorts is adding an image-to-video AI tool, new AI effects [13d]
• UK targets Apple’s and Google’s mobile platforms for regulation [13d]
• UK targets Apple and Google’s mobile platforms for regulation [13d]
• European authorities arrest alleged admin of notorious Russian crime forum XSS [13d]
• Avalanche Energy hits key milestone on the road to a desktop fusion reactor [13d]
• How TRIC Robotics is reducing pesticide use on strawberries using UV light [13d]
• TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: First full agenda reveal for the brand-new Going Public Stage [13d]
• Hundreds of organizations breached by SharePoint mass-hacks [13d]
• Eight months in, Swedish unicorn Lovable crosses the $100M ARR milestone [13d]
• Uber is finally letting women riders in the US match with women drivers [13d]
• Proton’s new privacy-first AI assistant encrypts all chats, keeps no logs [13d]
• Apple launches $19.99 monthly AppleCare One subscription with coverage for three devices [13d]
• Trump is set to unveil his AI roadmap: Here’s what to know [13d]
• NetZeroNitrogen wants bacteria to replace synthetic fertilizer on farm fields [13d]
• Instagram adds new protections for accounts that primarily feature children [13d]
• Gupshup raises $60M in equity and debt, leaves unicorn status hanging [13d]
• PayPal taps wallets from China and India to make cross-border payments easier for 2 billion people [14d]