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The Austin Daily News: March 16, 2026
March 16, 2026
intro In today's issue: Austin is becoming the headquarters of American defense tech—Anduril just landed a $20B Army contract, Saronic is hosting NATO...
The Austin Daily News: March 15, 2026
March 15, 2026
Intro In this week's issue: Tesla's Terafab: A $5-10B semiconductor megafab launching north of Giga Texas, 100B+ chips/year by 2027, chips made in Austin for...
The Austin Daily News: March 14, 2026
March 14, 2026
Intro In this week's issue: Travis Kalanick moves to Texas, unveils Atoms (8 years of stealth robotics), and acquires the company that moves 2 million tons...
The Austin Daily News: March 13, 2026
March 13, 2026
intro In this week's issue: A man with a documented history of violent crimes stomped a stranger's head at Austin's Central Library — while the police chief...
The Austin Daily News: March 13, 2026
March 13, 2026
intro In this week's issue: SXSW is shrinking. Attendance dropped 21% in one year. Music acts nearly halved. The Convention Center—the festival's anchor for...
The Austin Daily News: March 12, 2026
March 12, 2026
Intro Austin is the beta test for America's future. Right now. This week, you've got self-driving cars navigating our streets while the state crushes the...
The Austin Daily News: March 11, 2026
March 11, 2026
Intro It's Wednesday, and Austin is officially in SXSW week. But this year's festival opened under a shadow: a mass shooting on West Sixth Street is now a...
Daily Letter
March 11, 2026
Intro Happy Wednesday. Austin's city government just got caught red-handed: $279 million spent on consultants with almost no oversight, while demanding a tax...