The Brutalist Report - tech
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- Source calls UK- and OpenAI-touted plans in 2025 for Stargate's ~£20B Cobalt site a PR stunt; OpenAI and Nscale failed to visit Cobalt or lodge planning forms (Aisha Down/The Guardian) [1d]
- Indonesia's enforcement of social media restrictions for under-16s has been patchy, with tech companies ignoring the rules and youth still accessing platforms (Marcel Thee/Nikkei Asia) [1d]
- How some high-income families use AI-powered private schools and tutors, such as Alpha School, to teach their children life skills and tailor their curriculum (Katherine Bindley/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- A look at the troubled rollout of the EU's automated biometric entry/exit border system, as airport operators warn of severe delays ahead of the summer holidays (Financial Times) [2d]
- How ByteDance is making Hollywood inroads with its Seedance video generator, thanks to low pricing, striking realism, and features like timeline-based prompting (Nilesh Christopher/Los Angeles Times) [2d]
- Q&A with Doug Brooks, senior product manager of Apple silicon, about Mac minis becoming preferred AI agent machines, future of on-device AI, and more (Jason Hiner/The Deep View) [2d]
- Official data shows Hong Kong accounted for 50%+ of China's $239B in chip imports in the first five months of 2026, a record share, up from ~33% a decade ago (Bloomberg) [2d]
- A profile of Google DeepMind philosopher Iason Gabriel, whose work has tracked, and in many cases predicted, the ethical challenges posed by the success of LLMs (Robert P Baird/The Guardian) [2d]
- Micron breaks ground on its ~$9.3B Hiroshima factory expansion, part of its global ramp-up to meet AI demand, and plans to start HBM shipments from summer 2028 (Mari Kiyohara/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Singapore-based dConstruct Robotics, which develops spatial tech to let autonomous robots operate in complex, GPS-denied environments, raised a $125M Series A (Duc Dao/TNGlobal) [2d]
- Prague-based EquiLibre, which offers AI for quant hedge funds and is founded by three ex-Google DeepMind researchers, raised a Series A at a $500M valuation (Anna Heim/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Montreal-based Stathera, a maker of MEMS-based silicon timing components for chips, raised a $55M Series B led by Maverick Silicon, taking total funding to $75M (Madison McLauchlan/BetaKit) [2d]
- Midjourney wants Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to reveal in court how they use AI across their companies; studios sued Midjourney in 2025 for infringement (Gene Maddaus/Variety) [2d]
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- Chinese tests rocket using the same gas used by Coca-Cola to make space flights cheaper, safer, cleaner, and cooler [1d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, July 5 (game #1623) [1d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, July 5 (game #854) [1d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, July 5 (game #1120) [1d]
- Quote of the day by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on women asking for a raise: 'It’s about knowing and having faith in the system' — a controversial gaffe that led to an immediate reversal [1d]
- Chinese firm's fiber trial hits staggering 51.3 Tb/s over 128 miles without signal regeneration — could this be an end to bandwidth bottlenecks? [1d]
- 'Agentic coding tools have access to everything they need for this': Security experts warn Claude Code can be exploited simply by trying to be helpful [1d]
- Unihertz Titan 2 Elite review: This 5G business phone with a BlackBerry-style keyboard made my mobile work feel faster [1d]
- Even after more than a decade Arkham Knight is a near-perfect Batman game — but its Riddler challenges still have an unmatched power to annoy [2d]
- How to watch Paraguay vs France: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-Off time as Kylian Mbappe's FIFA World Cup 2026 favourites eye last-16 win [2d]
- 'Advances in quantum research and development have shifted the risk horizon': Microsoft says it is ramping up its quantum computing security work [2d]
- I test 4K Blu-ray for a living and these are the 4 discs I'm most looking forward to testing in July 2026 [2d]
- Argentina vs Scotland Free Streams: How to watch Nations Championship 2026 game, TV Channels, Preview [2d]
- Anthropic launches "AI workbench" for scientists using Claude [2d]
- ‘In some jobs, they want to be replaced’: Chinese robotics company Agibot says humanoids could take over ‘dangerous’ jobs — and one day even teach children [2d]
- I’ve used the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 for a year — these are the 4 upgrades I’m hoping to see from the Z Fold 8, and one change I hope doesn’t happen [2d]
- 'How do you mix over 1,000 audio tracks from inside a ride vehicle?' — how Disney Imagineering produced and mixed the soundtrack for Soarin’ Across America, and why it stands out [2d]
- What's happened to Nikon and Fujifilm in 2026? Why they haven't launched any cameras yet — and what I expect to see later this year [2d]
- TCL PlayCube review: I used this portable projector for business presentations and watching movies, and it’s brilliantly simple [2d]
- How to watch Canada vs Morocco: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-Off time for FIFA World Cup 2026 [2d]
- Dutton Ranch season 2: everything we know so far about the Yellowstone spinoff's return, including if Taylor Sheridan will be showrunner [2d]
- Portable USB DVD writer compatible with Android and iPhone sees 50% price cut to $39 — ODD reads/writes CDs at 24X, DVDs at 8X [2d]
- Avengers: Secret Wars — release date, likely cast, and everything else we know about the exciting new Marvel movie [2d]
- The best tech of 2026 so far —the 21 finest gadgets we've tested this year [2d]
- How to watch South Africa vs England: FREE streams, TV channels for Nations Championship 2026 game [2d]
- Google Maps may soon be able to replace Uber Eats and DoorDash by letting you order food from restaurants right in the app [2d]
- The new Blink Outdoor 2K+ is a sharper budget camera to protect your property, with one frustrating catch [2d]
- How to build a Steam Machine-killing compact gaming PC for less [2d]
- How to watch Tour de France 2026: FREE live streams, TV channels, schedule [2d]
- Fiji vs Wales Free Streams: How to watch Nations Championship 2026 game, TV Channels, Preview [2d]
- How I think Microsoft's campaign to fix Windows 11 is going so far — the verdict now we're 3 months in [2d]
- 'It's a product that doesn't scream for attention, but captures it anyway': designer Carlo Borromeo on his new minimalist Smeg appliances — and why stripping away the color is the brand’s boldest design experiment yet [2d]
- Wearable tech used to be cool, but it is slowly becoming a symbol of surveillance capitalism dreck — here's how to save it [2d]
- ICYMI: The week's 7 biggest tech news stories from PlayStation killing physical games to Anthropic finally re-releasing Fable 5 [2d]
- Lenovo ThinkPad P16V Gen 3 review: This mobile workstation might just be the Goldilocks of the ThinkPad line-up right now [2d]
- ‘You fix it by making the secure option just as fast and frictionless as the risky one’: Practical advice on addressing shadow AI [2d]
- American soccer fans turn to VPNs to dodge the World Cup's hydration break ads [2d]
- How to watch Australia vs Ireland: FREE streams, TV channels for Nations Championship 2026 game [2d]
- PC makers are chasing 'creatives'. But who are they? [2d]
- How to watch the World Cup in France – can I get a free stream? [2d]
- Fires linked to solar panels force Suffolk council to switch them off in 80 schools indefinitely [2d]
- How to watch New Zealand vs France: FREE streams, TV channels for Nations Championship 2026 game [2d]
- How to watch Nations Championship 2026: FREE streams, TV channels, schedule for new rugby tournament [2d]
- Bose’s chic Lifestyle Ultra speaker works fantastically over Wi-Fi and with surprising height to the sound, which is why the ‘vanilla’ Bluetooth support is a bit of a let down [2d]
- Small nuclear waste batteries could fuel drones for 30 years via trickle charging, making Spiderweb scenario a permanent nightmare [2d]
- For a brand that made robot vacuums accessible, my faith in Ecovacs is shaken after using the Deebot T90 Pro Omni [2d]
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