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// Tech news at terminal velocity
cat 2026-09-18.md
$ cat TLDR.md
▸ • PrismML drops a 27B-class model that fits in just 5.9GB of memory
▸ • Crusoe secures a massive $3.9B to build modular "AI factories"
▸ • Google introduces "CC", an AI agent designed to manage your family's chaotic schedule
Data center developer Crusoe just casually scooped up $3.9 billion at a $30.9 billion valuation. They're using the cash to build massive data centers and modular "AI factories" that can literally be transported by truck to wherever the power is.
Google Labs is testing "CC", an AI agent designed to manage your household. It gets its own Google account, reads your shared emails, and sends a daily brief to up to six family members so you never forget a swim meet again.
Waymo is packing its bags for Southeast Asia, announcing plans to launch a robotaxi service in Singapore by 2028. It's their next big international play as the autonomous vehicle race heats up.
Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill three miles underground. Their goal? Tapping into super-hot-rock geothermal energy to generate 24/7 electricity.
Unredacted court filings reveal a Microsoft executive internally referred to AI scraping as "the largest theft of labor in human history." The emails highlight genuine fears of an AI "doom loop" that could destroy news organizations.
Remember "move fast and break things"? After a summer of rogue AI agents and existential warnings, leading US AI companies are publicly suggesting it might be time to tap the brakes on the race to superintelligence.
Google DeepMind has launched a new institute specifically to widen the debate around Artificial General Intelligence. They're actively trying to surface differing views between Google and the broader research community.
PrismML launched Bonsai 2 27B, a ternary model based on Qwen3.8 that fits into just 5.9GB of memory. By using ternary weights (-1, 0, 1), it cuts the footprint by 9x while retaining 98.2% of the full-precision model's benchmark performance.
Anthropic revamped Claude Code with "Projects," allowing developers to run multiple AI agents under the same roof. A coordinator directs parallel threads that share memory, goals, and artifacts, resolving overlaps as standard merge conflicts.
Z.ai's GLM coding agent, ZCode, is facing community backlash after users discovered it silently uploads Git histories. A stark reminder to always check what your shiny new AI dev tool is phoning home about.
A NATO-backed startup is deploying decentralized AI-driven learning to military drones, allowing them to autonomously identify and attack battlefield targets. Skynet vibes are officially off the charts.
New machine learning technology leveraging satellite data is being deployed to predict flash floods before they strike. It's a massive upgrade for rural areas that typically get zero warning.