The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• Tesla could have avoided that $242.5M Autopilot verdict, filings show [23d]
• a16z spends $1.49M in Washington lobbying, while rivals mostly sit out [23d]
• Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s largest startup competition in history sends four winners to TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield [23d]
• Next set of VC judges locked in for Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 [23d]
• AI sycophancy isn’t just a quirk, experts consider it a ‘dark pattern’ to turn users into profit [23d]
• Bounce launches a service for moving accounts between Bluesky and Mastodon [23d]
• Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store [23d]
• NotebookLM’s Video Overviews feature now supports 80 languages [23d]
• Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI, alleging anticompetitive collusion [24d]
• A new security flaw in TheTruthSpy phone spyware is putting victims at risk [24d]
• Tech founder throws hat in California governor’s race [24d]
• Silicon Valley is pouring millions into pro-AI PACs to sway midterms [24d]
• Robomart unveils new delivery robot with $3 flat fee to challenge DoorDash, Uber Eats [24d]
• Volunteer opportunities still open for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 [24d]
• Yottar wants to help energy users find capacity on the electrical grid [24d]
• Apple might opt for a curved glass design for 20th anniversary iPhone [24d]