The Brutalist Report

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• Intuitive Machines lands $4.8B NASA contract to build Earth-Moon communications infrastructure [484d]
• JPMorgan could take over Goldman’s Apple Card business [484d]
• Why United chose SpaceX’s Starlink to power its free Wi-Fi [484d]
• Patreon launches features to automate away creators’ administrative workload and help them make more money [484d]
• BlackRock and Microsoft are reportedly planning a $30B AI-focused megafund [484d]
• Neuralink’s ‘breakthrough device’ clearance from FDA does not mean they have cured blindness [484d]
• Discord launches end-to-end encrypted voice and video chats [484d]
• Mozilla exits the fediverse and will shutter its Mastodon server in December [484d]
• Mistral launches a free tier for developers to test its AI models [484d]
• Ursa Major nabs $12.5M from U.S. Navy, DoD for 3D printed rocket motors [484d]
• Snap’s extremely large Spectacles bring impressive AR to developers at $99 a month [484d]
• AWS shuts down DeepComposer, its MIDI keyboard for AI music [484d]
• Snap’s new AI feature lets you create Snapchat Lenses by simply describing them [484d]
• Snapchat launches video comments and tools for creators seeking brand deals [484d]
• Snapchat’s My AI chatbot is getting new Google Lens-like features [484d]
• Snapchat tests ‘simple’ version of the app without Snap Map or Stories tab [484d]
• Snap is introducing an AI video generation tool for creators [484d]
• Epic Games Store — and Fortnite — now available on iPad in the EU [484d]
• IBM acquires Kubernetes cost optimization startup Kubecost [484d]
• Google will begin flagging AI-generated images in Search later this year [484d]
• TechCrunch Minute: It’s never been easier to migrate your Spotify playlists to Apple Music [484d]
• iOS 18 lets you replace Apple’s camera app with Halide or Obscura on the lock screen: Here’s how [484d]
• A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs [484d]
• SocialAI offers a Twitter-like diary where AI bots respond to your private posts [484d]
• Londoners will soon see drones ferrying blood between hospitals [484d]
• Announcing the final agenda for the Fintech Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 [484d]
• SocialAI offers a Twitter-like diary where AI bots respond to your posts [484d]
• Workday acquires AI-powered document platform Evisort [484d]
• Cisco’s second layoff of 2024 affects thousands of employees [484d]
• Arzeda is using AI to design proteins for artificial sweeteners and more [484d]
• Ome’s $129 smart knob lets you turn off stove burners remotely [484d]
• Hgen draws on lessons from Tesla and SpaceX to drive down the cost of hydrogen [484d]
• The cybersecurity labor gap now stands at 4M+ open jobs. Intezer has raised $33M for AI tools to plug it [484d]
• Greenlite, founded by an ex-Gopuff exec, automates construction permitting [484d]
• Orb founders grew so frustrated dealing with billing at Asana, they built their own billing software [484d]
• Apple Watch Series 10 review [484d]
• Instagram tightens restrictions on teen use, putting parents in control [484d]
• How Google and Yahoo’s shift to stricter email standards proved a windfall for this Armenian startup [485d]
• MacPaw launches its alternative iOS app store for EU in open beta [485d]
• Flink, the quick commerce startup, raises another $150M at a valuation of just under $1B [485d]
• Amazon will host its Prime Big Deals Day sales event on October 8 and 9 [485d]
• Bluesky now has 10 million users [485d]
• Slack is turning into an AI agent hub. Should it? [485d]