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// Tech news at terminal velocity
cat 2026-02-07.md
$ cat TLDR.md
▸ • 16 Claude agents spent $20k to write a C compiler (and it actually works)
▸ • Apple CarPlay finally opens the passenger door to ChatGPT and Anthropic
▸ • Benchmark bets big ($225M) on Cerebras to dethrone the Nvidia king
Apple is reportedly working to let third-party AI apps like ChatGPT and Claude take over your dashboard. Siri is probably relieved she doesn't have to explain quantum physics at 65 MPH anymore.
The VC firm raised a special $225M fund just to pour more cash into the chipmaker. It's the clearest signal yet that Silicon Valley is desperate for an Nvidia alternative that doesn't require a blood sacrifice to purchase.
Google is rolling out new tools to help devs build context-aware agents, including a new MCP (Model Context Protocol) server. It's basically a 'brain upgrade' for your dev tools.
The Verge got their hands on the design of the 'T1'. It's exactly what you'd expect: loud branding, questionable specs, and a design philosophy that screams 'I have a gold toilet'.
A researcher chained 16 Claude agents together to write a Linux-compatible C compiler from scratch. It cost $20k in API credits and required heavy human supervision, proving that while AI can code, it's currently the world's most expensive junior developer.
The systems performance legend (and eBPF wizard) has left Intel for OpenAI. When the guy who wrote the book on systems performance joins an AI lab, it means inference is about to get a whole lot more efficient—or they're building a computer the size of a moon.
New data suggests the AI boom is causing component shortages across the rest of the economy. We're reaching the point where your toaster might be backordered because a chatbot needs the chips to write poetry.
Malicious NPM packages targeted the dYdX exchange, emptying user wallets. It's a grim reminder that 'npm install' is still the scariest command in a developer's terminal.
A neat open-source project that visualizes vocal pitch and tension to help singers belt safely. Finally, a GitHub repo that helps you scream into the void properly.
A technical look at how Google is implementing the Model Context Protocol to standardize how AI agents read your code base. If this takes off, 'context windows' might actually become useful.
An AI startup founder is unironically organizing a march to protest California's wealth tax. Satire is officially dead; we killed it and uploaded its consciousness to the cloud.
A lawyer tried to use AI to write a filing, which hallucinated quotes from Ray Bradbury. The judge was not impressed. Please stop letting ChatGPT take the bar exam for you.