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Richard Stallman Was Asked: Is Software Piracy Wrong? • Jan 26, 2026 at 7:34 AM • news.slashdot.org • yro.slashdot
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EU investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes • Jan 26, 2026 at 7:19 AM • bbc.com • Hacker News
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"Bitcoin Jesus" Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the "Friends of Trump" • Jan 26, 2026 at 7:19 AM • propublica.org • Hacker News
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C Experiment: writing a generic serializer in C • Jan 26, 2026 at 7:15 AM • github.com/lcsmuller • r/programming
18
Ask HN: Is there a good open-source alternative to Adobe Acrobat? • Jan 26, 2026 at 7:01 AM • news.ycombinator.com • Hacker News
36
McCLIM and 7GUIs - Part 1: The Counter • Jan 26, 2026 at 6:44 AM • turtleware.eu • Lobsters
37
Implementing the Transcendental Functions in Ivy • Jan 26, 2026 at 6:40 AM • commandcenter.blogspot.com • Hacker News
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US Government wants DNA and social media from visitors • Jan 26, 2026 at 6:30 AM • privacyinternational.org • Hacker News
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Gamers protesting 'AI slop' are forcing studios to cancel titles • Jan 26, 2026 at 6:26 AM • washingtonpost.com • Hacker News
56
Announcing MapLibre Tile: a modern and efficient vector tile format • Jan 26, 2026 at 6:16 AM • maplibre.org • r/programming
81
Show HN posts p/month more than doubled in the last year • Jan 26, 2026 at 6:16 AM • petegoldsmith.com • Hacker News
102
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21
decay is an essential part of death & rebirth • Jan 26, 2026 at 6:07 AM • tala.bearblog.dev • Bear
20
decay is an essential part of death & rebirth • Jan 26, 2026 at 6:07 AM • tala.bearblog.dev • Bear
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Lifetime alcohol use linked to higher risk of colorectal cancer, new study finds. Those with heavy lifetime alcohol consumption have up to a 91% higher risk of developing colorectal cancer compared with those who drank very little. • Jan 26, 2026 at 6:03 AM • abcnews.go.com • r/science
20979
The tendency to feel like a perpetual victim is strongly tied to vulnerable narcissism. Individuals who frequently perceive themselves as victims and signal this status to others often possess high levels of vulnerable narcissism and emotional instability. • Jan 26, 2026 at 6:01 AM • psypost.org • r/science
271
Show HN: Only 1 LLM can fly a drone • Jan 26, 2026 at 6:00 AM • github.com/kxzk • Hacker News
14
Copilot committed my repo secrets into AGENTS.md • Jan 26, 2026 at 5:59 AM • bsky.app • Hacker News
31
Clawdbot: Personal AI Assistant • Jan 26, 2026 at 5:55 AM • clawd.bot • Hacker News
31
What are you doing this week? • Jan 26, 2026 at 5:46 AM • lobste.rs • Lobsters
22
Implementing the transcendental functions in Ivy • Jan 26, 2026 at 5:42 AM • commandcenter.blogspot.com • Lobsters
10
Robin Williams tickles Coco the monkey • Jan 26, 2026 at 5:38 AM • koko.org • Hacker News
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UK among 10 countries to build 100GW wind power grid in North Sea • Jan 26, 2026 at 5:21 AM • theguardian.com • Hacker News
521
MapLibre Tile: a modern and efficient vector tile format • Jan 26, 2026 at 5:19 AM • maplibre.org • Hacker News
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Being a Canadian in America • Jan 26, 2026 at 5:12 AM • ericmigi.com • Hacker News
17
Untrusted: Hackers at Large (Hacking RPG) | Launch trailer (29th January 2026) • Jan 26, 2026 at 5:10 AM • youtube.com • ~games
40
Bro, Enough with the Protein. You're Just Making Expensive Pee • Jan 26, 2026 at 5:09 AM • thewalrus.ca • Hacker News
444
San Francisco Graffiti • Jan 26, 2026 at 5:02 AM • walzr.com • Hacker News
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Filming ICE is legal but exposes you to digital tracking • Jan 26, 2026 at 4:52 AM • theconversation.com • Hacker News
39P
AI is hitting UK harder than other big economies, study finds • Jan 26, 2026 at 4:50 AM • theguardian.com • Hacker News
346
Apple, What Have You Done? • Jan 26, 2026 at 4:43 AM • onlinegoddess.net • Hacker News
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UK House of Lords Votes to Extend Age Verification to VPNs • Jan 26, 2026 at 4:35 AM • reclaimthenet.org • Hacker News
72
Anyone Can Clone Your Voice Now • Jan 26, 2026 at 4:25 AM • huggingface.co • Hacker News
17
Long branches in compilers, assemblers, and linkers • Jan 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM • maskray.me • Lobsters
35
Announcing MapLibre Tile: a modern and efficient vector tile format • Jan 26, 2026 at 4:18 AM • maplibre.org • Lobsters
33
Maybe social media isn’t my biggest problem • Jan 26, 2026 at 4:13 AM • wombat.bearblog.dev • Bear
28
Maybe social media isn’t my biggest problem • Jan 26, 2026 at 4:13 AM • wombat.bearblog.dev • Bear
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How Big Tech killed literary culture The philistines are in charge now • Jan 26, 2026 at 3:47 AM • unherd.com • Hacker News
101
Apple, What Have You Done? • Jan 26, 2026 at 3:41 AM • onlinegoddess.net • Lobsters
17
Linux Conclave • Jan 26, 2026 at 3:36 AM • git.kernel.org • Hacker News
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Study finds many software developers feel ethical pressure to ship products that may conflict with democratic values • Jan 26, 2026 at 3:26 AM • tandfonline.com • r/programming
19
I got tired of bouncing between DevTools, Postman, and localStorage — so I built a local dev console instead • Jan 26, 2026 at 3:08 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
44
The end of the curl bug-bounty • Jan 26, 2026 at 2:43 AM • daniel.haxx.se • Lobsters
425
The Holy Grail of Linux Binary Compatibility: Musl and Dlopen • Jan 26, 2026 at 2:41 AM • github.com/quaadgras • Hacker News
41
Qualcomm CEO pockets 15% pay rise as profits fall 45% • Jan 26, 2026 at 2:35 AM • theregister.com • Hacker News
37
Handling Long Branches • Jan 26, 2026 at 2:31 AM • maskray.me • Hacker News
37
Ubuntu Pro subscription – should you pay to use Linux? • Jan 26, 2026 at 2:22 AM • optimizedbyotto.com • Hacker News
11
Oliver Solberg held his nerve through a treacherous final leg to become the youngest-ever winner of Rallye Monte-Carlo in the FIA World Rally Championship era • Jan 26, 2026 at 2:09 AM • dirtfish.com • ~sports.motorsports
243P
Why there’s no European Google? • Jan 26, 2026 at 1:49 AM • ploum.net • Lobsters
42
Self-identified autistic people tend to have the same traits as diagnosed autistic people • Jan 26, 2026 at 1:06 AM • journals.sagepub.com • ~health
14
Show HN: Deploy backends without the hassle. An Open source alternative • Jan 26, 2026 at 1:02 AM • shorlabs.com • Hacker News
48
What's your preferred way to manage remote files? I really hate juggling SFTP clients and SSH sessions just to edit configs. • Jan 26, 2026 at 12:56 AM • i.redd.it • r/webdev
55
Startup Uses SpaceX Tech to Cool Data Centers With Less Power and No Water • Jan 26, 2026 at 12:44 AM • finance.yahoo.com • Slashdot
533
The browser is the sandbox • Jan 26, 2026 at 12:23 AM • simonwillison.net • Hacker News
42
Nvidia is about to challenge 'Intel Inside' with as many as eight Arm laptops • Jan 26, 2026 at 12:18 AM • theverge.com • Hacker News
27
Thoughts on Free RxDB Performance? • Jan 26, 2026 at 12:12 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
18
Ask HN: What software / applications can you now build thanks to AI • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:56 PM • news.ycombinator.com • Hacker News
46
Should I make a portfolio or an agency website? • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:49 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
9
How to do SSR with loading states in Vite? • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:40 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
765P
Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:18 PM • restofworld.org • Hacker News
27
Long branches in compilers, assemblers, and linkers • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:17 PM • maskray.me • r/programming
18
a quarter of a century • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:14 PM • woolgathering.bearblog.dev • Bear
37
Exploring Linux on a LoongArch Mini PC • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:11 PM • wezm.net • Lobsters
102
The Enclosure feedback loop, or how LLMs sabotage existing programming practices by privatizing a public good • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:09 PM • michiel.buddingh.eu • Lobsters
4
Anyone experienced with GrapesJS and custom rich text editor plugins (Tiptap) for it? • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:07 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
95
Running the Stupid Cricut Software on Linux • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:05 PM • arthur.pizza • Hacker News
17P
Trump says US used secret weapon to disable Venezuelan equipment in Maduro raid • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:46 PM • apnews.com • Hacker News
10
[God’s thread] The art of somen: 300 years of Japanese handmade perfection • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:42 PM • youtube.com • ~food
239P
Environmentalists worry Google behind bid to control Oregon town's water • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:40 PM • sfgate.com • Hacker News
34
Show HN: WhyThere – Compare cities side-by-side to decide where to move • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:31 PM • whythere.life • Hacker News
24
Show HN: NukeCast – If it happened today, where would the fallout go • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:21 PM • nukecast.com • Hacker News
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Don't Wait Until the Midterms. Act Now: FeedbackFridays • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:20 PM • news.ycombinator.com • Hacker News
16
Windows 11's Patch Tuesday nightmare: Microsoft says some PCs might not boot • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:12 PM • windowscentral.com • Hacker News
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Tech CEOs attend Amazon-funded "Melania" screening at White House • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:04 PM • hollywoodreporter.com • Hacker News
15
I'm into niche rhythm games. There is (almost) no audience for this on the small web. • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:56 PM • icemagi.bearblog.dev • Bear
10P
Demand Accountability. Impeach Trump. Again • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:43 PM • impeachtrumpagain.org • Hacker News
99
You can just port things to Cloudflare Workers • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:41 PM • sigh.dev • Hacker News
25
SF Microclimates • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:38 PM • microclimates.solofounders.com • Hacker News
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ICE tells legal observer, 'We have a database, now you're a domestic terrorist' • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:25 PM • reason.com • Hacker News
215
Microsoft suspects some PCs might not boot after Windows 11 January 2026 Update • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:15 PM • windowslatest.com • Hacker News
6
Show HN: Nhx – Node.js Hybrid eXecutor (a uvx inspired tool) • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:15 PM • npmjs.com • Hacker News
171
Video Games as Art • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:07 PM • gwern.net • Hacker News
101
KDE's 'Plasma Login Manager' Stops Supporting FreeBSD - Because Systemd • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:04 PM • itsfoss.com • Slashdot
87
Show HN: SF Microclimates • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:01 PM • github.com/solo-founders • Hacker News
14
Enigma Machine Simulator • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:49 PM • andrewthecoder.com • r/programming
13
No Politics on Hacker News • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:34 PM • joelx.com • Hacker News
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The largest Trump superPAC donor so far this cycle is the president of OpenAI • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:31 PM • bsky.app • Hacker News
57
studying full stack in the area of ai • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:28 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
60
How to make logos, graphics, and images for a website as a beginner? • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:14 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
194
Usenet personality • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:09 PM • en.wikipedia.org • Hacker News
123
Satellites encased in wood are in the works • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM • economist.com • Hacker News
123P
Washington State May Mandate 'Firearm Blueprint Detection Algorithms' For 3D Printers • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:04 PM • blog.adafruit.com • yro.slashdot
14
The open-source React calendar inspired by macOS Calendar – DayFlow • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:03 PM • dayflow-js.github.io • r/programming
61
On Toasts and Trending • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:02 PM • syls.blog • Bear
61
On Toasts and Trending • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:02 PM • syls.blog • Bear
7
Billionaire Sports Mogul Has Become America's Largest Private Landowner • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:51 PM • landreport.com • Hacker News
88P
Open letter from more than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:50 PM • mnchamber.com • Hacker News
3
Day 5: Heartbeat Protocol – Detecting Dead Connections at Scale • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:49 PM • javatsc.substack.com • r/programming
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ICE Says Evidence in Abuse Case Was Lost in 'System Crash' After Being Sued • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:47 PM • 404media.co • Hacker News
98
zerobrew is a Rust-based, 5-20x faster drop-in Homebrew alternative • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:43 PM • github.com/lucasgelfond • Lobsters
32
Show HN: Elo ranking for landing pages • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:41 PM • landingleaderboard.com • Hacker News
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Over 36,500 killed in Iran's deadliest massacre, documents reveal • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:40 PM • iranintl.com • Hacker News
7
You have 12 shots in life • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:39 PM • jessyio.substack.com • Hacker News
12P
Why Some People See Collapse Earlier Than Others • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:37 PM • adrianlambert.substack.com • Hacker News
66
Tell HN: I cut Claude API costs from $70/month to pennies • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:34 PM • news.ycombinator.com • Hacker News
641
Clawdbot - open source personal AI assistant • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:27 PM • github.com/clawdbot • Hacker News
33
is it even worth it anymore? (•︵•) • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:24 PM • uzasne.com • Bear
42
sysp: Systems Lisp compiling to C with homoiconic macros, refcounted memory, Hindley-Milner type inference • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:23 PM • github.com/karans4 • Lobsters
40P
Microsoft Gave FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:16 PM • forbes.com • ~comp
24
The clever way food trucks are now using e-bike batteries • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:10 PM • electrek.co • Hacker News
416
Scientists identify brain waves that define the limits of 'you' • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:10 PM • sciencealert.com • Hacker News
20
Tell HN: I Have Won HN • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:04 PM • news.ycombinator.com • Hacker News
72
In humble defense of the .zip TLD • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:04 PM • luke.zip • r/programming
75
"We're aware of the DMCA takedown notice of julialang logo by an OF creator" • Jan 25, 2026 at 6:52 PM • twitter.com/KenoFischer • Hacker News
251
I built a 2x faster lexer, then discovered I/O was the real bottleneck • Jan 25, 2026 at 6:46 PM • modulovalue.com • r/programming
20
Show HN: A desktop app that blocks work when you bite your nails • Jan 25, 2026 at 6:38 PM • github.com/cacoos • Hacker News
6
Bye bye, bear: beast living 'rent-free' under California home has been removed • Jan 25, 2026 at 6:29 PM • theguardian.com • Hacker News
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How the Atlas Network is shaping your life, even if you've never heard of it • Jan 25, 2026 at 6:27 PM • abc.net.au • Hacker News
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Nearly 400Maires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich • Jan 25, 2026 at 6:20 PM • theguardian.com • Hacker News
59
Show HN: FaceTime-style calls with an AI Companion (Live2D and long-term memory) • Jan 25, 2026 at 6:13 PM • thebeni.ai • Hacker News
1607
High body mass index identified as a direct cause of vascular dementia. A new genetic analysis indicates that maintaining a healthy weight and managing hypertension could prevent a substantial number of dementia cases. • Jan 25, 2026 at 6:05 PM • psypost.org • r/science
149
Show HN: A small programming language where everything is pass-by-value • Jan 25, 2026 at 6:01 PM • github.com/Jcparkyn • Hacker News
38P
if you don't get it now, you never will • Jan 25, 2026 at 5:55 PM • blog.absurdpirate.com • Bear
38P
if you don't get it now, you never will • Jan 25, 2026 at 5:55 PM • blog.absurdpirate.com • Bear
13
Show HN: I built an app that blocks social media until you read Quran daily • Jan 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM • news.ycombinator.com • Hacker News
117
Ask HN: DDD was a great debugger – what would a modern equivalent look like? • Jan 25, 2026 at 5:47 PM • news.ycombinator.com • Hacker News
144
Implementing a tiny CPU rasterizer (2024) • Jan 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM • lisyarus.github.io • Hacker News
44
ChatGPT's porn rollout raises concerns over safety and ethics • Jan 25, 2026 at 5:44 PM • observer.co.uk • Hacker News
217
Case study: Creative math – How AI fakes proofs • Jan 25, 2026 at 5:44 PM • tomaszmachnik.pl • Hacker News
15
MIT Mystery Hunt 2026: grab bag • Jan 25, 2026 at 5:43 PM • betaveros.bearblog.dev • Bear
15
Will the smartphone survive the AI age? • Jan 25, 2026 at 5:25 PM • economist.com • Hacker News
34
Failing Fast: Why Quick Failures Beat Slow Deaths • Jan 25, 2026 at 5:24 PM • lukasniessen.medium.com • r/programming
16
Publish Your Work • Jan 25, 2026 at 5:21 PM • blog.jakesaunders.dev • Hacker News
391
The future of software engineering is SRE • Jan 25, 2026 at 5:18 PM • swizec.com • Hacker News
59
The passive in English (2011) • Jan 25, 2026 at 5:03 PM • languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu • Hacker News
44
Screeps: How a game about programming exposed thousands of players to remote code execution • Jan 25, 2026 at 5:03 PM • outsidetheasylum.blog • Lobsters
1970
The use of medications for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has increased substantially across Europe over the past decade, with the steepest rises seen among adults - particularly women - according to a large population-based study. • Jan 25, 2026 at 4:53 PM • ox.ac.uk • r/science
3
I wanted to add an easter egg to my startup's site. It became so much more. • Jan 25, 2026 at 4:51 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
129
A new study reveals that despite adaptation in some regions, floods, storms, and extreme heat since 1988 have driven a surge in mortality. Beyond fatalities, the cost involves massive labor and property losses, even before considering ecosystem collapse. • Jan 25, 2026 at 4:47 PM • agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com • r/science
360
Mecha Comet – Open Modular Linux Handheld Computer • Jan 25, 2026 at 4:44 PM • mecha.so • Hacker News
416
LED lighting undermines visual performance unless supplemented by wider spectra • Jan 25, 2026 at 4:44 PM • nature.com • Hacker News
27
For a small website agency is it better to hand over all website code / hosting details to a client post-build or retain rights and charge monthly for hosting • Jan 25, 2026 at 4:42 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
32
What the world can learn from Paris's cycling revolution • Jan 25, 2026 at 4:42 PM • momentummag.com • Hacker News
5347
Long-term physical inactivity linked to higher stress burden in midlife: Regular exercise in adulthood appears to help the body cope with stress even into midlife. • Jan 25, 2026 at 4:37 PM • oulu.fi • r/science
539P
The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world (2019) • Jan 25, 2026 at 4:27 PM • bbc.com • Hacker News
24
The Possessed Machines: Dostoevsky's Demons and the Coming AGI Catastrophe • Jan 25, 2026 at 4:08 PM • possessedmachines.com • Hacker News
63
Colliding high intensity lasers with high energy electrons reveals quantum nature of electromagnetism in extremely strong fields. • Jan 25, 2026 at 4:03 PM • nature.com • r/science
150P
AI Tribalism • Jan 25, 2026 at 4:01 PM • nolanlawson.com • Hacker News
46
Cholesterol levels cut in half with one-time gene editing drug in trial • Jan 25, 2026 at 3:54 PM • nbcnews.com • Hacker News
56
Nexphone-A phone that runs Android, Linux, and Windows? • Jan 25, 2026 at 3:51 PM • nexphone.com • Hacker News
119
An invite to bear lurkers • Jan 25, 2026 at 3:46 PM • barrel.bearblog.dev • Bear
113
An invite to bear lurkers • Jan 25, 2026 at 3:46 PM • barrel.bearblog.dev • Bear
54P
"Those rights don't count": Bovino says Pretti forfeited 2nd Amendment rights • Jan 25, 2026 at 3:41 PM • salon.com • Hacker News
731
Oneplus phone update introduces hardware anti-rollback • Jan 25, 2026 at 3:39 PM • consumerrights.wiki • Hacker News
13
spreadsheets + vi + json • Jan 25, 2026 at 3:39 PM • awalgarg.me • Lobsters
42
I'm posting this from a memory safe web browser • Jan 25, 2026 at 3:38 PM • news.ycombinator.com • Hacker News
53
Vimeo's Slow Fade: An Engineer's Front-Row Seat to the Fall of a Web Icon • Jan 25, 2026 at 3:33 PM • ben1777.substack.com • Hacker News
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Yes, It's Fascism • Jan 25, 2026 at 3:28 PM • theatlantic.com • Hacker News
123
Data Leak Exposes 149M Logins, Including Gmail, Facebook • Jan 25, 2026 at 2:45 PM • techrepublic.com • Hacker News
10
Alex Honnold free solos Taipei 101 skyscraper in live Netflix climb • Jan 25, 2026 at 2:39 PM • theguardian.com • Hacker News
40
Richard Stallman critiques AI, connected cars, smartphones, and DRM • Jan 25, 2026 at 2:38 PM • news.slashdot.org • Hacker News
77
Richard Stallman Critiques AI, Connected Cars, Smartphones, and DRM • Jan 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM • youtube.com • Slashdot
373
I was right about ATProto key management • Jan 25, 2026 at 2:31 PM • notes.nora.codes • Hacker News
152
The behavioral cost of personalized pricing • Jan 25, 2026 at 2:19 PM • digitalseams.com • Hacker News
22P
Government payments drive US farm income surge in 2025 • Jan 25, 2026 at 2:15 PM • agweb.com • ~finance
435
Spanish track was fractured before high-speed train disaster, report finds • Jan 25, 2026 at 2:12 PM • bbc.com • Hacker News
177
Rice researchers replicating Edison’s 1879 light bulb experiments show graphene may have been unintentional byproduct • Jan 25, 2026 at 2:10 PM • news.rice.edu • r/science
32
The AI Revolution in Coding: Why I'm Ignoring the Prophets of Doom • Jan 25, 2026 at 2:09 PM • codingismycraft.blog • Hacker News
73
Positive interactions dominate among marine microbes, six-year study reveals: « Warming ocean temperatures appear to alter relationships among microscopic organisms with unknown consequences. » • Jan 25, 2026 at 2:05 PM • today.ucsd.edu • r/science
1050P
First, make me care • Jan 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM • gwern.net • Hacker News
8
List of Engineering Blunders • Jan 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM • en.wikipedia.org • Hacker News
60P
How to think about Gas Town • Jan 25, 2026 at 1:51 PM • steveklabnik.com • Lobsters
787
Scientists have a fascinating hypothesis about why smart people should spend less time with friends. For highly intelligent people, frequent socialization with friends actually decreased their reported life satisfaction. • Jan 25, 2026 at 1:42 PM • techfixated.com • r/science
24
Suspiciously precise floats, or, how I got Claude's real limits • Jan 25, 2026 at 1:34 PM • she-llac.com • Hacker News
207
I Was Right About ATProto Key Management • Jan 25, 2026 at 1:29 PM • notes.nora.codes • Lobsters
6
I created a browser-based game • Jan 25, 2026 at 1:22 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
22P
Videos Contradict U.S. Account of Minneapolis Shooting by Federal Agents • Jan 25, 2026 at 1:19 PM • wsj.com • Hacker News
27
Backup server strategy - automated failover vs manual backups? • Jan 25, 2026 at 1:18 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
22
On the Methodology of Actual Physics [video] • Jan 25, 2026 at 1:15 PM • youtube.com • Hacker News
8
How can these sites let you view private Twitter accounts without following? • Jan 25, 2026 at 1:15 PM • reddit.com • r/webdev
122
Show HN: An interactive map of US lighthouses and navigational aids • Jan 25, 2026 at 1:06 PM • lighthouses.app • Hacker News
98
Thirty Years of the Square Kilometre Array • Jan 25, 2026 at 12:53 PM • physicsworld.com • Hacker News
29
Show HN: CertRadar – Find every certificate ever issued for your domain • Jan 25, 2026 at 12:51 PM • certradar.net • Hacker News
19
What Is Starlink Mesh? – Starlink Help Center • Jan 25, 2026 at 12:51 PM • starlink.com • Hacker News
36
Everyone is wrong about AI and Software Engineering • Jan 25, 2026 at 12:41 PM • deadneurons.substack.com • Hacker News
11
Video Games as Art – Gwern.net • Jan 25, 2026 at 12:41 PM • gwern.net • Hacker News
271
Research from UC Berkeley reveals just one night of disrupted sleep increases toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer’s. The study demonstrates that poor sleep quality directly interferes with the brain’s natural overnight cleaning system, preventing it from flushing out these harmful proteins. • Jan 25, 2026 at 12:37 PM • techfixated.com • r/science
2362P
ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data • Jan 25, 2026 at 12:36 PM • eff.org • Hacker News
506P
FAA institutes nationwide drone no-fly zones around ICE operations • Jan 25, 2026 at 12:24 PM • aerotime.aero • Hacker News
29
Will your AI teammate bring bagels to standup? • Jan 25, 2026 at 12:23 PM • redmonk.com • ~tech
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Will Your AI Teammate Bring Bagels to Standup? • Jan 25, 2026 at 12:21 PM • redmonk.com • Hacker News
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Wood burning in homes drives dangerous air pollution in winter, study finds. Although only 2% of U.S. homes rely on wood as their primary heating source, residential wood burning accounts for more than one-fifth of Americans' wintertime exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5). • Jan 25, 2026 at 12:04 PM • science.org • r/science
20
Visitor as a sum type (2018) • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:59 AM • blog.ploeh.dk • Lobsters
453P
White House alters arrest photo of ICE protester, says "the memes will continue" • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:58 AM • arstechnica.com • Hacker News
428
A content analysis of 114 movies and 133 series popular with children (ages 5–11) found that alcohol is shown, mentioned, and consumed by characters more frequently than soft drinks or healthy beverages. • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:49 AM • tandfonline.com • r/science
28
Allowlist for .gitignore • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:48 AM • blog.izissise.net • Lobsters
48
Wall Street Grapples with New Risk: A European Buyers' Strike • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:46 AM • bloomberg.com • Hacker News
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FR#150 – On ICE, Verification, and Presence as Harm • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:45 AM • connectedplaces.online • Hacker News
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WA state is turning your 3D printer into a cop • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:45 AM • blog.adafruit.com • Hacker News
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C++ RAII guard to detect heap allocations in scopes • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:42 AM • github.com/mkslge • r/programming
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Show HN: RealXV6 – a faithful Unix V6 kernel port to 8086 real mode • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:34 AM • github.com/FounderSG • Hacker News
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The Android 'NexPhone': Linux on Demand, Dual-Boots Into Windows 11 - and Transforms Into a Workstation • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:34 AM • itsfoss.com • Slashdot
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The First Full-Scale Cyber War: 4 Years of Lessons • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:23 AM • techtrenches.dev • Hacker News
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Interview: Kim Stanley Robinson, Science Fiction Maestro and Utopian, in 2026 • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:14 AM • sammatey.substack.com • Hacker News
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Singing in Groups Reverses Alzheimer’s in 12 Weeks. Research demonstrates that music therapy effectively enhances cognitive function and mental wellbeing, making it a recommended alternative approach to manage Alzheimer’s-associated symptoms. • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:12 AM • techfixated.com • r/science
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Immanuel 'the Königsberg clock' Kant (2015) • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:06 AM • versobooks.com • Hacker News
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The Home Computer Hybrids • Jan 25, 2026 at 11:06 AM • technicshistory.com • Hacker News
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Brazil Wind and Solar Power Surpass One-Third of National Electricity • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:56 AM • happyeconews.com • Hacker News
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Show HN: Bucket – Encrypted file sharing for people who live in the terminal • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:56 AM • bucketlabs.org • Hacker News
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iceout.tech • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:51 AM • iceout.tech • Hacker News
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Clawdbot Bought Me a Car • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:51 AM • aaronstuyvenberg.com • Hacker News
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Using PostgreSQL as a Dead Letter Queue for Event-Driven Systems • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:51 AM • diljitpr.net • Hacker News
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We need more water than rain can provide: refilling rivers with desalination • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:41 AM • caseyhandmer.wordpress.com • Hacker News
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A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:34 AM • github.com/tldev • Hacker News
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Neuroscience says multitasking makes your brain age faster. Neuroscientists at Stanford University found that heavy multitaskers showed decreased gray matter density in the anterior cingulate cortex compared to those focused on one task at a time. • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:34 AM • techfixated.com • r/science
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The Case Against Small Modular Nuclear Reactors • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:34 AM • cnn.com • Slashdot
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Turn text or images into animated glitches // SVG • WebM • GIF • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:24 AM • i.redd.it • r/webdev
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Minneapolis shooting: AG Pam Bondi gives Gov. Walz conditions for ICE to leave • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:22 AM • fox9.com • Hacker News
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Software patches in NixOS for fun and productivity • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:22 AM • log.pfad.fr • Lobsters
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New paper advocates for equal consideration of stimulant and non-stimulants as first-line treatment options for ADHD • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:21 AM • nature.com • r/science
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Genetic data from over 20k U.S. children misused for 'race science' • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:15 AM • nytimes.com • Hacker News
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Show HN: Netfence – Like Envoy for eBPF Filters • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:13 AM • github.com/danthegoodman1 • Hacker News
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Show HN: Open Computer-Animated Multivariable Calculus Course in 6 Languages • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:07 AM • calculus.academa.ai • Hacker News
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A Modest Proposal: React Less • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:03 AM • ellamsheriyaaneng.bearblog.dev • Bear
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A Modest Proposal: React Less • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:03 AM • ellamsheriyaaneng.bearblog.dev • Bear
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Do freelance web developers hire lawyers for website legal terms? • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:02 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
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UN declares that the world has entered an era of 'global water bankruptcy' • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:02 AM • smithsonianmag.com • Hacker News
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Because coordination is expensive • Jan 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM • surfingcomplexity.blog • Lobsters
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Show HN: AI powered daily tracker of the US slide into authoritarianism • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:59 AM • worstdaysofar.com • Hacker News
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Bitwise conversion of doubles using only FP multiplication and addition (2020) • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:55 AM • dougallj.wordpress.com • Hacker News
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GNU C Library 2.43 released • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:51 AM • lwn.net • Hacker News
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'Rescued men still owe hotel bill three weeks later' • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:49 AM • bbc.co.uk • Hacker News
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Association between shingles vaccination and slower biological aging: Evidence from a U.S. population-based cohort study • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:46 AM • academic.oup.com • r/science
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Wine-Staging 11.1 Adds Patches for Enabling Recent Photoshop Versions on Linux • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:42 AM • phoronix.com • Hacker News
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Been following the metadata management space for work reasons and came across an interesting design problem that Apache Gravitino tried to solve in their 1.1 release. The problem: we have like 5+ different table formats now (Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hive, Hudi, now Lance for vectors) and each has its • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:42 AM • github.com/apache • r/programming
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The "Discombobulator": Unpacking the Physics of the Weapon That Captured Maduro • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:40 AM • medium.com/@jcanchola1264 • Hacker News
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China Fertility Facts of the Day • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:35 AM • marginalrevolution.com • Hacker News
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Adviser of Highest EU Court Backs VPN Neutrality in Anne Frank Copyright Battle • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:25 AM • torrentfreak.com • Hacker News
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Show HN: LLMNet – The Offline Internet, Search the web without the web • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:10 AM • github.com/skorotkiewicz • Hacker News
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Iran Limits Traders to 20 Minutes of Supervised Internet Access per Day • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:09 AM • iranwire.com • Hacker News
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Building an eBPF/XDP L2 Direct Server Return Load Balancer from Scratch • Jan 25, 2026 at 9:06 AM • labs.iximiuz.com • Hacker News
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Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30k, According to Local Health Officials • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:59 AM • time.com • Hacker News
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Built a small cooking game to practice chaos-driven design • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:58 AM • introvertedgames.itch.io • r/programming
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Computing Sharding with Einsum • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:54 AM • blog.ezyang.com • Hacker News
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Scrumboy.com - paste-bin style kanban boards • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:44 AM • scrumboy.com • r/webdev
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Ask HN: What are the most significant man-made creations to date? • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:37 AM • news.ycombinator.com • Hacker News
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Fixing Breadboards for Wide Microcontrollers – Pico and ESP32 Edition • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:32 AM • instructables.com • Hacker News
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META robot served with simplified HTML • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:21 AM • reddit.com • r/webdev
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Welcome to the "Email Expiration Date" initiative • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:20 AM • zerocarbon.email • Lobsters
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Volvo EX60 Targets 400-Mile Range and Coffee-Stop Charging • Jan 25, 2026 at 8:14 AM • thedrive.com • Hacker News
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The IndieWeb and Small web • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:55 AM • christiano.dev • Lobsters
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Web-based image editor modeled after Deluxe Paint • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:54 AM • github.com/steffest • Hacker News
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Is it worth it? (2021) • Jan 25, 2026 at 7:52 AM • griffin.com • Hacker News