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// Tech news at terminal velocity
cat 2026-09-06.md
$ cat TLDR.md
▸ - Isar Aerospace makes history with the first commercial orbital rocket launch from continental Europe.
▸ - Hikers on Mount Shasta had to be rescued after relying on Google Gemini for trip planning.
▸ - Apple's upcoming iOS 27 introduces "iPhone Handoff," letting users seamlessly share one phone number across two devices.
German startup Isar Aerospace just successfully launched its Spectrum rocket from Norway. It's a massive milestone, marking the first time a privately developed rocket has reached orbit from continental Europe. Take that, SpaceX monopoly.
Apple is introducing a feature that lets you share a single phone number between two iPhones. It's perfect for when you want to leave your expensive foldable at home and take your beat-up iPhone 13 to the bar without missing a text.
The Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to drag OpenAI and Microsoft into court. They're alleging the tech giants used their journalism to train AI models without permission, adding to the ever-growing pile of copyright lawsuits.
Three hikers had to be rescued from Mount Shasta after Google's Gemini AI advised them to pack insufficient food and water for what turned into a multi-day ordeal. It's a stark reminder that while AI is great for writing emails, you probably shouldn't trust it with your survival gear checklist.
New research suggests that farmed salmon may not be as nutritious as it once was due to shifts in the fish's diet. The changes are also having downstream impacts on the environment, proving that you really are what you eat (and what your food eats).
Granola, the AI notepad for Mac, now uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect your meeting history directly to AI tools like Claude. You can now generate structured PRDs and proposals straight from discovery calls without manually transcribing a thing.
A new open-source project called Pigeon provides a framework for issuing signed passes that dictate exactly what an AI sub-agent is allowed to do. It's a much-needed layer of security for agentic workflows that prevents your AI from going rogue with your API keys.
A new alarm app called Clucky wakes you up with the sound of a crowing rooster and forces you to complete a mission to turn it off. Because waking up to a blaring iPhone radar wasn't stressful enough.
Physical media is back. According to the RIAA, CD sales exploded in the first half of 2026, proving that we all secretly miss the satisfying click of a jewel case and the inability to skip tracks without a dedicated button.