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// Tech news at terminal velocity
cat 2026-03-03.md
$ cat TLDR.md
▸ Apple finally remembers budget buyers exist with the $599 iPhone 17E and cheaper AirPods.
▸ Cursor is printing money, reportedly hitting $2B ARR by simply being better at coding than you.
▸ Google is locking down Android development so hard it's starting to look like iOS with a different font.
Apple announced the iPhone 17E, a $599 device that actually supports MagSafe and doesn't look like a relic from 2018. It hits shelves March 11th, proving Apple can indeed count lower than $999.
The AI code editor has reportedly doubled its revenue run rate in three months to hit $2B. It turns out developers will happily pay for a tool that writes the boilerplate so they can go back to arguing on Reddit.
The FCC has blessed Charter's acquisition of Cox, creating the largest ISP in the US. They claim it won't raise prices, which is exactly what you say right before raising prices.
Apple is reportedly asking Google to set up servers for a Gemini-powered Siri. It's the ultimate frenemy move: outsourcing your AI brain to your biggest rival while claiming privacy supremacy.
New research shows LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users with terrifying accuracy just by analyzing their writing style. If you thought using a handle like 'CryptoKing99' kept you safe, think again—your syntax snitched on you.
Google is rolling out strict developer verification rules that threaten to dismantle Android's open legacy. By chasing Apple's walled garden security, they're slowly suffocating the chaotic freedom that made Android interesting in the first place.
Stripe's new feature lets platforms pass through and mark up AI model costs to users. It's a clever pivot: instead of eating the massive compute costs of AI, just turn the invoice into a product and let the customer pay for the electricity.
A deep dive into Windhawk, a tool that injects code into running processes to customize Windows. It's equal parts impressive engineering and a security nightmare, essentially malware that you install on purpose to fix Microsoft's UI choices.
Google Home can now use Gemini to describe live camera feeds, not just recorded clips. It's a significant leap in multimodal processing at the edge, turning your security camera into a narrator for your front porch.
Someone built an interactive version of the famous XKCD color survey visualization using p5.js. It's a great example of how modern web graphics libraries can breathe new life into static data visualizations.
South Korean police seized a crypto wallet and then accidentally leaked the password, allowing thieves to drain $5M. It's a masterclass in how NOT to handle digital forensics.
Mullvad is running a campaign about their ad being banned in London. It's the Streisand Effect weaponized for marketing, and honestly, it's working better than the actual ad probably would have.