The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• xAI’s Grok chatbot can now ‘see’ the world around it [12d]
• Why OpenAI wanted to buy Cursor but opted for the fast-growing Windsurf [12d]
• ChatGPT’s responses will now include Washington Post articles [12d]
• Elon Musk says he may keep doing DOGE work for ‘the remainder’ of Trump’s term [12d]
• OpenAI exec says the company would buy Google’s Chrome browser if offered the chance [12d]
• Tesla profits drop 71% on weak sales and anti-Elon Musk sentiment [12d]
• A Chinese AI video startup appears to be blocking politically sensitive images [12d]
• Tesla earnings Q1 2025: What we’re watching for [12d]
• Khloe Kardashian launches consumer brand backed by Serena Ventures, WME [12d]
• Vibe coding helps Supabase nab $200M at $2B valuation just seven months after its last raise [12d]
• Character.AI unveils AvatarFX, an AI video model to create lifelike chatbots [12d]
• Burning questions (and some answers) about Bluesky’s new verification system [12d]
• Meta releases its CapCut rival Edits globally [12d]
• Ex-Meta engineer raises $14M for Lace AI, a revenue generation software startup [12d]
• India’s EV startup Ather cuts IPO size to $308M, seeking $1.4B post-money valuation [12d]
• Two undergrads built an AI speech model to rival NotebookLM [12d]
• Adaptive Computer wants to reinvent the PC with ‘vibe’ coding for non-programmers [12d]
• Marks & Spencer confirms cybersecurity incident amid ongoing disruption [12d]
• Uber customers can now earn Delta SkyMiles from rides or deliveries [12d]
• Superpower wants to help people detect and address health issues before symptoms appear [12d]
• Crowdsourced AI benchmarks have serious flaws, some experts say [12d]
• Social media is not wholly terrible for teen mental health, study says [12d]
• Manychat taps $140M to boost its business messaging platform with AI [13d]
• Rivian elects Cohere’s CEO to its board in latest signal the EV maker is bullish on AI [13d]