Daily Podcast – 2026-09-15

Welcome back to the daily tech digest. Today, we have a fascinating mix of stories, ranging from beautiful, nature-inspired hardware to deep dives into the philosophical limits of AI, and even some high-stakes geopolitical news. We've got everything from a bird-detecting e-ink frame to the latest on Apple's massive software updates. So grab your coffee, and let's dive into what's happening in the world of technology. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:27 iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 2:21 Steam Frame starts at $1059 3:54 Pion, an agent designed to run any company autonomously 6:17 A single firm is behind OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta hacking scandals 8:44 Show HN: Capsule – Single-file web apps that save their data into SQLite 10:41 Amazon vs. Perplexity – U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 12:19 Dario, Please 14:26 US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons 16:49 Suspected sabotage causes major Netherlands rail disruption 18:52 Microsoft patches Windows and Excel – breaks audio, remote access, and paste 20:53 A Beginning for Mathematics 23:45 Principles for Fast Tokio Applications 25:47 Distributed Systems Classics (2017) 28:04 An Update on Wayback Machine Access 30:01 4,400-Year-Old Tomb of Egyptian Judge Found at Saqqara with Colors on Walls 32:18 Outro