‘I use AI to do the things that I’m bad at’: Linus Torvalds on why it works for him
The Linux creator calls vibe coding ‘a wonderful way to find joy in programming,’ but not for running Linux development. (Finding bugs is OK.)
Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/science/space/margaret-hamilton-computer-science.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50023350 Points: 7 # Comments: 1
10 more Wendy’s stores could close this weekend, even though the fast food chain tried to save them. See the list
The legal feud between Wendy’s and one of its largest franchisees got particularly frosty this week after the fast food giant tried to intervene in a round of store closures that are planned for this weekend. Meritage Hospitality Group, a franchisee that filed for...
Scam American companies are using to manipulate ingredient gets listed first
Article URL: https://twitter.com/WallStreetApes/status/2108594998656807078 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50023995 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Tomek Korbak: OpenAI’s head of safety told they no longer trust me
Article URL: https://twitter.com/tomekkorbak/status/2108266859397283953 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50023293 Points: 29 # Comments: 3
The NFL is urging the Supreme Court to rule on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket
The NFL is urging the Supreme Court to rule on the regulation of prediction markets after the league accounted for $1.8 billion in trading volume on the first Sunday of this season alone, arguing that states are better positioned to oversee sports-related contracts...
Microsoft 365 subscribers set to lose up to 4TB of OneDrive storage
Microsoft 365 subscribers on Family, Premium, or Pro tiers who make full use of their OneDrive storage allotments consider this a warning: It’s fixin’ to shrink. Redmond published a support page this week detailing changes to Microsoft 365 shared storage allotments,...
SpaceX to buy key spectrum that could help Starlink Mobile become major US cell carrier
SpaceX is looking to take on the incumbent mobile networks in the US with a combination of low-band spectrum that can penetrate indoors together with the 2 GHz spectrum supported by its Starlink Gen2 satellites for bandwidth. The rocket-flinging operation says it cut...
Republican data center support collapses locally when sites are in GOP counties
Article URL: https://pressaudit.org/f/community/posts/9c163c6e-53b7-46a3-b052-2e3c6954c04f Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50022654 Points: 16 # Comments: 0
Trump’s D.C. arch is up against new legal action. What to know about the latest lawsuit
The Arlington County Board in Virginia filed a lawsuit Thursday opposing the construction of the Triumphal Arch, becoming the first governmental body to take legal action against President Donald Trump’s planned monument.The lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District of...
The NBA is testing ‘smart’ basketballs. Here’s how they work
In a world where everything from refrigerators to toothbrushes can be connected, perhaps it’s unsurprising that smart basketballs are now in the mix. In this year’s NBA preseason, connected basketballs could be coming to a court near you. This week, the NBA announced...
Intel is reportedly launching new CPUs on old sockets that support DDR4 memory
If you guessed the RAMpocalypse is involved...
What it’s like to spend a night in a Pebble Flow EV RV
Staying in the tech-infused trailer can kind of feel like being in a spaceship - in a good way.
LumenUs helps automate tedious paperwork in times of grief
"The day your loved one passes away, you also get this honorary badge of a project manager for a project you had no idea about," said founder Sara Tashakorinia.
Amazon and others are done keeping data center deals secret. Is it enough to build trust?
Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year. Secrecy has fueled community backlash against AI infrastructure, with opposition leading to hundreds of proposed...
Danu Robotics’ fight to build a better recycling robot
For six years, Danu founder Amy Ma has been working on a better way to sort recyclable waste.
We can’t help treating AI like it’s human. But should we?
"When we are drawn into even the most primitive exchanges with a relational artifact, we believe it cares for us," Dr. Sherry Turkle writes. "And we are wired to care for it in return."
Hackaday Podcast Episode 390: DOOM, Cranium Stuff, and Odd OpenSCAD Opportunities
This week, Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos met a few minutes later than usual, and somehow defeated a buzz together with the power of will before settling into the news, rifling through the Mailbag, and otherwise creating the attached podcast. So, the news. Amazon,...
P7 DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit Adds Crypto Wallet Data Theft and Remote Commands
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a previously unseen variant of the DarkSword iOS exploit kit called P7 DarkSword. "Compared with the variants we usually observe, P7 reduces its on-device footprint, adds on-device keychain and crypto-wallet theft,...
Tesla renames ‘Full Self-Driving’ to ‘Tesla Assisted Driving’ in Europe
The name change is enough for Germany's transport minister to start advocating for Europe-wide adoption of the driver assistance software.
The Lawyer Who’s Building His Own Version Of Legal AI
The Lawyer Who's Building His Own Version Of Legal AI Go to Source Daman Singh Saduara didn't set out to compete with Westlaw. He set out to be a lawyer. Saduara trained in law at the University of Leicester, completed an LLM at the...
How David Bratslavsky Is Helping Commercial Real Estate Operators Use AI to Win Deals
How David Bratslavsky Is Helping Commercial Real Estate Operators Use AI to Win Deals Go to Source Multifamily sales volume reached $22.8 billion in the first quarter of 2026. Deal velocity is climbing. Capital is moving. And at most...
482 Blog Posts To Learn About Design
482 Blog Posts To Learn About Design Go to Source Let's learn about Design via these 482 free blog posts. They are ordered by HackerNoon reader engagement data. Visit the Learn Repo or LearnRepo.com to find the most read blog posts...
Publishing on HackerNoon Is a Badge You Get to Keep
Publishing on HackerNoon Is a Badge You Get to Keep Go to Source A few weeks ago, we came across a video from a developer walking through the CV that helped take him from Lagos to London. His name is Pleasant Balogun. He started...
Meta Doesn’t Need to Win the AI Race: It Already Owns the Starting Grid
Meta Doesn't Need to Win the AI Race: It Already Owns the Starting Grid Go to Source Muse looks like another AI agent on the surface. When you look closer, you realise it’s a much bigger bet they are making. They are assuming the real...
The TechBeat: The Linguistic Survivorship: Why “Russian-Speaking” Regions are a Stupid Myth (10/9/2026)
The TechBeat: The Linguistic Survivorship: Why "Russian-Speaking" Regions are a Stupid Myth (10/9/2026) Go to Source How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what's trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with...
The super intelligence shit is a humiliation ritual for OpenAI
Article URL: https://bsky.app/profile/opinionhaver.bsky.social/post/3mxfo2mdjqs2z Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50021763 Points: 20 # Comments: 4
Journalists now have an AI reputation and PR is keeping track
If someone asks you, “What’s your AI score?” you’d probably look at them funny, assume they want to sell you some kind of AI gadget or service, and move on. For journalists, though, the term is taking on a more specific meaning. Now that AI services are essentially...
Ring Announces $249 Smart Lock With Hand-Powered Battery Backup
Ring’s $249 Smart Lock adds a hand-powered dial for dead-battery backup. Explore its features, connectivity requirements, and planned early 2027 US release. The post Ring Announces $249 Smart Lock With Hand-Powered Battery Backup appeared first on TechRepublic.
Remember Orkut? Its founder wants to bring it back
Orkut's founder is now taking aim at algorithms and AI-generated content.