The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• Tesla wants to bring robotaxis to San Francisco. Here’s what’s standing in the way. [8d]
• India bans streaming apps you’ve never heard of — but millions watch [8d]
• Index Ventures’ Jahanvi Sardana shares the truth about TAM and what founders should focus on instead [8d]
• Intel is spinning off its Network and Edge group [8d]
• Meta names Shengjia Zhao as chief scientist of AI superintelligence unit [8d]
• AI referrals to top websites were up 357% year-over-year in June, reaching 1.13B [8d]
• Sam Altman warns there’s no legal confidentiality when using ChatGPT as a therapist [8d]
• A timeline of the US semiconductor market in 2025 [8d]
• Google took a month to shut down Catwatchful, a phone spyware operation hosted on its servers [8d]
• Lyft to add autonomous shuttles in 2026 as Uber inks more self-driving deals [8d]
• Tesla is reportedly bringing a limited version of its robotaxi service to San Francisco [8d]
• Apple broadens App Store’s age-rating system [8d]
• Tesla is reportedly behind on its pledge to build 5,000 Optimus bots this year [8d]
• Meta to stop selling political ads in the EU from October [9d]
• Google is testing a vibe-coding app called Opal [9d]
• Amid increased momentum for defense, the NATO Innovation Fund refreshes its investment team [9d]