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  1. 01

    Lead

    Anthropic

    anthropic.com

    AI

    Claude Opus 5.5

    A model drop just rented everyone's afternoon.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 1758 points, 1066 comments — “Claude Opus 5.5”
    • Hacker News: 273 points, 2 comments — “Claude Opus 5.5”
    • Hacker News: 245 points, 245 comments — “Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats”
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  2. 02

    OpenAI

    openai.com

    AI

    GPT-6 Sol and Luna

    Yesterday a company. Today the group chat.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 1718 points, 818 comments — “GPT-6 Sol and Luna”
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  3. 03

    ↑ 2

    404 Media

    404media.co

    NEWS

    'We hacked the FBI:' Hackers say they have data on all FBI employees

    Same newsroom, several fires, one very online afternoon.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 779 points, 580 comments — “'We hacked the FBI:' Hackers say they have data on all FBI employees”
    • Hacker News: 180 points, 191 comments — “Woman Arrested, Dragged Away After Speaking About Flock at City Council Meeting”
    • Hacker News: 76 points, 55 comments — “People Training OpenAI's AI Fired for Using AI to Train the AI”
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  4. 04

    ↓ 1

    Bloomberg

    bloomberg.com

    NEWS

    Pentagon says overreliance on AI contributed to missile strike on Iran school

    The terminal people, now also the group-chat people.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 876 points, 470 comments — “Pentagon says overreliance on AI contributed to missile strike on Iran school”
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  5. 05

    ↑ 1

    TechRadar

    techradar.com

    NEWS

    Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy

    Your phone grew an ad. The review site noticed.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 779 points, 570 comments — “Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy”
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  6. 06

    ↑ 1

    CryptoCellar

    cryptocellar.org

    WEIRD

    OpenAI GPT–6 Astra breaks Enigma message that has resisted solution since 2005

    A cipher from 2005 just lost an argument with a chatbot.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 718 points, 431 comments — “OpenAI GPT–6 Astra breaks Enigma message that has resisted solution since 2005”
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  7. 07

    New

    Michael Heap

    michaelheap.com

    DEV

    I don't want the details

    A plea for fewer details that immediately received more details.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 286 points, 172 comments — “I don't want the details”
    • Hacker News: 152 points, 91 comments — “The GitHub wiki is an anti-pattern (2022)”
    • Lobsters: score 30 — “The GitHub wiki is an anti-pattern”
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  8. 08

    New

    LWN

    lwn.net

    DEV

    Looking forward to Git 2.56 - and 3.0

    Git news for people who read the footnotes.

    Why it's here
    • Lobsters: score 85 — “Looking forward to Git 2.56 - and 3.0”
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  9. 09

    New

    No Sloptober

    no-sloptober.com

    WEIRD

    No Sloptober

    A whole month dedicated to not posting sludge. Ambitious.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 55 points, 36 comments — “No Sloptober”
    • Lobsters: score 74 — “No Sloptober”
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  10. 10

    New

    Reddit

    reddit.com

    SOCIAL

    Grammarly will send unhinged messages to all your users if you try to cancel

    A cancellation flow so unhinged it became the product.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 336 points, 97 comments — “Grammarly will send unhinged messages to all your users if you try to cancel”
    • Hacker News: 229 points, 182 comments — “I am done with this shit”
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  11. 11

    New

    Nobody Who

    nobodywho.ai

    AI

    Jev in 25 Lines of Python

    Twenty-five lines of Python and the timeline folded.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 562 points, 179 comments — “Jev in 25 Lines of Python”
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  12. 12

    New

    Radicle

    radicle.dev

    DEV

    Radicle: Disclosure of Vulnerability in the Network Protocol

    A protocol disclosure is the indie-web version of a fire drill.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 91 points, 33 comments — “Radicle: Disclosure of Vulnerability in the Network Protocol”
    • Lobsters: score 61 — “Radicle: Disclosure of Vulnerability in the Network Protocol”
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  13. 13

    Trail of Bits

    blog.trailofbits.com

    DEV

    SAML: A fractal of bad design

    SAML, described as a fractal. Security people nodded grimly.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 335 points, 177 comments — “SAML: A fractal of bad design”
    • Lobsters: score 25 — “SAML: A fractal of bad design”
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  14. 14

    New

    AP News

    apnews.com

    NEWS

    Italian parliament votes for return to nuclear energy

    Parliament voted. The internet voted louder.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 328 points, 187 comments — “Italian parliament votes for return to nuclear energy”
    • Hacker News: 132 points, 125 comments — “Netherlands bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC”
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  15. 15

    New

    Linebender

    linebender.org

    DEV

    Fearless SIMD v1.0 is here

    SIMD, now with less fear. Graphics people exhaled.

    Why it's here
    • Lobsters: score 66 — “Fearless SIMD v1.0 is here”
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  16. 16

    ↓ 7

    Alex

    alexn.org

    AI

    AI Has No Wisdom and Neither Will You

    A warning that the model has no wisdom. The model is still open in the next tab.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 383 points, 541 comments — “AI Has No Wisdom and Neither Will You”
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  17. 17

    ↓ 7

    FoxScript

    foxscript.org

    DEV

    Microsoft killed FoxPro in 2007. Anyway, here's FoxPro revived

    Microsoft killed FoxPro in 2007. The internet filed an appeal.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 457 points, 245 comments — “Microsoft killed FoxPro in 2007. Anyway, here's FoxPro revived”
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  18. 18

    New

    Szypowi

    blog.szypowi.cz

    DEV

    Claude Code reads AGENTS.md only when telemetry is on [fixed]

    A config-file post should not be this stressful.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 416 points, 236 comments — “Claude Code reads AGENTS.md only when telemetry is on [fixed]”
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  19. 19

    New

    jyn

    jyn.dev

    DEV

    tokens too cheap to meter

    Tokens got cheap. Attention did not.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 182 points, 153 comments — “Tokens too cheap to meter”
    • Lobsters: score 28 — “tokens too cheap to meter”
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  20. 20

    New

    Blog

    blog.melashri.net

    DEV

    Abandoning Scientific Linux Was a Mistake

    Unusual attention. No visitor count attached, on purpose.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 74 points, 56 comments — “Abandoning Scientific Linux Was a Mistake”
    • Lobsters: score 39 — “Abandoning Scientific Linux Was a Mistake”
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  21. 21

    New

    KDE for People

    kdeforpeople.com

    DEV

    KDE for People

    A desktop environment, campaigning like a candidate.

    Why it's here
    • Lobsters: score 48 — “KDE for People”
    Visit website → (opens in a new tab)
  22. 22

    ↓ 8

    Mouse

    mouse.dev

    AI

    I asked Meta’s Muse for its filesystem and it sent me 6.8GB

    Asked a model for its filesystem. Received a small truck of bytes.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 331 points, 155 comments — “I asked Meta’s Muse for its filesystem and it sent me 6.8GB”
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  23. 23

    ↓ 8

    Arcturus Labs

    arcturus-labs.com

    STARTUPS

    OpenAI is well positioned to fast-follow Jev

    A fast-follow essay. The internet loves a horse race.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 314 points, 218 comments — “OpenAI is well positioned to fast-follow Jev”
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  24. 24

    New

    Inessential

    inessential.com

    DEV

    That About Wraps It Up for Stock Mac UI

    A eulogy for Mac UI, delivered while the UI is still in the room.

    Why it's here
    • Lobsters: score 46 — “That About Wraps It Up for Stock Mac UI”
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  25. 25

    ↓ 17

    Artificial Analysis

    artificialanalysis.ai

    AI

    Claude Opus 5.5 Intelligence, Performance and Price Analysis (Max)

    The spreadsheet people use to decide which oracle to trust this week.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 327 points, 103 comments — “Claude Opus 5.5 Intelligence, Performance and Price Analysis (Max)”
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  26. 26

    ↓ 10

    GrapheneOS

    grapheneos.social

    DEV

    There's a high chance of devices being sold with GrapheneOS preinstalled in 2027

    A phone OS with opinions, currently having a moment.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 304 points, 135 comments — “There's a high chance of devices being sold with GrapheneOS preinstalled in 2027”
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  27. 27

    New

    Point in the Cloud

    pointinthecloud.com

    WEIRD

    Fixing the Portobello Police Station Clock

    Someone fixed a public clock and the internet clocked in to watch.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 315 points, 70 comments — “Fixing the Portobello Police Station Clock”
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  28. 28

    New

    Dr Eric Levi

    drericlevi.pages.dev

    WEIRD

    The darker side of being a doctor

    Medicine, without the inspirational poster.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 255 points, 290 comments — “The darker side of being a doctor”
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  29. 29

    New

    Waymo

    waymo.com

    STARTUPS

    Transit rewards

    The robotaxi now has a rewards program. Of course it does.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 242 points, 301 comments — “Transit rewards”
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  30. 30

    New

    Driving Bench

    drivingbench.com

    AI

    GPT-6 Astra has gained the ability to drive a car

    The benchmark learned to drive. Your commute did not get shorter.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 246 points, 211 comments — “GPT-6 Astra has gained the ability to drive a car”
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  31. 31

    New

    GNOME

    blogs.gnome.org

    DEV

    The GNOME LLM Policy That I Want

    A policy for language models, debated like a constitution.

    Why it's here
    • Lobsters: score 37 — “The GNOME LLM Policy That I Want”
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  32. 32

    New

    Paste

    paste.sr.ht

    WEIRD

    Plain-text files are at risk

    The timeline got there first. Productivity can wait.

    Why it's here
    • Lobsters: score 36 — “Plain-text files are at risk”
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  33. 33

    New

    Google

    blog.google

    AI

    Gemini 3.8 text-to-speech

    The blog spoke. The model will do the talking.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 191 points, 100 comments — “Gemini 3.8 text-to-speech”
    • Hacker News: 51 points, 63 comments — “The new CC, an AI agent built for families”
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  34. 34

    New

    Android Authority

    androidauthority.com

    NEWS

    Samsung accidentally freezes its smart fridges with a software update

    A fridge update. The smart home stays undefeated at comedy.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 221 points, 245 comments — “Samsung accidentally freezes its smart fridges with a software update”
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  35. 35

    ↓ 17

    Github

    github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop

    DEV

    WordPress: Unauthenticated path traversal leading to conditional RCE

    Public discussion spiked. A business model is optional.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 230 points, 125 comments — “WordPress: Unauthenticated path traversal leading to conditional RCE”
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  36. 36

    ↑ 6

    BBC

    bbc.com

    NEWS

    US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship'

    Satellites, jamming, and a headline that does not belong in a group chat.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 107 points, 134 comments — “US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship'”
    • Hacker News: 84 points, 143 comments — “UK military jamming other nations' satellites to defend itself, BBC told”
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  37. 37

    ↓ 18

    Unreal Labs

    unreallabs.ai

    AI

    Unreal Agent

    Another agent with a cinematic name.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 230 points, 120 comments — “Unreal Agent”
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  38. 38

    New

    Business Insider

    businessinsider.com

    NEWS

    OpenAI is enlisting an influencer army to make it look 'good for the world'

    An influencer army, reported with a straight face.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 200 points, 202 comments — “OpenAI is enlisting an influencer army to make it look 'good for the world'”
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  39. 39

    New

    Consumer Reports

    advocacy.consumerreports.org

    NEWS

    Seattle City Council votes to ban surveillance pricing in sale of groceries

    Grocery surveillance pricing met a city council.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 217 points, 120 comments — “Seattle City Council votes to ban surveillance pricing in sale of groceries”
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  40. 40

    New

    Drew DeVault

    drewdevault.com

    DEV

    Why is Hacker News like that?

    A post about Hacker News, posted where Hacker News can see it.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 211 points, 117 comments — “Why is Hacker News like that?”
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  41. 41

    ↓ 21

    University of Bristol

    bristol.ac.uk

    NEWS

    9 Ads per Minute: FIFA Cup 26 – "the price of the beautiful game"

    Nine ads a minute. The beautiful game sends a bill.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 178 points, 216 comments — “9 Ads per Minute: FIFA Cup 26 – "the price of the beautiful game"”
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  42. 42

    New

    Kristoff

    kristoff.it

    WEIRD

    The Zig Journey

    The timeline got there first. Productivity can wait.

    Why it's here
    • Lobsters: score 28 — “The Zig Journey”
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  43. 43

    New

    Unlisted

    unlisted.careers

    WEIRD

    28% of job postings on company career sites have been open over 90 days

    A pile of job posts are ghosts. The living are still applying.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 158 points, 242 comments — “28% of job postings on company career sites have been open over 90 days”
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  44. 44

    ↓ 23

    Obscura

    obscura.com

    TOOLS

    Obscura: VPN that can't log your activity

    A VPN pitch. Trust, but bring your own skepticism.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 179 points, 133 comments — “Obscura: VPN that can't log your activity”
    Visit website → (opens in a new tab)
  45. 45

    ↓ 23

    Drop

    droprun.sh

    TOOLS

    Show HN: Drop – A rootless Linux sandbox with gVisor support

    A sandbox with a name that sounds like a dare.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 185 points, 61 comments — “Show HN: Drop – A rootless Linux sandbox with gVisor support”
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  46. 46

    ↓ 23

    Ars Technica

    arstechnica.com

    NEWS

    Meta’s Muse has a serious 0-day

    A zero-day, written so the rest of us can panic accurately.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 121 points, 49 comments — “Meta’s Muse has a serious 0-day”
    • Hacker News: 50 points, 62 comments — “Xbox continues its “reset” with dramatic restructuring”
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  47. 47

    New

    Buttondown

    buttondown.com

    WEIRD

    How to talk about "AI" without adding to the anthropomorphization

    Unusual attention. No visitor count attached, on purpose.

    Why it's here
    • Lobsters: score 23 — “How to talk about "AI" without adding to the anthropomorphization”
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  48. 48

    ↓ 24

    Ass Bench

    assbench.com

    AI

    LLM Ass Bench

    The benchmark is named like a dare. Researchers accepted.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 162 points, 45 comments — “LLM Ass Bench”
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  49. 49

    New

    Stripe

    stripe.dev

    DEV

    Stripe's Knowledge AI Platform

    The payments company also wants to be a knowledge platform.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 149 points, 97 comments — “Stripe's Knowledge AI Platform”
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  50. 50

    ↓ 25

    Benchmark Heaven

    benchmarkheaven.com

    AI

    Show HN: JevBench, a reproducible benchmark for typed decision models

    Heaven, in this case, is a spreadsheet of model scores.

    Why it's here
    • Hacker News: 132 points, 35 comments — “Show HN: JevBench, a reproducible benchmark for typed decision models”
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