The Brutalist Report

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• Sources detail Fidji Simo's moves at OpenAI, including spearheading the TBPN acquisition and pushing OpenAI to cut Sora and avoid other social media products (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information) [28d]
• Sources: Meta has told members of its Oversight Board that it may stop funding the board after 2028, though eliminating all funding is not its preferred option (Casey Newton/Platformer) [28d]
• Amazon adds a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge to fulfillment fees for US and Canadian third-party sellers from April 17, as the Iran war drives up oil prices (Annie Palmer/CNBC) [28d]
• LinkedIn job posting data: companies added 640K AI-related jobs from 2023 to 2025 in the US, including 225K "head of AI" jobs, up 49% from the prior four years (Te-Ping Chen/Wall Street Journal) [28d]