The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• Perplexity is reportedly looking to fundraise at an $8B valuation [449d]
• Women in AI: Marissa Hummon thinks AI will help make the power grid greener [449d]
• Lyft is working on a ‘service animal opt-in feature’ for passengers [449d]
• Can AI sandbag safety checks to sabotage users? Yes, but not very well — for now [449d]
• Gusto’s head of technology says hiring an army of specialists is the wrong approach to AI [449d]
• Investments in generative AI startups topped $3.9B in Q3 2024 [449d]
• Joseph Jacks bets on open source startups, a ‘paradox of philanthropy and capitalism’ [449d]
• Throne’s toilet camera takes pictures of your poop [449d]