The Brutalist Report

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• Scale AI wins a $500M DOD contract through the Chief Digital and AI Office to help sift data and assist in decision-making, after receiving a $100M deal in 2025 (Jen Judson/Bloomberg) [70d]
• Musk v. Altman: Shivon Zilis testifies her relationship with Musk didn't influence her duties as an OpenAI board member; she left in 2023 after Musk started xAI (Carly Nairn/Courthouse News Service) [70d]
• Filing: Meta asks a judge to overturn the jury's verdict in the Los Angeles social media addiction trial or order a new trial, citing Section 230 protections (Diana Novak Jones/Reuters) [70d]