The Brutalist Report - tech
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- A profile of Alexandr Wang, who sources say is "an operator", had "all" of Zuckerberg's support during Meta's AI revamp, and is being touted as his successor (Rafe Rosner-Uddin/Financial Times) [3h]
- Reach Security, which develops AI-powered exposure management tools for securing enterprise systems, raised a $50M+ Series B led by Top Tier Capital Partners (FinTech Global) [3h]
- Duvo, which develops tech to automate business processes across enterprise systems, including ERPs and legacy apps, raised a $32M Series A led by Balderton (Mike Butcher/Pathfounders) [3h]
- Montevideo, Uruguay-based Scanntech, which develops market intelligence tools using POS data, raised $180M in a Series F led by L Catterton and Partners Group (FinSMEs) [3h]
- London-based Scarlet, which certifies AI and software for medical devices, raised a $50M Series B led by Headline to support its US and Asia-Pacific expansion (Cate Lawrence/Tech.eu) [4h]
- NAND flash maker Kioxia has lost two-thirds of its peak market value since June, when it became Japan's most valuable listed company, as Chinese rivals emerge (Kyohei Suga/Nikkei Asia) [4h]
- Mistlabs, which develops Ambi, an ambient AI app for iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac that learns about users from conversations, raised a $26M pre-Series A (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE) [4h]
- Workday agrees to acquire C1.ai, formerly known as ConductorOne, which develops enterprise software to manage human and AI agent identities and has raised $111M (Malia Spencer/Portland Business Journal) [4h]
- Anthropic report on how AI is changing employment at the startup: decline of entry-level technical hiring, productivity boom across departments, and more (Anthropic) [7h]
- Sources: Anthropic is offering Blackstone a 10%+ yield to help finance Anthropic's $60B debt package to buy Google TPUs; Blackstone would invest $9B in the debt (Financial Times) [8h]
- Survey of Anthropic staffers and US adults: 39% of US adults vs. 91% of staffers expect AI will be able to make a Nobel-level discovery by 2030, and more (Anthropic) [8h]
- Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan says the Trump administration does not have "any policy" to use a minority stake in Intel to interfere in its business strategy (Kohei Yamada/Nikkei Asia) [9h]
- Apple updates App Review Guidelines to crack down on AI nudify apps and apps that reveal undocumented capabilities, like nudification, after app review (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac) [9h]
- Sources: Anthropic pitched its own AI safety bill to US lawmakers; the bill would limit the circumstances in which the government could block a model's release (Owen Dahlkamp/Politico) [10h]
- CEO Amjad Masad says Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, citing cost and saying "ChatGPT is better now"; source: the partnership is still in place (TechCrunch) [10h]
- Sources: Apple has hired Scott Tucker, Meta VP and deputy general counsel, as its new litigation chief, as part of a shakeup in its legal team (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) [11h]
- Apple says demand for iPhone Duo has been "nothing short of extraordinary"; deliveries slipped to late January within hours of preorders opening (Michael Acton/Financial Times) [11h]
- Filings: Meta reduced its $65M midterms budget by $25M through refunds, primarily from a super PAC it launched in 2025 with $45M to fight state AI bills (Theodore Schleifer/New York Times) [12h]
- Anthropic says Claude traced NIST's ECDSA curve seeds to a pseudorandom number generator, challenging decades-old suspicions of an NSA backdoor in the algorithm (Anthropic) [13h]
- Sources: SoftBank weighs buying US security services giant Allied Universal at an ~$18B equity valuation, as Masayoshi Son explores deploying AI-powered robots (Bloomberg) [13h]
- Sources: Elon Musk approached Trump with the idea of slowing down Starshield in Ukraine; source: Trump agreed, paving the way for DoD to execute the slowdown (Joe Barnes/Telegraph) [14h]
- The PostgreSQL Global Development Group delays the general availability of PostgreSQL 19 after LLM-assisted code reviews uncovered architectural defects (Lindsay Clark/The Register) [14h]
- Three CoreWeave co-founders have sold $3.3B in stock since its March 2025 IPO, including $2.4B in 2026 alone; CoreWeave stock fell 60%+ from its June 2025 peak (Dylan Sloan/Bloomberg) [15h]
- Reflection AI releases Apache 2.0-licensed weights for Beam, a 501B-parameter model, trained with RL that penalized unnecessary tokens (Matt Marshall/VentureBeat) [16h]
- In its first meeting, Trump's Super Intelligence Force says it plans to commission a report on AI risks and develop protocols for labs to provide early warnings (John Harney/Bloomberg) [18h]
- Source: Intuit acquired UK-based B2B revenue management and billing startup Sequence in a sale worth ~$200M; Sequence raised $19M led by a16z in 2022 (Jess Jones/The Times) [19h]
- Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra review: powerful, useful Magnetic Connect port, bright screen, but heavy, loud, and Windows doesn't take advantage of RTX Spark (Andrew E. Freedman/Tom's Hardware) [19h]
- Sources: PayPal, Epic, and others voiced concerns to DOJ as it signaled a preference to settle its Apple antitrust suit with a deal focusing on interoperability (Aaron Tilley/The Information) [19h]
- Organizers abruptly cancel 2026's Grace Hopper Celebration, one of the biggest events for women in tech, after sponsorships and registrations fall short (Bloomberg) [20h]
- Waymo plans to launch its robotaxis in Toronto in 2028 in partnership with Element Fleet Management, the company's first deployment in Canada (Prathik Jayaprakash/Reuters) [20h]
- Taiwan plans to curb AI server and chip exports to China as part of a US trade deal and make shipping restricted AI hardware to China a criminal offense (Bloomberg) [21h]
- US candidates and PACs, mostly tied to Republicans, have spent $137M+ on 220 AI-generated campaign ads in 2026; ~70% of the 220 videos didn't disclose AI use (Stuart A. Thompson/New York Times) [22h]
- India's cyber agency says AI agents broke into Indian organizations' systems and read confidential files undetected; AI model providers flagged the incidents (Munsif Vengattil/Reuters) [22h]
- China is considering adding 23 AI technologies to its export control list, including LLMs and chip designs, to keep closer control over homegrown advancements (Nectar Gan/Bloomberg) [23h]
- OpenAI says its model paid for a deployment on an Ethereum test network with a wallet it did not own, after obtaining keys from public recovery phrases (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk) [23h]
- Tesla’s 'flying' Roadster might be radical, but in all the wrong ways to move EVs forwards [39m]
- 14 best deals from the Amazon UK weekend sale — all the top offers from Lego, Ninja, Microsoft, Shark, Bose, and more I'd buy [3h]
- How to watch England vs Tonga for FREE: Live Streams [3h]
- How to watch British Champions Day 2026: FREE Streams [3h]
- 10 of the raddest retro gadgets around, from cassette players to flip phones [4h]
- This easy Garmin quiz will find your perfect smartwatch [6h]
- Watch Wallabies vs All Blacks: Free streams and TV channels [7h]
- These headphones promise better bass by transmitting it through your skin, not your ears [8h]
- Biomemory’s DNA Shield stores critical data in synthetic DNA — beyond the reach of cyberattacks [9h]
- I gave a 13-year-old iMac a new lease of life with two simple upgrades — but was it worth it? [9h]
- The collapse of web coding gigs is getting ugly — AI takes over routine website development jobs, and business owners are very happy with its job so far [10h]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, October 17 (game #1224) [10h]
- Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, October 17 (game #1727) [10h]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, October 17 (game #958) [10h]
- 'Remarkably close to the minimum permitted by physics': this superconducting memory bit runs at an estimated 5x the limit, but at -269°C the fridge shrinks its claimed million-fold edge over today’s chips considerably [10h]
- Withings is charging smart scale users $100 for a basic health data feature [11h]
- Quote of the day by OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy: "The hottest new programming language is English" [11h]
- Uplift V3 L-shaped standing desk review [12h]
- LG's next-gen OLED tech is coming to laptops and monitors first, and we've got a rough timeline [12h]
- 32,768 cores and 74 petaflops: AMD’s monster new rack for AI agents could be too much for traditional data centers [13h]
- Five of the web's biggest data-scraping brands now sit under one $3.6 billion umbrella, and AI agents are the reason why [14h]
- 'We should all be worried': Microsoft president says changes to green-cards could hurt US tech [15h]
- EcoFlow's Prime Day sale lives on with $250 off the Delta 3 Ultra power station [16h]
- Pinnacle Studio 26 Ultimate takes on Premiere Pro with a one-time fee [16h]
- Want Apple's first folding iPhone? You might be waiting until 2027 [16h]
- Thousands of specialized engineers deployed by AWS, Anthropic to prove AI is worth the investment [16h]
- How to watch ZDFneo from anywhere [16h]
- How to watch The Celebrity Traitors 2026 – Stream episode 6 for free from anywhere [16h]
- Corsair’s 32GB Vengeance RGB DDR5 hits the AMD and Intel 6000MT/s sweet spot for $510 [16h]
- The flying Tesla Roadster is an overbaked idea from my least favorite person [17h]
- D-Link, Ubiquiti devices hijacked by hackers to plunder stolen bandwidth [17h]
- How does the new Tesla Roadster 'fly', and is it dangerous to be around its thrusters? [17h]
- How to watch European Rugby Champions Cup 2026/27: Free streams & TV channels [17h]
- GoDaddy unlocks email, hosting, and commerce for AI agents [17h]
- Fake calendar invites hit thousands of businesses in Microsoft credential phishing campaign [18h]
- How to watch Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua: Tickets and Netflix Details [18h]
- PIA’s latest update claims to triple connection speeds on Windows — here's what's new [19h]
- Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Gen 11 Aura Edition review: A creative studio that fits in your backpack [19h]
- 7 new movies and TV shows to watch at home this weekend (October 16) [19h]
- Lead audiologist explains hearing health, ANC and volume control [19h]
- Sega rolls out Sonic, Genesis and Dreamcast retro themed office chairs at Branch — and they're actually ergonomic [19h]
- Suunto may be working on a screenless heart rate monitor to take on Garmin [20h]
- Developer vibe-codes a free local Office clone for your browser [20h]
- Crucial’s $230 32GB DDR4 kit lets your PC ride out the RAM-pocalypse [20h]
- Accenture employees will only be able to spend $29 on Claude per month after some ended up splashing out thousands of dollars [20h]
- Is Adobe Acrobat Pro’s 3-year license worth it? Here’s how it beats the subscription [21h]
- OpenAI claims ex-employee took 100-plus secret files to Apple [21h]
- I'm rounding up all the best Apple iPhone Duo preorders in the US and UK — here's how to save as much as possible [21h]
- IPVanish has launched its Black Friday VPN deals for 2026 — old lower prices on its new look plans [21h]
- The best iPhone Duo pre-order deals in Australia: up to AU$1,885 in savings up for grabs [21h]
- Sony ECM-W5 review: a pricey wireless mic with a unique trick [21h]
- Three’s pre-paid 1000GB business SIM adds Vodafone roaming for a one-off £54 [21h]
- Razer Blade 16 is resurrected with a giant cooler made from a storage crate [21h]
- For $5 more than the 990 Pro, Samsung’s 14,700 MB/s 9100 Pro SSD is an easy upgrade [22h]
- Rethinking identity architecture to close the help desk security gap [22h]
- Sony backtracks on Android update promise for the Xperia 10 VI — and other brands might follow [22h]
- 15 Halloween desk accessories to bring a little horror to your home office [22h]
- Why education IT teams must protect both human and machine identities [23h]
- Gartner: The quantum threat is already behind schedule [23h]
- Sainsbury’s 'dangerous' facial recognition is back, months after ejecting an innocent shopper — and there’s no way to opt out [23h]
- Xgimi's new 4K 120Hz triple-laser projector gets fully unveiled in three different versions [23h]
- E Ink announces Kaleido 4 with improved color and brightness for ereaders [23h]
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- Premier League Soccer: Watch Everton vs. Chelsea Live from Anywhere [10h]
- MapQuest App Shows You Where License Plate Readers Are in Your Area [12h]
- Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Spangram and Answers for Saturday, Oct. 17, #958 [12h]
- Bring Movie Theater Sound Home With $449 Off This Premier TCL Soundbar [13h]
- Host the Holidays With Less Work: SharkNinja Gear for Cooking, Treats and Cleanup [13h]
- Today’s NYT Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Saturday, Oct. 17, #1946 [13h]
- Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Saturday, Oct. 17, #1224 [13h]
- How to Build a Solo Video Setup with DJI: The Camera, Stabilizer and Mic You Actually Need [14h]
- Waymo Puts Toronto on the Map for Its Robotaxis [14h]
- This Kodak Point-and-Shoot Is My Go-To Camera, and It’s $30 Off Right Now [15h]
- Amazon Deals of the Day: Game On With Almost 40% Off Samsung’s Ultrawide Gaming Monitor [16h]
- Lectric’s Spooky Sale Is Anything but, and Saves You Up to $762 on Top-Tier Ebikes [17h]
- Woot Just Launched a Huge Sale on Vacs from Dyson, Roborock and More With Prices From $20 [17h]
- Tesla Roadster Fires Up SpaceX Tech for ‘Flying Car’ Demo [17h]
- Surprise! Meta and Apple Worked Together on a New Open-Source AI Model [17h]
- Meet the New HP OmniBook 5: An OLED Laptop Built for Long Days of Work, Class and Streaming [19h]
- 7 Things to Know Before Buying a Smart Doorbell for Your Dog [19h]
- Ready to Take Better Photos? How to Pick the Right Canon Camera for Beginners [19h]
- Air Fry Without the Countertop Clutter: How Midea’s New Appliances Can Help Your Holiday Cooking [20h]
- HP’s OmniBook Ultra 16 Gives Us a First Look at RTX Spark Performance [20h]
- IPhone Duo Preorders Sell Out in Minutes: Backordered Until January [21h]
- Apple’s HomeView Event Left Me With Questions [21h]
- Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra Review: A Screen So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades [21h]
- The Social Reckoning Review: Sorkin’s Facebook Film Is Uncomfortably Relevant [22h]
- Bose Ultra Open Earbuds (2nd Gen) Review: Affordability Is a Concern, but I Dig the Upgraded Sound [23h]
- I never thought I’d ditch Samsung Notes, but this Google Keep feature changed my mind [9m]
- I’ve been using an AI agent for a month, and I’m both impressed and terrified [38m]
- Amazon drops the Razer Kraken V4 X to its lowest price in months [11h]
- Nest doorbells get their spooky chimes back just in time for Halloween [11h]
- AI has graduated from hacking companies to stealing from crypto wallets [12h]
- Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7.1 has the performance fix you’ve been waiting for [12h]
- Save $800 on the Valerion StreamMaster Plus 2 projector [12h]
- This watchmaker has reportedly exited the smartwatch market [12h]
- Google’s latest anti-doomscrolling tool is shedding its Pixel exclusivity [14h]
- Buying an iPhone Duo? Verizon has a few ways to make it cheaper [15h]
- Hate the idea of paying for YouTube Premium? Imagine paying $240 a year for regular YouTube [15h]
- This Samsung Galaxy Book 6 deal saves you 50% [16h]
- Far Cry comes to Android devices with full touchpad and gamepad support [16h]
- MapQuest’s new tool can help you avoid Flock cameras [16h]
- Samsung’s Switch 2-ready P9 Express microSD card just fell to $59.99 [16h]
- Price drop reduces the Nothing Ear to $69, a 37% discount off RRP [17h]
- Deal: The top-spec Pixel Watch 3 is now 50% off [17h]
- JBL Vibe Buds 2 fall to $39.95 on Amazon, down 33% from RRP [18h]
- Readers crown this Android flagship the best iPhone 18 Pro Max alternative [18h]
- Amazon drops the rugged Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 4 speaker to $64.99 [18h]
- Google AI Pro trials are misleading, and subscribers are finding out the hard way [19h]
- The original Halo has been ported to everything from Android to the N64 (?!) [20h]
- YouTube’s new search feature takes a page from Google Search, and that’s bad news for creators [20h]
- More Gmail users can now use Gemini to skim through work emails [21h]
- The first major OnePlus 17 leak hints at even higher refresh rate [22h]
- Android Auto’s missing signal bars are finally making a proper comeback [22h]
- The Galaxy S27 Plus could break nearly six years of tradition with this downgrade [22h]
- After Chrome, we now have a WhatsApp dupe on the Play Store with 500,000+ downloads [22h]
- Google Translate’s massive redesign is rolling out now [22h]
- Sony’s new $5,900 gold-plated Walkman music player doesn’t come with the latest version of Android [22h]
- Your next ePaper tablet will feel a lot more colorful, lot less like a faded newspaper [23h]
- I wouldn’t buy these phones, and neither should you [23h]
- I ignored this Google Maps feature for 10 years, and now I can’t live without it [23h]
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