The Brutalist Report - tech
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- Microsoft will start disclosing Azure quarterly revenue as part of a shift in its reporting structure, under which Azure revenue grew 42% YoY to $29.42B in Q4 (Jordan Novet/CNBC) [2d]
- Uber launches London's first commercial robotaxi service; the vehicles use Wayve's autonomous driving tech and will initially have human safety drivers (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge) [2d]
- Sources: Palo Alto Networks paid $500M in cash and stock to acquire agentic IT support startup Console; PitchBook: Console was valued at $157M before the sale (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Sources: Thoma Bravo-backed Proofpoint is in talks to acquire cybersecurity company Varonis; Varonis rose 10.4% on Wednesday, giving it a market value of ~$5.4B (Ryan Gould/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Muse Spark 1.3 with max reasoning, in limited preview for partners, scores 62 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, behind only Fable 5.1 and Opus 5 (@artificialanlys) [2d]
- HPE reports Q3 revenue up 34% YoY to $12.2B, vs. $11.9B est., forecasts FY 2026 and FY 2027 sales growth above est., signs a $3.5B server deal with a cloud firm (Dina Bass/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Broadcom reports Q3 revenue up 86% YoY to $29.59B, vs. $29.36B est., AI semiconductor revenue up 221% to $16.7B, and forecasts Q4 revenue below estimates (Jordan Novet/CNBC) [2d]
- Snowflake reports Q2 revenue up 35% YoY to $1.55B, vs. $1.48B est., and forecasts Q3 and FY 2027 product revenue above estimates; SNOW jumps 22%+ after hours (MarketWatch) [2d]
- Letter: OpenAI told two House Democrats that its engineers are developing "automated shutdown capabilities" for AI systems (Courtney Rozen/Reuters) [2d]
- Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's Watermelon model and Muse Spark open weights are "coming soon" (Mark Zuckerberg/@finkd) [2d]
- Meta rolls out Muse Spark 1.3 in Muse Code and Meta's API, saying it significantly improves coding and agentic performance, at the same price as its predecessor (Ina Fried/Axios) [2d]
- Uber is shutting down services in Nigeria and Uganda from September 2 after a global review of its operations; it launched in Nigeria in 2014 and Uganda in 2016 (Bloomberg) [2d]
- X says US payouts for its Original Content Rewards and Subscriptions will now be handled through X Money (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Thyme Care, which focuses on filling gaps in cancer treatment through a virtual navigation platform, raised a $125M Series E at a $2B+ valuation (Ian Thomas/CNBC) [2d]
- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says "we trust Anthropic" as they are "back on the right side" with the administration and that "they've done what we asked" (Maria Curi/Axios) [2d]
- Huskeys, which uses agentic AI to help companies block AI-driven attacks, raised a $27M Series A led by Blackstone Innovations Investments at a $100M+ valuation (Maria Armental/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- The US Army awards $192M in contracts to Palantir and Anduril to produce eight TITAN AI-powered mobile ground stations, to be delivered over the next 18 months (Barratt Dewey/Tectonic Defense) [2d]
- MrBeast, whose YouTube channel recently hit 500M subs, will feature Gemini, Google Health, and the Fitbit Air in his videos as part of a multi-year Google deal (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge) [2d]
- Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber for partners in its new Fairwind Program, and says Gemini 3.8 Flash beats Opus 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol on some benchmarks (Google) [2d]
- Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash, three weeks after 3.7 Flash launch, for an introductory price of $0.75/1M input and $3.75/1M output tokens until December 31 (Abner Li/9to5Google) [2d]
- Austin-based HiddenLayer, which makes security tools to protect AI models, agents, and workflows, raised a $100M Series B led by Delta-v Capital (Ram Iyer/TechCrunch) [2d]
- The Trump administration files a brief supporting OpenAI in its dispute with NYT, saying training LLMs on copyrighted works generally constitutes fair use (Blake Brittain/Reuters) [2d]
- Adobe launches Adobe for Slack, making 70+ creative and productivity tools, including Firefly, Photoshop, and Express, available via Slackbot prompts (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) [2d]
- A US federal judge rules that Google does not have to sell off its ad exchange and instead must make its ad tech tools work with those operated by rivals (Leah Nylen/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Conveo, which uses AI to conduct customer interviews in 15 languages and analyzes transcripts for market insights, raised a $50M Series A led by DST Global (Chris Metinko/Axios) [2d]
- Wonderful, which helps enterprises deploy AI, raised a $550M Series C led by Insight at a $5B valuation; investors also paid $170M for shares from employees (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- OpenAI is facing a new round of lawsuits from witnesses and victims of the February mass shooting in a Canadian town; the suspect spent days talking to ChatGPT (Georgia Wells/Wall Street Journal) [3d]
- New Jersey-based Aitan, which offers "robotic sovereignty as a service" and "edge AI weapon systems", emerges from stealth with $41M led by Deep33 and Dell (Colin Demarest/Axios) [3d]
- Valencia-based iPronics raised $125M co-led by Maverick Silicon and Light Street, with participation from Nvidia, to develop optical circuit switch tech (Stephen Nellis/Reuters) [3d]
- Survey: 27% of Americans say they turn to AI chatbots like ChatGPT for personal, emotional, or social queries, rising to nearly 40% among adults under 50 (Washington Post) [3d]
- The EU General Court dismisses Opera's challenge against the European Commission's decision to exempt Microsoft Edge from DMA gatekeeper regulations in 2024 (Reuters) [3d]
- I love action cameras, but GoPro's new merger means I'm canceling my Mission 1 pre-order —here's why [2d]
- Vodafone’s new premier connectivity plan is designed for a future in which Meta Glasses are as ubiquitous as phones: ‘If you believe in the potential of AI, then you also believe in the potential of SuperMobile’ [2d]
- MapQuest refused to rename Lake Ontario to appease one person, but I still can't leave Google Maps and Apple Maps behind for this one reason [2d]
- Skip the new Sonos hardware — these excellent older soundbars and headphones are now up to 20% off [2d]
- AI is getting closer to being able to exploit OT, and that's very bad news for critical infrastructure [2d]
- Hyundai just topped the world’s largest EV battery study — analysis of 500,000 tests sees it beat Tesla to the long-term battery health title [2d]
- Lockheed carries out missile launches directly from a drone boat - will the US Navy be next? [2d]
- 17 best Labor Day TV deals I recommend — expert picks from $99.99 on 4K, QLED and OLED TVs [2d]
- Tesla Autopilot and FSD face fresh scrutiny after two fatal freeway crashes where cars came to a complete stop [2d]
- Over 5,000 Dropbox accounts have been hacked, and the attackers only needed an email address [2d]
- 5 new features coming to Android — including improvements to Google Messages, Gemini Live, and Find Hub [2d]
- 15 fall essentials worth buying at Walmart’s Labor Day sale — save up to 74% on patio furniture, grills, Halloween decor and more [2d]
- Acer’s new RTX Spark small form factor PCs are giving me M6 Mac mini vibes: great-looking hardware, but who is it really for? [2d]
- Netflix's East of Eden series has a first-look trailer — and I'm hopeful John Steinbeck's novel will get another worthy adaptation [2d]
- Summer is winding down with cooler days on the horizon, and that's why the AutoFull M6 Ultra+ gaming chair should be on your radar [2d]
- You can stop searching because I've found the best headphones in the Labor Day sales: Sony's 5-star cans, now half price! [2d]
- Director says Afterworld has 'some of the deepest simulation' of any Paradox strategy game — 'The idea is to drip-feed you until you're hooked' [2d]
- A malware installer posing as a legitimate download service is infecting brands across almost every industry — Microsoft Edge, Razer, Kaspersky and more actively imitated [2d]
- Caira’s AI mirrorless camera is getting ‘Nano Banana for video editing’ — but it only works on footage you’ve actually shot [2d]
- I've watched all of The Paper season 2 and still think it's trying too hard to be Parks and Recreation — but the Brits are the best part of The Office spinoff [2d]
- Surfshark hands users a direct line to its developers with new beta program [2d]
- TCL's new Dolby Atmos soundbars are a stone-cold bargain — get 5.1-channel surround with wireless rear speakers for under $250 [2d]
- Power Through Your Term with Snapdragon [2d]
- Fable enterprise user data won't be retained by Anthropic, but some will be analyzed due to 'substantial evidence' of AI misuse [2d]
- Manchester Airports hackers just posted the data of 8.7 million people online — failed extortion attempt triggers data dump sale [2d]
- Amazon UK's bank holiday sale ends tonight — I've found the 28 best deals worth buying on Kindles, appliances, laptops, smartwatches, and more [2d]
- IKEA launches its first smart radiator thermostat, with Matter support and an impressively affordable price [2d]
- Best Buy’s LG OLED TV deal looks too good to be true — our TV expert explains why LG's B6 is so cheap (and worth buying) [2d]
- A botnet running for 23 years with over 15,000 endpoints has finally been shut down by law enforcement and Crowdstrike [2d]
- ‘Horrifying’ — Reddit users are creating uncanny valley photos with ChatGPT, so I asked it to make something creepy and now I deeply regret it [2d]
- AdGuard makes its open-source stealth VPN protocol native to macOS with one-click setup [3d]
- Huawei launches its Watch D3 — its latest iteration of its mechanized blood pressure cuff watch — that aims to outstrip Apple and Google's achievements with LED tech [3d]
- 'Consoles are here to stay': CD Projekt Red boss bets on Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo 'weathering the storm' despite RAM crisis [3d]
- Chinese AI models threaten US industry by being up to 90% cheaper — and they're driving Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic out of the open market [3d]
- More than 9.5 million patients affected by Aesto Health breach — names, SSNs, financial details, health records and more stolen [3d]
- I’ve worked from home for 10 years — here’s how to build the ultimate WFH setup with my top Labor Day home office deals, from laptop upgrades to $50 steals [3d]
- ‘This is a neverending fight’: Fitbit users are sick of Google Health’s AI hallucinations, and now it’s affecting their food-tracking metrics [3d]
- 'That's how you actually end a live service' — this developer just shut down a free-to-play game by releasing an offline version with no microtransactions for fans to keep playing [3d]
- The Flock backlash continues as Florida and Texas reveal camera cutbacks —with state authorities calling out 'reports of misuse' and 'data privacy concerns' [3d]
- Hate AI Data Centers? Big Tech’s New Ad Campaign Aims to Change Your Mind [2d]
- Uber and Wayve Launch London’s First Public Robotaxi Service [2d]
- I Was Disappointed by Miele’s Last Vacuums, but the New IFA Lineup Changed My Mind [2d]
- You’re Addicted to Your Phone. Admitting That Is the First Step [2d]
- Google Is Revealing How the Members of BTS Use Gemini [2d]
- Anthropic’s Content Checker Tool Is Here, With One Big Catch [2d]
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s Surprise Switch 2 Update Brings Multiplayer Mayhem [2d]
- Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 3, #1902 [2d]
- Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Sept. 3, #1180 [2d]
- Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 3, #914 [2d]
- Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 3, #914 [2d]
- Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Sept. 3, #1180 [2d]
- Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 3, #1902 [2d]
- The New York Times Just Dropped a Brand-New Wordle Spinoff [2d]
- This Tiny Bluetti Power Station Packs a Lot of Juice and It’s Currently $270 Off [2d]
- At G20, Big Tech and Global Leaders Can’t Escape AI’s Data Center Problem [2d]
- Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in Publishers’ Copyright Lawsuits [2d]
- The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra Doesn’t Disappoint and Neither Does This $300 Discount [2d]
- Every Product Acer Announced at IFA 2026 in 14 Minutes [2d]
- Grab the Best Labor Day Outdoor Deals Available Right Now [2d]
- Gear Up for Next Season With 14+ Labor Day Deals on Outdoor Essentials [2d]
- 20+ Labor Day Outdoor Tech Deals to Grab Before the Grill Goes Cold [2d]
- Make the Most of Summer’s Final Days With 20+ Labor Day Outdoor Tech Deals [2d]
- Is The Calorie Counter on Your Smartwatch Accurate? Not Really, Study Finds [2d]
- Amazon Deals of the Day: Slap a Garmin Smartwatch On Your Wrist for 39% Off if Your Serious About Your Fitness Goals [2d]
- Circular’s New Smart Ring Brings Mobile Payments to Your Finger [2d]
- They’re Putting Cameras In Dishwashers Now, and It Makes More Sense Than You’d Think [2d]
- Miele Put a Camera in Its New Dishwasher. Here’s Why [2d]
- Hurry! You Only Have a Few Days Left to Play These Great Games on Xbox Game Pass [2d]
- Walmart Deals of the Day: Shorten Your To-Do List With 48% Off a Hybrid Ecovacs Robot Vacuum [2d]
- Walmart Deals of the Day: Shorten Your To-Do List With 48% Off a Hybrid Ecovacs Robot Vacuum [2d]
- JBL Clip 5 Hits Its Lowest Price Yet – Only for Today [3d]
- Oura’s Menopause Impact Scale Expands Out of the App and Into Women’s Health Care [3d]
- The Cheap Kitchen Tool I Bring to Every Rental House or Airbnb [3d]
- Godox C100 Review: This Weird See-Through Camera Actually Works… Sort Of [3d]
- Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra vs. Pixel 11 Pro Fold Camera Test: Which Foldable Takes Better Photos? [3d]
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