The Brutalist Report

Techmeme

• California's legislature passes a bill exempting open-source OSes like Linux from a 2025 age-verification law; Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android remain in scope (Luke James/Tom's Hardware) [12d]
• Data center development is driving demand for acoustic consultants, as developers and neighboring communities hire acousticians to assess noise emissions (Sheena Meng/Bloomberg) [12d]
• Job listings and other indicators: SpaceX is working on a Bastrop, TX foundry to build blades for large gas turbines, which could ease its AI power crunch (Ann Davis Vaughan/The Information) [12d]
• Anthropic will "permanently" raise weekly Claude Code limits by 25% on Sept. 14 for most plans, which will work out a 17% reduction, given the current 50% boost (@claudedevs) [12d]