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// Tech news at terminal velocity
cat 2026-09-13.md
$ cat TLDR.md
▸ • Matt Mullenweg reclaims the Automattic CEO throne after a bizarre 48-hour board ouster.
▸ • Anthropic's CEO calls for an industry-wide slowdown on AI development to prevent rogue swarms.
▸ • Tesla sets October 1 for the long-awaited (and allegedly hovering) Roadster reveal.
Just days after being placed on paid leave by the board, WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg is back in the CEO chair. After booting admins from the company Slack and declaring "I'm a pirate now," Automattic officially confirmed he has the "full support of the board." We're still waiting on the movie adaptation.
Dario Amodei just dropped a 3,800-word essay arguing that the AI industry needs to "pace the frontier" before rogue agents take over the internet. He's proposing a three-step plan that includes giving third-party evaluators employee-level access—a move Anthropic is unilaterally committing to.
Nine years after its initial prototype debut, Tesla is finally ready to show off the second-generation Roadster. The "Go for launch" teaser heavily implies we'll see the long-promised SpaceX cold gas thrusters in action, which Elon Musk claims will allow the car to literally hover.
Revolut accidentally handed over sensitive KYC data—including passports, selfies, and Bitcoin transaction histories—to a fraudster. The attacker managed to send the request from a legitimate government agency email domain, perfectly passing standard authentication checks. It's a terrifying reminder that domain verification isn't a silver bullet for social engineering.
While John Deere finally launched a service allowing owners to repair their own equipment, the actual experience leaves much to be desired. The clunky software and expensive diagnostic tools prove that the "right to repair" battle is about more than just access—it's about usability.
Blizzard just announced a new StarCraft game led by former Far Cry boss Dan Hay. The catch? It's an open-world shooter, and you'll have to wait until 2030 to play it.
In a refreshing break from tech drama, electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso went on record to declare that you should absolutely be splurging on high-quality yogurt. We can't argue with that logic.