The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• Valla raises $2.7M to make legal recourse more accessible to employees [16d]
• Console raises $6.2M from Thrive to free IT teams from mundane tasks with AI [16d]
• Former DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg co-leads $15.5M Series A for AI video ad platform [16d]
• Microsoft Bing gets a free Sora-powered AI video generator [16d]
• Snowflake to acquire database startup Crunchy Data [16d]
• Digg’s founders explain how they’re building a site for humans in the AI era [16d]
• Chatbot platform Character.AI unveils video generation, social feeds [16d]
• Elon Musk’s Neuralink closes a $650M Series E [16d]
• Google Glass is back in the AI glasses game with Android XR smart glasses [16d]
• Salesforce buys Moonhub, a startup building AI tools for hiring [16d]
• Chime, last valued at $25B, aims for $11B in upcoming IPO [16d]
• Breakneck data center growth challenges Microsoft’s sustainability goals [16d]
• IBM acquires data analysis startup Seek AI, opens AI accelerator in NYC [16d]
• Elon Musk’s xAI reportedly looks to raise $300M in tender offer [16d]
• Tesla files new ‘Robotaxi’ trademark applications after prior attempt stalls [16d]
• Vanta bug exposed customers’ data to other customers [16d]
• How AI chatbots keep you chatting [16d]
• NSO Group asks judge for new trial, calling $167 million in damages ‘outrageous’ [16d]
• Elon Musk says XChat is rolling out to all, but questions remain about its alleged security [16d]
• Startup Battlefield 200: Final week to submit your application [16d]
• 5 days left to claim your exhibitor table for TechCrunch All Stage [16d]
• Day 5 of TechCrunch Sessions: AI Trivia Countdown — Test your knowledge, win big tickets [16d]
• 3 days until the doors open at TechCrunch Sessions: AI at UC Berkeley [16d]
• Major record labels are reportedly in licensing talks with AI firms Udio and Suno [16d]
• Samsung may incorporate Perplexity’s AI tech in its phones [16d]
• Scale AI hires team behind remote developer recruiting platform Pesto AI [16d]
• For the love of God, stop calling your AI a co-worker [17d]