The Brutalist Report - tech
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- A profile of Cursor, including its hiring process and its testy relationship with Anthropic, which told Cursor that Claude Code was mainly a research effort (Business Insider) [1d]
- Sources: several Xbox studios, including Hellblade maker Ninja Theory, are in talks with Microsoft to buy themselves back and go independent to avoid closure (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg) [1d]
- Source: Qualcomm is in talks to buy AI chip designer Tenstorrent for $8B to $10B; Tenstorrent discussed raising $800M at a ~$3.2B valuation last year (The Information) [1d]
- OpenRouter debuts Fusion, a tool for prompting multiple AI models in parallel, claiming it can achieve "Fable-level intelligence at half the price" (Brian Thomas/OpenRouter Blog) [1d]
- SpaceX stock closed up 19.6% on Monday, its first full day of trading; Musk said it "might be able to reach" around $1T revenue in 2030, up from $18.7B in 2025 (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC) [1d]
- Meta launches new AI features, including an "AI Mode" for search that uses Meta AI to surface answers pulled from public posts across the platform (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch) [1d]
- Arcade, which helps companies manage which actions AI agents are authorized to take, raised a $60M Series A led by SYN Ventures, following a $12M seed in 2025 (Steven Rosenbush/Wall Street Journal) [1d]
- A US judge dismisses xAI's lawsuit alleging OpenAI stole trade secrets, saying xAI failed to show OpenAI induced a former xAI engineer to divulge trade secrets (Jonathan Stempel/Reuters) [1d]
- Anthropic's belief in its own commitment to safety gives Anthropic the license to aggressively favor its business and even challenge the US government (Ben Thompson/Stratechery) [1d]
- Radical Numerics, which is developing AI models that learn directly from biological data, raised a $50M seed led by Emergence Capital (Natalie Breymeyer/Axios) [1d]
- Source: Anthropic was given 90 minutes to comply and was not provided with detailed concerns before the export control order was issued (Financial Times) [1d]
- Google says a Chinese-linked hacking group targeted US and Canadian academic, medical, and military research institutions from September 2023 to November 2025 (A.J. Vicens/Reuters) [1d]
- NewCore, which helps companies manage both human and AI agent identities in a single system, emerges from stealth with a $66M seed led by Cyberstarts (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch) [1d]
- Cybersecurity startup Chainguard, Cisco, Cloudflare, JPMorgan Chase, and others launch Athena, a coalition to secure open-source software using AI (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg) [1d]
- American Express agrees to acquire restaurant booking platform TheFork from Tripadvisor in an all-cash deal worth $700M; TRIP jumps 6%+ (Reuters) [1d]
- A US judge rejects Meta's bid to dismiss a lawsuit from Strike 3, which owns porn production companies, that alleges Meta torrented its videos for AI training (Ernesto Van der Sar/TorrentFreak) [1d]
- Canadian payments company Nuvei agrees to acquire NY-based cross-border payments company Payoneer for ~$2.75B in cash; the deal is expected to close in mid-2027 (Reuters) [1d]
- Electronic Arts launches EA Advertising, letting brands integrate directly into gameplay through dynamic, real-time placements, including stadium signage (Assiatou Hann/CNBC) [1d]
- Zhipu's shares closed up 33% on Monday after JPMorgan raised the stock's price target and picked it as a winner against MiniMax; MiniMax closed up 7% (Bloomberg) [1d]
- SpaceX IPO raised a total of $85.7B as underwriters exercised their overallotment of shares, after raising an initial $75B on June 11 (CNBC) [1d]
- Indian AI startup Sarvam raised $234M in the first close of a $300M Series B at a $1.5B valuation, with HCLTech acquiring a 10.5% stake for ~$150M in cash (Urvi Dugar/Reuters) [1d]
- SailPoint is acquiring Entro Security, which develops a cybersecurity platform for managing non-human identities, a source says in a deal valued at ~$200M (Meir Orbach/CTech) [1d]
- 1Password acquires Apono, which operates an AI-powered platform for managing cloud access, sources say in a deal valued at $250M to $300M (Meir Orbach/CTech) [1d]
- Sources say Anthropic struggles to communicate effectively with the Trump administration; an official says it "screwed us" after failing to "honor" a cyber EO (Axios) [1d]
- Salesforce agrees to acquire AI customer service platform Fin, formerly Intercom, for ~$3.6B, in a deal expected to close in Q4 of its 2027 fiscal year (Samantha Subin/CNBC) [1d]
- A look at the proposals to share the AI wealth with the public: government stakes in AI labs, a tax on AI token use, a global capital income tax, and more (Peter Coy/New York Times) [1d]
- Fox says it obtained a $12B loan for the Roku deal; existing Fox shareholders are expected to own ~73% of the combined company and Roku shareholders ~27% (Lillian Rizzo/CNBC) [1d]
- Source: Nvidia is marketing its first corporate bond sale since 2021, seeking to raise $20B+ across seven tranches with maturities ranging from two to 30 years (Brian W Smith/Bloomberg) [1d]
- Sources: the US government plans to let the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act, which details standards for data center use and operations, expire in September (Wired) [1d]
- Docs: Tesla sent Swedish and Dutch regulators Full Self-Driving safety data that traffic-safety researchers called misleading; Dutch RDW approved FSD in April (Reuters) [1d]
- Court reporting shows AI's limits in replacing human skill, as reporters remain crucial for capturing gestures and working through noise, amid a worker shortage (Allison Pohle/Wall Street Journal) [1d]
- Fox says it is acquiring Roku in a deal worth around $22B, including debt, giving it access to more than 100M streaming households (Joseph De Avila/Wall Street Journal) [1d]
- Tencent-backed Enflame receives approval for a Shanghai IPO and plans to raise ~$888M; Enflame is the last of China's four leading AI chipmakers to go to market (April Ma/Bloomberg) [2d]
- The FBI dismantles Outsider Enterprise, an AI-powered Chinese phishing operation, and seizes $100K in Tether in joint effort with Google and Black Lotus Labs (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) [2d]
- The UK social media ban will apply to Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X, and will require platforms to stop children from livestreaming (Liv McMahon/BBC) [2d]
- Letter: US cybersecurity leaders urge the White House to lift the ban on Anthropic's Mythos and Fable 5, arguing the move hurts defenders more than attackers (Sam Sabin/Axios) [2d]
- UK PM Keir Starmer says the UK will ban social media for under-16s and restrict gaming and livestreaming platforms, aiming for regulation by the end of 2026 (Reuters) [2d]
- President Trump says he warned Emmanuel Macron to drop France's 3% digital services tax on US tech giants, or face a 100% tariff on French champagne and wine (James Franey/New York Post) [2d]
- As "nudify" tools proliferate, unleashing a new form of bullying among kids, parents and schools are struggling to protect young victims from AI deepfakes (Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- A profile of UC Berkeley professor Hany Farid, the world's leading digital forensics expert for 20+ years, who says he is now struggling to identify AI fakes (New York Times) [2d]
- Sources: Alibaba is in talks to buy Chinese fresh grocery delivery platform Pupu for $1.5B, in a bid to better compete with food delivery rivals like Meituan (Cathy Chan/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Madrid-based Orbio, which uses AI agents to help businesses interview, onboard, and manage frontline workers, raised a $21M Series A led by Dawn Capital (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Inside the Signal group chat where Sergey Brin, Marc Andreessen, Garry Tan, and other tech elites toss out strategies to oppose a proposed California wealth tax (Emily Shugerman/The San Francisco ...) [2d]
- Sources: ByteDance is in talks with Shanghai-based Iluvatar CoreX to purchase AI inference GPUs, and is also considering a deal to buy Baidu's Kunlunxin chips (Reuters) [2d]
- Health wearables are booming, with both Oura and Whoop eyeing IPOs, but investors remain cautious after Fitbit's struggles and low consumer hardware margins (David Wainer/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- Rylo, which develops real-time speech and sign-language translation tools for deaf and hard-of-hearing users, raised $85M led by General Catalyst and Canaan (Sophie Shulman/CTech) [2d]
- Hypha, which extracts data from private-market documents to create workflows for underwriting, portfolio monitoring, and asset management, raised a $50M seed (Ryan Lawler/Axios) [2d]
- Sandstone, which builds AI-powered workflow automation tools for legal teams at small and mid-sized businesses, raised a $30M Series A led by Lightspeed (Russell Brandom/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Sundar Pichai faced a walkout at his Stanford commencement speech, as 100+ students left amid chants of "Free, free Palestine" over Google's ties with Israel (Zain Khan/New York Post) [2d]
- 'This case presents the Court with an unusual scenario': Judge kicks lawyers off cases are finding out both were using AI to argue [1d]
- Xiaomi unveiled an EV feature that Tesla promised back in 2014… but it could make charging a lot easier [1d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, June 16 (game #1604) [1d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, June 16 (game #1101) [1d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, June 16 (game #835) [1d]
- Why IMEC’s new 6G chip breakthrough is exactly what Nvidia’s Jensen Huang is looking for right now [1d]
- 'AI will probably most likely lead to the end of the world, but in the meantime, there’ll be great companies' - quote of the day by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman [1d]
- Quote of the day by Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'If you put a key under the mat for the cops, a burglar can find it, too' — a stark warning on threats to undermine privacy [1d]
- Amazon just quietly discounted some of its best AeroPress kits just in time for Father's Day — including 20% off our very favorite accessory [1d]
- How to watch Iran vs New Zealand: Free streams online from anywhere for World Cup 2026 game [1d]
- I've tested the Amazfit Cheetah 2 Pro for six weeks, and it's a powerful, premium Garmin alternative — albeit a lumpy and uncomfortable one [1d]
- ‘Phone prices are going up and they’ll keep going up into next year’ — yet another tech CEO says the RAM crisis won’t end soon [1d]
- Google is spending $50 million on 'growing the next generation of American workers' — but at $166 per worker, surely it's not going to get very far? [1d]
- Could data center growth halt by 2030? Report claims power demands may halt AI advances within the next few years [1d]
- How to watch Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay: Free Streams & TV Channels for FIFA World Cup 2026 [1d]
- The Breville Barista Express falls to a record-low price ahead of Prime Day, so it might finally be the time I upgrade my home coffee maker [1d]
- How to watch World Cup on YouTube (it's free) [1d]
- 'Our research suggests that there are real risks associated with these sites': Experts say some job-search platforms are stealing personal data from job seekers [1d]
- MacBook Neo comes under fire in AMD's latest marketing campaign — but it's a poorly thought-out attack [1d]
- AI is rapidly reshaping the skills employers want most from workers — and shockingly enough, so-called 'human' skills might be more in demand [1d]
- How to watch OnlyFans: Inside the Machine online – it's free [1d]
- ‘Time for a new streaming stick’: Fox is acquiring Roku for $22 billion, and users of the streaming devices are far from happy [1d]
- This Dell laptop deal is a steal for work and study — and I'm impressed with the specs for this price [1d]
- Move over Samsung and Google — you can currently get the 'intentionally outlandish' Nothing Phone (3) for its lowest ever price at Amazon [1d]
- Collapsing floorboards, vaulting over tables, and dodging arrows — Blood Message is a cinematic adventure that looks like it could have been developed by Naughty Dog [1d]
- Think you know your Woody from your Buzz? Put your Pixar knowledge to the test with this challenging Toy Story quiz [1d]
- How to watch Belgium vs Egypt: Free Streams & TV Channels online from anywhere for FIFA World Cup 2026 [1d]
- Best of Summer Game Fest 2026 — all the biggest, most exciting, and most innovative things on show that we loved [1d]
- Think you know everything about Raccoon City? See if you can survive to the end of my ultimate Resident Evil movie quiz [1d]
- Brain experts tell the UK government there's 'very little' scientific evidence that phones are harming kids — but a social media ban is going ahead anyway [1d]
- My favorite digital photo frame just got the Google Photos integration I've been waiting years for — and it's super easy to set up [1d]
- 'The last thing any of us want': Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns AI dominance could 'hollow out entire industries' [1d]
- Every Year After fans have 'laundry list' of complaints after Prime Video drops Carley Fortune adaptation — and they're outright refusing rumored season 2 [1d]
- Samsung MAX VPN goes offline today, leaving Android users searching for alternatives [1d]
- Novo Nordisk reveals cyberattack: Ozempic and Wegovy maker says clinical trials data breached [1d]
- Why UK data sovereignty is the next competitive advantage for digital industries [1d]
- Making AI usable for UK business leaders [1d]
- 'This is the pinnacle, and I'm just thrilled to be here' — The new voice of Lara Croft on taking on her 'biggest' role yet for upcoming Tomb Raider games [1d]
- Nigel Farage says UK's teen social media ban is 'unlikely to work' — but will VPNs really help children get around the restrictions? [1d]
- What is the release date for Cape Fear episode 4 on Apple TV? [1d]
- Most businesses say they've been caught out by unexpected high AI bills [1d]
- ‘How to describe it, other than slime or puke?’: another World Cup player dons unreleased Beats headphones and that’s got to be a custom colorway… right? [1d]
- How to watch Spain vs Cape Verde: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-Off time as World Cup favorites begin their tournament [1d]
- Early Prime Day deals just dropped at Amazon UK — get up to 65% off Ring, Blink, Ninja, Apple, Sonos, and more [1d]
- FBI takes out huge AI-powered phishing service: Outsider Enterprise was using over a million phishing URLs to steal credit card data and passwords [1d]
- 'Set picture mode to Sport': Gemini on Google TVs is getting its most useful upgrade yet — you can now tell it to change picture settings instantly, or even just tell it what's wrong with the picture and it'll (try to) fix it for you [1d]
- Dutton Ranch episode 6 killed off yet another unhinged character — but it's this unexpected survivor that fans of the Taylor Sheridan Yellowstone spinoff are most worried about [1d]
- AMD denies researcher $10,000 bug bounty reward — despite spotting critical-severity issue [1d]
- AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU is more popular than you may think — at least according to Steam's latest survey [1d]
- ‘Apple could never make something this cute’ — I went hands-on with the Honor 600 Pro Molly Limited Edition, and it's the most Gen Z phone I've ever used [1d]
- Google just undercut OpenAI with a $4.99 Gemini plan — here’s what’s included [1d]
- 'How is that even a question?' — 007 First Light actors reveal whether the game's Bond could do the job on film [1d]
- I tried the ‘turn this into a game’ prompt to make ChatGPT fix boring chores — and my son couldn't wait to play [1d]
- Fed up with constantly installing various updates for Windows 11? Microsoft is making monthly multiple reboots a thing of the past [1d]
- The Lincoln Lawyer being canceled by Netflix isn't as straightforward as it looks — and there's a good reason why you don't have to worry about its ending [1d]
- Stop thinking of AI data centers as compute systems [1d]
- The toy camera I loved to hate is back with a Y2K-inspired upgrade — the Kodak Charmera Millennium Edition adds new photo filters and frames, and comes in six new looks [1d]
- This ‘personal sun intelligence system’ offers a high-tech way to protect your skin from UV rays [1d]
- ‘I think we'll see a separate subscription’: Apple could lock the best parts of Siri AI behind a ChatGPT-style paywall, tipster predicts [1d]
- I transformed photos — and how I see the world — with iOS 27 Dev Beta Apple Intelligence Photo tools, and with this kind of power comes great responsibility [1d]
- Want a Nespresso-style capsule coffee maker without the waste? Lavazza's new all-coffee pucks could be exactly what you're looking for — with one small caveat [1d]
- Why AI guardrails need common sense built around defensibility [1d]
- Why your help desk is still your biggest security risk [1d]
- Who needs hot water? Researchers made an ultrasonic espresso machine that brews coffee without heat, and drinkers couldn't notice any difference [1d]
- 'People thought it would be really difficult for me': Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai dodges AI at Stanford graduation speech — but hundreds of students walk out in protest at Google's Palestine policies [2d]
- Workers are spending hours every week 'botsitting' to make sure AI does its job properly [2d]
- Measuring AI ROI at tool level is missing the point [2d]
- What is the release date for Dutton Ranch episode 7 on Paramount+? [2d]
- Bambu Lab's 'most impressive 3D printer' gets a big price cut in the sales — and it smashed all expectations in our workshop tests [2d]
- How emerging tech is rewriting cyberwarfare [2d]
- 'Shadow AI becomes a massive enterprise liability': New study claims most of us are now using unauthorized AI tools at work [2d]
- Why AI pilots stall — and what organizations must fix to scale AI successfully [2d]
- UK bans social media ban for under-16s — all the latest news live and what it means for Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and more [2d]
- Nintendo's Switch 2 price is increasing to AU$769.95 come Sep 1 — which makes this AU$629 deal for EOFY all the more tempting [2d]
- Bose, Apple, Sonos & Sennheiser: 6 EOFY headphone deals I'd actually recommend as an audio-gear expert [2d]
- Is using a VPN legal in the USA, Canada and Mexico? What World Cup travelers need to know [2d]
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- Hyperliquid loses Anthropic, OpenAI markets as creator shuts down project [1d]
- If America wants to lead in crypto, it must protect the people who build it [1d]
- ‘Crypto spring’ is here, says one analyst after bitcoin's key signals turn bullish [1d]
- Kraken debuts U.S. perpetual futures as crypto derivatives move onshore [1d]
- Coinbase's Brian Armstrong says bitcoin may have bottomed at $60,000 [1d]
- XRP rockets 8% above $1.20 in first major breakout since June selloff [1d]
- CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bittensor (TAO) surges 31.9%, leading index higher [1d]
- Bitmine adds another $136 million of ether after raising $274 million in preferred stock sale [1d]
- Strategy deploys $100 million from USD reserves to acquire 1,587 BTC [1d]
- Markets cheer U.S.-Iran Breakthrough though Middle East risks, Fed remain in focus [1d]
- U.S.-Iran deal lifts equities, sends oil lower, while crypto stays wary [1d]
- Middle East ceasfire, Fed interest-rate decision: Crypto Week Ahead [2d]
- Trump-linked stablecoin used for bonus payouts at White House UFC contest [2d]
- Ark Invest bought more than $500 million worth of SpaceX shares on IPO day [2d]
- Bitcoin traders have a reason to watch Tuesday's BOJ rate decision. Yen shorts are at a nine-year high [2d]
- Live markets: Bitcoin not fully out of danger as Trump warns of further Iran strikes [2d]
- XRP climbs 4% above $1.18 as traders test next resistance zone [2d]
- Bitcoin hits a two-week high above $65,500 as the US-Iran deal sends oil sliding [2d]
- Bitcoin shoots higher on Iran peace deal, with Strait of Hormuz set to open [2d]
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