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// Tech news at terminal velocity
cat 2026-02-28.md
$ cat TLDR.md
▸ OpenAI signs up for classified Pentagon duty while Anthropic walks away.
▸ NASA pushes the Artemis moon landing back to 2028 (again).
▸ Google shrinks HTTPS certificates to prepare for the quantum apocalypse.
While Anthropic is busy ghosting the DOD, OpenAI has agreed to deploy its models on the Pentagon's classified networks. Sam Altman is apparently less worried about 'supply chain risks' and more interested in government contracts.
NASA has officially pushed the Artemis III moon landing to 2028, proving that rocket science is still, well, rocket science. The agency cites 'challenges' which is engineering speak for 'we're not ready to put humans on a giant explosive yet.'
Game Freak announced the next generation of Pokémon titles, confirming they'll land on the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027. Yes, you have to wait two years to catch 'em all on hardware that doesn't exist yet.
In a rare moment of streaming kumbaya, Apple and Netflix are teaming up to air the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix. It's a weird crossover episode for the streaming wars, but sports rights make strange bedfellows.
Google is preparing for Q-Day by implementing Merkle Tree Certificates (MTC) in Chrome. The clever bit? They've managed to squeeze 2.5kB of post-quantum cryptographic data into a tiny 64-byte proof, ensuring your browser doesn't choke while saving the world from quantum decryption.
The popular open-source Firebase alternative has been blocked by major ISPs in India due to a government order. It's likely a case of IP-blocking collateral damage, but for the thousands of devs suddenly unable to query their databases, it's a massive headache.
Samsung execs sat down to discuss the AI features in their new phones, essentially admitting that AI deepfakes are a train wreck while simultaneously selling tickets to the ride. The strategy seems to be 'give everyone the tools to fake reality, then figure out the ethics later.'
A developer dropped 'SplatHash', a new lightweight image placeholder generator that claims to be simpler and faster than BlurHash. If you care about those blurry colorful blobs that load before your images do, this is your jam.
Unsloth has released Dynamic 2.0 GGUFs, promising faster inference and better quantization for local LLMs. It's a big deal for the 'run it on my laptop' crowd who want 70B parameter models without melting their GPU.
Security researcher Tim Cappalli warns against using Passkeys (PRF) for encrypting user data. The protocol wasn't designed for it, and you might end up locking users out of their own data forever if you're not careful.
FedEx says they'll refund customers for Trump's tariffs... *if* the courts ever establish a refund process. It's the corporate equivalent of 'I'll pay you back when I get paid,' but with international trade law.
The new CGO Compact is designed to be easily adjusted for different riders, making it the perfect bike for families who actually like sharing things. It folds, it twists, and it supposedly doesn't suck to ride.