The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• Bending Spoons agrees to buy Eventbrite for $500M to revive stalled brand [16d]
• Kalshi raises $1B at $11B valuation, doubling value in under two months [16d]
• Google tests merging AI Overviews with AI Mode [16d]
• Amazon previews 3 AI agents, including ‘Kiro’ that can code on its own for days [16d]
• The future of deep tech will be explained to you at StrictlyVC Palo Alto on Dec 3 [16d]
• Microreactor startup Antares raises $96M for land, sea, and space-based nuclear power [16d]
• The spectacle of Bryan Johnson and his livestreamed shrooms trip [16d]
• Android 16 adds AI notification summaries, new customization options, and more [16d]
• Netflix launches a mobile-friendly version of Red Dead Redemption [16d]
• ChatGPT referrals to retailers’ apps increased 28% year-over-year, says report [16d]
• AWS launches new Nova AI models and a service that gives customers more control [16d]
• OpenAI slammed for app suggestions that looked like ads [16d]
• Discord users can now buy in-game items without leaving the platform [16d]
• YouTube releases its first-ever recap of videos you’ve watched [16d]
• A data breach at analytics giant Mixpanel leaves a lot of open questions [16d]
• AWS re:Invent 2025: How to watch and follow along live [16d]
• Amazon starts testing ‘ultra-fast’ 30-minute deliveries [16d]
• AWS announces new capabilities for its AI agent builder [16d]
• Amazon releases an impressive new AI chip and teases an Nvidia-friendly roadmap [16d]
• Simular’s AI agent wants to run your Mac, Windows PC for you [16d]
• Mistral closes in on Big AI rivals with new open-weight frontier and small models [16d]
• Titan OS raises $58 million from Highland Europe for its smart TV OS [16d]
• Apple Music’s Replay 2025 is here [16d]
• Amazon Music’s 2025 Delivered is now here to compete with Spotify Wrapped [16d]
• India plans to verify and record every smartphone in circulation [16d]
• Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium nabs $70M seed [16d]
• What does it mean when Uncle Sam is one of your biggest shareholders? Chip startup xLight is about to find out [17d]
• Apple just named a new AI chief with Google and Microsoft expertise, as John Giannandrea steps down [17d]
• One of Google’s biggest AI advantages is what it already knows about you [17d]