The Brutalist Report - tech
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- Z.ai releases GLM-5.3's weights under a new license requiring companies with $10B+ in revenue over 12 months to pass Z.ai's security review to host the model (Frederic Lardinois/The New Stack) [3d]
- Shares of French quantum computing company Pasqal closed up 95% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday following a merger with a SPAC (Emily Forgash/Bloomberg) [3d]
- An appeals court rules states can regulate prediction markets, finding Kalshi's sports event contracts are bets, not swaps, and subject to state gambling laws (Lauren McCarthy/New York Times) [3d]
- A deep dive into Grok Bot, including its architecture, use cases, and alternatives, as xAI adds shareable bot templates and online purchases through Stripe Link (Flavio Copes) [3d]
- Meta intensifies its pressure campaign on TikTok and YouTube, running full-page ads in US newspapers demanding they adopt comparable teen safety protections (Alexandra S. Levine/Bloomberg) [3d]
- Modders get an experimental version of Nvidia's DLSS 5 Neural Rendering library running in over a dozen games after it leaked in NBA 2K27's early access build (VideoCardz.com) [3d]
- Owner, which makes AI agents that manage restaurants' websites, marketing, and other functions, raised a $240M Series D at a $2.3B valuation (Joe Guszkowski/Restaurant Business) [4d]
- Sources: AI cloud computing provider Lambda raised ~$1B of private short-dated debt to finance the purchase of Nvidia GPUs, which will be leased by Microsoft (Emily Graffeo/Bloomberg) [4d]
- Exponential growth across 2 dimensions, users and tokens per user, makes this AI era different from earlier buildouts, and allows AI labs' compute math to work (Fin/@fi56622380) [4d]
- FIling: Lone Palm Labs, the startup behind friend-focused photo sharing app Retro, raised a $21M Series A from Thrive Capital and others (Sydney Bradley/Business Insider) [4d]
- Sources: the US is drafting a rule to close an export controls loophole that lets Chinese companies access AI chips via data centers in countries like Thailand (The Information) [4d]
- a16z creates a $1.1B Machine Age fund focusing on hardware to "open the throttle and accelerate the physical buildout of AI" (Sean O'Kane/TechCrunch) [4d]
- Stock trading app Ajaib raised a $270M Series C from SBI Holdings, the largest round since 2022 in Indonesia, where startups raised just ~$340M last year (Olivia Poh/Bloomberg) [4d]
- How Meta founded FAIR in 2013, fell behind as it was distracted by the metaverse, and is spending an unprecedented amount of money trying to catch up (Harry McCracken/Fast Company) [4d]
- Apple TV raises prices in the US, with the monthly price up by $2 to $14.99, its fourth increase in four years; the individual Apple One tier rises $2 to $21.95 (Todd Spangler/Variety) [4d]
- Sources: Meta is testing robots from ABB and others to handle data center tasks such as swapping cables and resetting servers as it seeks to lower labor costs (Paresh Dave/Wired) [4d]
- Meta's India and Southeast Asia VP Sandhya Devanathan is joining OpenAI to oversee consumer growth and enterprise adoption across SE Asia and Australia (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch) [4d]
- A look at Beijing's AGI Bar, the unofficial clubhouse for China's AI industry where entrepreneurs trade gossip, recruit talent, and court investors over beers (Bloomberg) [4d]
- ‘Decent visuals, useful satellite speakers, and handy portability’ — testing the Soundcore Nebula P1, I’ve been impressed how many quality features it offers for its modest price [3d]
- The US Navy wants its next drone-mounted torpedo to be able to glide silently through the air [3d]
- 'The best way to predict the future is to invent it' — quote of the day by physicist Dennis Gabor on the nature of innovation [3d]
- Ukraine has built its own jet-powered drone interceptor — and it'll easily fit in the back of a pickup truck [3d]
- Russia says it will start selling its 'suicide drone' to foreign nations — but won't name them [3d]
- 12 Mac mini alternatives for Windows I'd actually buy [4d]
- 7 of the coolest turntables of 2026 — including a superbly tacky anniversary edition, and an ode to Rammstein [4d]
- The Garmin Enduro 4 was a no-show at the Fenix 9 launch — but a fresh leak suggests the mega-battery smartwatch could be imminent [4d]
- Well it's about time - McKinsey report says AI is 'on the road to ROI' at last [4d]
- Analysts say getting GTA 6 to run at 60fps is 'extremely unlikely on console hardware,' as Rockstar confirms 30fps limit [4d]
- X says it found and took down a Chinese bot farm posting anti-AI data center content to thousands of followers [4d]
- I tested the new Hard Boiled 4K Blu-ray, and this long-awaited classic is a new reference showcase for what Ultra HD and Dolby Atmos is capable of [4d]
- Rockstar reveals it built a GTA 6 team that focused solely on creating more realistic NPCs with over 600,000 animations — twice as many as Red Dead Redemption 2 had [4d]
- How does Sony's new Bravia 6 OLED TV compare to the LG C6 and Samsung S90H? Here's what we know [4d]
- You can get an RTX 5070 gaming laptop with 32GB RAM for under $1,500 right now — finally, a deal that's not a complete rip-off [4d]
- 'The writing tablet of my dreams': I love my reMarkable devices more than my Moleskine collection — and Amazon just cut up to £100 off all of them [4d]
- How to watch Crystal Palace vs Man City: Live streams and TV channels for the Premier League 2026/27 game [4d]
- How to watch Miss Teen USA 2026 online and from anywhere [4d]
- What is the release date and launch time for Lanterns episode 3 on HBO Max? [4d]
- Millions of VPN users in the US are inadvertently putting their privacy at risk, Proton warns [4d]
- Best Buy's Labor Day appliance sale is live, and the retailer says 'we won’t be beat on appliance pricing' — 45% off Samsung, LG, GE and more [4d]
- US government alcohol and firearms agency ATF declares ‘major incident’ after ransomware gang claims cyberattack [4d]
- Gen Z workers now see themselves as part of a global workforce — but AI remains a major concern [4d]
- 7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, and more this weekend (August 28) [4d]
- GTA 6 will be a massive game and Rockstar's longest yet, as the studio confirms it can take up to 80 hours to beat [4d]
- 'Illegal and baseless': US judge blocks the Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic as a supply chain risk [4d]
- VPN deal of the week: Save nearly $10 on Surfshark’s best-value plan [4d]
- Scammers are weaponising QR codes — here’s how to avoid getting caught [4d]
- Amazon fights price hikes with its massive Labor Day sale — 60% off Apple devices, TVs, appliances, smart home and more [4d]
- Hulu's Furious has been renewed for season 2 — here's what star Quincy Tyler Bernstine hopes to see in the next installment [4d]
- AT&T Sues Charter Over ‘Fiber’ Internet [3d]
- Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 29, #1897 [3d]
- Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 29, #909 [3d]
- Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Aug. 29, #1175 [3d]
- The Crazy Taxi Remake Revives the Dreamcast Era’s Zany Energy [3d]
- Eyes Up, Stargazers! Here’s What You Can See in September Night Skies [3d]
- Tech Companies Call for Improved Cyber Defenses After AI-Enabled Attacks [4d]
- Samsung’s Powerful Dolby Atmos Soundbar Is 50% Off, but Only Until Tonight [4d]
- Apple’s Most Affordable iPhone Is $99 Off Right Now at Best Buy [4d]
- Premier League Soccer: Stream Crystal Palace vs. Man City Live from Anywhere [4d]
- Premier League Soccer: Stream Crystal Palace vs. Man City Live from Anywhere [4d]
- Gaming Has Never Been Better. So Why Does It Feel Like the Worst Time to Be a Gamer? [4d]
- Tour Championship 2026: TV Schedule, How to Watch All the PGA Golf Action [4d]
- Will Map Apps Rename Lake Ontario After Trump’s Order? It’s Too Soon to Say [4d]
- Skip the iPhone 18 With Up to $291 Off iPhone 17 Pro Models [4d]
- Why Wait for Labor Day? You Can Already Save Up to 58% Off EcoFlow Power Solutions [4d]
- Meta Keeps Trying to Fix Glasses Privacy Concerns With New Update [4d]
- Amazon Deals of the Day: This Award-Winning Game Console Is for the Whole Family, and Its Now 20% Off [4d]
- Amazon Deals of the Day: This Award-Winning Game Console Is for the Whole Family, and Its Now 20% Off [4d]
- Apple TV Now Costs More. Here’s What to Know [4d]
- I Started Wearing a Pebble Watch Again: Time 2 Took Me Back to the 2010s in the Best Way [4d]
- Apple’s M6 Mac Mini Was Just Announced, and You Can Already Save on Your Preorder [4d]
- The 2026 Midterms Are Coming. Political Deepfakes Are Already Here [4d]
- Apple Isn’t Following Its Typical Playbook for the September iPhone Event [4d]
- Apple Couldn’t Wait on New Macs [4d]
- The iPhone Air Is One of Apple’s Most Important Products, Even if It Wasn’t a Blockbuster [4d]
- ‘MobLand’ Returns to Paramount Plus in September, Along With ‘Scary Movie 6,’ ‘Golden Axe,’ and More [4d]
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