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// Tech news at terminal velocity
cat 2026-06-14.md
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▸ Beijing forces Meta to unwind its $2B acquisition of AI startup Manus.
▸ KPMG gets caught using AI to write an AI report, hallucinating case studies about the NHS and UBS.
▸ A sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. shatters records, selling for a cool $3 million.
In a plot twist straight out of a geopolitical thriller, Beijing has ordered Meta to reverse its $2B acquisition of AI startup Manus on national security grounds. Meta has officially cut Manus off from its internal systems, proving that even multi-billion dollar tech marriages aren't immune to government-mandated annulments.
Professional services giant KPMG had to pull its shiny new report on "agentic AI" after companies like UBS and the NHS pointed out the case studies were entirely fabricated. Turns out, KPMG used AI to write a report about AI, and the model hallucinated the whole thing. You can't make this stuff up, but apparently, an LLM can.
A coalition of state attorneys general, led by New York, has slapped OpenAI with a subpoena. They're digging into everything from user safety and data practices to "model sycophancy" and how the company handles health data. Just another day in the neighborhood for the world's most scrutinized startup.
Rumors are swirling that Microsoft is reevaluating its next-gen Project Helix console and hasn't ruled out spinning off the Xbox division entirely. If true, it would be a seismic shift in the gaming landscape, or at least a very expensive game of corporate hot potato.
We've all been seduced by the promise of massive context windows, but this deep dive explains why you shouldn't trust them just yet. It turns out that shoving an entire codebase into an LLM and expecting flawless reasoning is like asking a goldfish to memorize the encyclopedia—things get lost in the middle.
A fascinating reverse-engineering journey into the Honda Civic infotainment system reveals just how much havoc a malicious valet could wreak. It's a stark reminder that modern cars are just computers with wheels, and handing over your keys is basically handing over root access.
PG is back with another essay, this time breaking down the mechanics of accumulating a billion dollars. Spoiler alert: it involves capturing a massive amount of value and probably not sleeping for a decade. A must-read if you're tired of being a mere millionaire.
Stop resolving merge conflicts line-by-line like a caveman. Weave is a new tool that merges code based on the actual language structure (AST) rather than dumb text diffs. It's the kind of tool that makes you wonder why we haven't been doing it this way for the last twenty years.
The open-source Windows clone, ReactOS, has achieved a massive milestone: running 3D-accelerated Half-Life on real hardware. It's a testament to the sheer stubbornness of open-source developers who refuse to let a dream die. Gordon Freeman would be proud.
A slick, free tool that converts your SQL schemas into ER diagrams entirely in the browser. No data is uploaded to a server, meaning you can visualize your messy database architecture without violating your company's strict data privacy policies.
A sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. just sold at auction for a record-breaking $3 million. Remember when your mom told you video games were a waste of money? Yeah, you should probably give her a call and gloat.
Someone finally flipped the script on the classic arcade game. Now you get to play as the ghost, hunting down that insatiable yellow circle. It's a surprisingly profound meditation on the nature of the hunter and the hunted. Or just a really fun browser game.