FBI raids Washington Post reporter's home

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FBI raided Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's home in a highly unusual investigation into a government contractor accused of retaining classified materials. Natanson's devices and personal items were seized as part of the probe into Aurelio Perez-Lugones.

Claude Cowork exfiltrates files

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Anthropic's Claude Cowork is vulnerable to file exfiltration attacks via indirect prompt injection due to unremediated isolation flaws. Users are recommended to be cautious when granting access to local files and avoid suspicious actions that may indicate prompt injection.

Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then canceled for poor sales

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Tesla's Cybertruck sales are down nearly 50% year-over-year, with only 5,500 units sold globally in Q4 2025. This is a disaster compared to its peak and the company's stated capacity, with Ford's F-150 Lightning outselling it despite being canceled.

Ask HN: Share your personal website

User is creating a community-maintained directory of personal websites at hnpwd.github.io and needs help to grow it. They want users to share their personal websites and consider joining the GitHub project as a maintainer.

I hate GitHub Actions with passion

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The user hates GitHub Actions due to its complexity and inefficiency, particularly with cross-building and matrix failures. They moved their build process to a GNU Makefile to regain control over their logic.

SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation

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SparkFun has ended transactions with Adafruit due to Code of Conduct violations including offensive emails and material. SparkFun continues to support its reseller network for original products and other items.

1000 Blank White Cards

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1000 Blank White Cards is a party game where players create cards with rules and effects, modifying them throughout the game. The game has no fixed rules, allowing players to create and play cards, with the winner determined by the highest score at the end.

ASCII Clouds

Cell Size 18 Wave Amplitude 0.50 Wave Speed 1.00 Noise Intensity 0.125 Time Speed Seed . dot 0.25 - dash 0.30 + plus 0.40 O ring 0.50 X cross 0.65

So, you’ve hit an age gate. What now?

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EFF opposes all forms of age verification mandates, citing risks of data leakage and infringement of speech and privacy rights. They recommend minimizing data submission and choosing verification methods with secure data handling practices.

I’m leaving Redis for SolidQueue

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Rails 8's SolidQueue replaces Redis for job queuing, caching, and real-time messaging, using PostgreSQL instead. This simplifies infrastructure and reduces operational burden, making it suitable for most Rails applications, but may not be enough for high-traffic or high-performance applications.

Roam 50GB is now Roam 100GB

Starlink doubled Roam 50GB to 100GB at no extra cost in most markets. After 100GB, users get unlimited low-speed data for the remainder of their billing period.

GitHub should charge everyone $1 more per month to fund open source

Greg proposes a system where companies pay $1/month per user into an Open Source fund, distributed based on package.json dependencies. This fund would support open source developers, making their labor more sustainable.

The $LANG Programming Language

You posted tips on presenting a new programming language on HN and noticed a tradition of posts with specific titles. You curated a list of interesting posts but now want to update them.

The Gleam Programming Language

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Gleam is a modern programming language combining type system, functional programming, and Erlang runtime for scalable and fault-tolerant systems. It offers a rich ecosystem, easy code reuse, and JavaScript compilation for web use.

Find a pub that needs you

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The government may reverse pub rate changes, but pubs still need support. Find your local pub and use the Fucked Pub Index to identify the one that needs your help the most.

Verizon outages reported across U.S.

The Influentists: AI hype without proof

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Jaana Dogan's tweet about AI generating a project in an hour sparked a debate on the future of software engineering, but she later clarified that the project was a proof-of-concept guided by her expertise.

Show HN: OSS AI agent that indexes and searches the Epstein files

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archive Indexed emails, messages, flight logs, court documents, and other records from the Epstein archive. Search the Epstein archive — emails, messages, and documents. Powered by Nia.

Every country should set 16 as the minimum age for social media accounts

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Australia's new social media age-limit law sets the minimum age to 16, prompting other countries to consider similar policies. The ideal age limit should be 16, not 15, to protect children during puberty from social media's negative effects.

How have prices changed in a year? NPR checked 114 items at Walmart

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Prices at Walmart rose 2.7% in December, with almost half of items increasing, including shrimp, Oreo cookies, and Dove soap, due to tariffs and weather events. However, some items like eggs, milk, and Cheerios decreased in price, and big brands like PepsiCo and General Mills started lowering prices to boost sales.

US freezes visas for 75 nations

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US State Department will suspend visa processing for 75 nations, including Russia and Iran, to block immigrants likely to depend on government assistance. Consular officers will have broader discretion to deny visas based on factors like health, age, and financial resources.

Minor says ICE took his iPhone, later found in used-electronics vending machine

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ProPublica found over 40 cases of immigration agents using banned tactics like chokeholds and carotid restraints on civilians and protesters. Experts say these actions are out of control and put everyone at risk.

Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK

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The UK government has dropped plans for a mandatory digital ID system to prove workers' right to work, instead moving existing checks online by 2029. Labour ministers face criticism over the U-turn, with Conservatives accusing them of being "clueless" and lacking direction.

Scaling long-running autonomous coding

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We've developed a system of hundreds of concurrent agents that can work together on a single codebase for weeks, making real progress on ambitious projects. Our system uses a pipeline with distinct roles, including planners and workers, to coordinate tasks and avoid conflicts.

Servo 2025 Stats

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The Servo community has grown significantly since 2023, with a tripled number of contributors and increased activity in 2025. The project has also seen a rise in active contributors and sponsorship, with 146 contributors and 4 bronze sponsors in 2025.

Wind power slashed 4.6B euros off electricity bills in Spain last year

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Spain's wind power sector is growing, contributing 0.25% to GDP and saving consumers 4.6 billion euros in 2024. However, regulatory blockages threaten its development, with the sector warning of lost opportunities for reindustrialisation and progress.

US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 nations, State Department says

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4k tons of potatoes to be given away for free in Berlin

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A farm in Saxony has 4,000 tons of unsold potatoes due to market oversupply. The potatoes are being distributed for free in Berlin, with registration now closed but donations and distribution locations still needed.

Why NUKEMAP isn't on Google Maps anymore (2019)

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The author of NUKEMAP, a Google Maps API-based website, is unhappy with Google's new pricing model, which has increased costs from $200 to $1,800 per month.

Show HN: Tiny FOSS Compass and Navigation App (<2MB)

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MBCompass is a free, open-source navigation app with a modern UI and no ads or tracking. It supports compass and navigation features while being lightweight and simple.

Epic fined €1.1M over manipulating children through in app purchases

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Epic Games moet 1,1 miljoen euro betalen omdat Fortnite kinderen rechtstreeks aanzette tot aankopen. De reclame-uitingen in de game werden door de rechter als onrechtmatig beschouwd.

Never-before-seen Linux malware is "more advanced than typical"

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Researchers discovered VoidLink, a sophisticated Linux malware framework with 30+ modules for stealth, reconnaissance, and lateral movement. It targets cloud services and can be easily customized, indicating a shift in attackers' focus to Linux systems and cloud infrastructure.

Stop using natural language interfaces

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The author created a tool called popup-mcp to improve interaction with LLMs by combining natural language with structured GUI elements. This reduces latency and allows for more efficient conversations.

The State of OpenSSL for pyca/cryptography

Paul Kehrer and Alex Gaynor are reducing their reliance on OpenSSL due to performance regressions, API complexity, and lack of testing. They plan to add new APIs only available on LibreSSL/BoringSSL/AWS-LC and consider switching to one of these forks for their binary wheels.

System Programming in Linux: A Hands-On Introduction "Demo" Programs

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This repository contains source code for a Linux programming book with code covered by the GNU General Public License and Lesser General Public License. The code is organized by chapter and can be built by setting up an environment and copying necessary files.

Edge of Emulation: Game Boy Sewing Machines (2020)

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The author of the Edge of Emulation series has successfully emulated three unique Game Boy accessories: the Jaguar JN-100 and JN-2000 sewing machines and the Singer IZEK 1500. After overcoming numerous challenges and frustrations, the author was able to reverse-engineer the machines' protocols and create a working emulator, GBE+, which can accurately replicate the machines' behavior and functionality.

Denmark sends military reinforcements to Greenland

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Danmark sender militært materiel og fortropper til Grønland for at forberede modtagelse af større styrker. Forsvarsministeren betegner øgede militære tilstedeværelse som en reaktion på udfordringen i Arktis.

LLMs are a 400-year-long confidence trick

The development of mechanical calculators by Wilhelm Schickard and Blaise Pascal aimed to reduce tedious arithmetic, but their legacy has led to a 400-year-long confidence trick in relying on machine accuracy. This trick has been perpetuated by the rhetoric around Large Language Models (LLMs), which are not intelligent but rather a tool that manipulates users through flattery and positivity ...

How much of my observability data is waste?

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The author of Vector, a hosted logging platform, discovered that 40% of data is waste after building a system to automate understanding of logs. This waste is the root cause of high costs and complexity in observability.

Native ZFS VDEV for Object Storage (OpenZFS Summit)

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We presented MayaNAS and MayaScale at OpenZFS Developer Summit 2025, showcasing objbacker.io for native ZFS VDEV integration with object storage. This approach achieves 3.7 GB/s throughput without FUSE overhead, enabling 70%+ cost savings and sub-millisecond latency.

Sun Position Calculator

The app models Earth-Sun orbital relationship, displaying a 3D Sun-path diagram and allowing geo-centric and helio-centric views. It also overlays information to understand solar motion characteristics.

Show HN: Webctl – Browser automation for agents based on CLI instead of MCP

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The user demonstrated various commands for web automation using webctl, including navigation, typing, clicking, and waiting for elements. They also explored features like snapshotting, filtering, and debugging, as well as managing browser profiles and settings.

Ask HN: Unemployed almost a year after graduating MIT – a rant

I'm nearing my 1 year anniversary of graduation from MIT with no job, despite applying to hundreds of jobs and doing well in interviews. I'm struggling with depression and feeling like a failure due to lack of industry experience and constant rejection.

Ask HN: How do you safely give LLMs SSH/DB access?

The user wants to give Claude Code more autonomy but is concerned about security risks, suggesting various methods to restrict its access to sensitive resources such as SSH, databases, and production systems. The user recommends using fine-grained credentials, proxies, and deterministic validation layers to limit Claude's actions and prevent potential security breaches.

US, for first time in 50 years, experienced negative net migration in 2025

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US experienced negative net migration in 2025 for the first time in decades due to Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The crackdown led to a significant drop in entries and increased removals, potentially causing weak economic activity in affected sectors.

Ask HN: Weird archive.today behavior?

Archive.today is making requests to a personal blog, possibly in response to an article about its owner. This may be a revenge or DOS attack, but it's unclear why it's happening 2.5 years after the article was published.

The unbearable frustration of figuring out APIs

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The user created a command line tool in Swift to translate Chinese text using the macOS Translate right click action, but encountered several issues including platform version restrictions, async function calls, and model installation. After watching a WWDC video and researching online, the user was able to resolve these issues and create a working tool that can translate Chinese text.

Ask HN: How are you doing RAG locally?

People are using BM25+trigram for code search due to its speed and effectiveness. Some use static embedding models like Lee101/Gobed for faster search, but they require training and may not always be ideal.

EU-US relationship is 'disintegrating,' says Germany's vice chancellor

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Merz is taking a more active role in defending Ukraine and Europe, differing from predecessors Scholz and Merkel. His actions come as the US administration seeks to boost patriotic European parties at the EU's expense.

Show HN: A 10KiB kernel for cloud apps

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BareMetal Cloud is a minimal version of BareMetal exokernel for public/private cloud instances, supporting Digital Ocean and Proxmox. It's a 10,240 byte binary that uses 4 MiB of memory, with support for other cloud providers coming soon.

Crafting Interpreters

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Crafting Interpreters teaches you to design and build a full-featured scripting language from scratch. It covers high-level concepts and gritty details like bytecode and garbage collection in a few thousand lines of clean code.

The string theory hype machine will never die

Scientists used string theory to describe brain architecture and a universe with dark energy, but these models are far from the real world. String theory hype continues despite its lack of practical applications and credibility issues among physicists.

US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 nations, State Department says

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UK Officials could face US entry ban over Twitter policy

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UK's Ofcom investigates X over AI-generated deepfakes, while US officials warn of sanctions if a ban proceeds. The UK government backs Ofcom's actions, but US officials compare the move to Russian censorship tactics.

Show HN: Xoscript

xoscript is a server-side scripting language emphasizing simplicity, security, and backward compatibility. It provides a lightweight, practical programming experience with a focus on server-side scripting.

Ask HN: What did you find out or explore today?

You're renovating an old agricultural machine shed using historic pipeline sections as support poles and researching the pipeline's history. Your parrot is laying an egg and you're providing care and food to support her.

ChromaDB Explorer

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Powered by A modern, native desktop client for ChromaDB. Browse collections, search semantically, and manage your vector embeddings with ease. Connect to local, remote, or Chroma Cloud databases. Save and manage multiple connection profiles with secure API key storage.

UK secures record supply of offshore wind projects

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The UK has awarded contracts for a record amount of offshore wind, including part of the world's largest wind farm, to meet its 2030 clean power target. However, analysts warn that the government may still struggle to meet its goal due to rising costs and grid connection challenges.
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The Trump administration's social media campaign promoting immigration crackdowns is colliding with copyright law, with several creators pushing back on unauthorized use of their work. DHS is using an "ask for forgiveness, not permission" approach, risking lawsuits but so far avoiding consequences.

Show HN: Cachekit – High performance caching policies library in Rust

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The code demonstrates the use of the cachekit library in Rust to implement a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache with a capacity of 100 entries. It inserts and retrieves an item from the cache, showcasing basic caching functionality.

Why IRC is better than Real Life (2000)

IRC allows for anonymous and intimate connections with others worldwide, free from physical distractions and biases. It favors intelligent and expressive individuals, providing a unique social environment for introverts and those seeking deep conversations.

Exa-d: How to store the web in S3

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Exa-d is a data processing framework designed to handle the complexity of the web's dynamic data at scale, with features like typed columns, surgical patching, and a declared dependency graph. It uses S3 storage and Ray Data to efficiently process and update massive datasets, ensuring rapid iteration and precise updates.

Maggots, an efficient source of protein

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InsectiPro in Kenya is rearing 128 million black soldier fly larvae to convert mango waste into protein meal for animal feed, a sustainable alternative to traditional crops. The larvae are being sold to pet food companies, with potential human consumption also being explored, but faces marketing and education challenges.

How Iran Switched Off the Internet

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Show HN: Sparrow-1 – Audio-native model for human-level turn-taking without ASR

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Sparrow-1 is a conversational flow control model that predicts when a system should listen, wait, or speak in real-time, enabling human-like timing in conversational AI. It models conversational uncertainty directly and responds with precision, allowing interactions to feel attentive, patient, and natural.

AI will compromise your cybersecurity posture

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The hype surrounding AI and machine learning-based systems is often exaggerated, and the actual risks they pose to cybersecurity are largely self-inflicted due to poor integration and lack of proper threat modelling. The real danger lies in the complexity and recklessness with which these systems are promoted and integrated, rather than any magical autonomous exploitation by a singularity.

Billion-Dollar Idea Generator

Your next billion-dollar pivot, powered by AI* Click the button to discover your destiny

Show HN: Digital Carrot – Block social media with programmable rules and goals

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Digital Carrot blocks distractions until daily goals are met, tracking progress automatically. It offers customizable templates or script-based goal creation for flexibility.
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Show HN: Harmony – AI notetaker for Discord

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User uses Harmony for AI note taking on Discord, solving transcription issues and improving organization. Harmony is a game-changer for productivity and team management.

Dutch police have their own car stolen during car theft chase

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A 34-year-old man from Breda stole multiple cars, including an ANWB vehicle and a police car, causing chaos in the area. He was eventually apprehended after a series of failed car theft attempts and reckless driving.

Junior Developers in the Age of AI

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The entry-level software engineering market is shrinking despite overall industry growth due to a bias towards senior talent, exacerbated by AI, which makes juniors less competitive with LLMs. Companies should prioritize hiring juniors to lay infrastructure for a stronger organization, promoting growth, experimentation, and learning, and leveraging AI to make coaching easier and accelerate ...

The hunt for a stolen Jackson Pollock

Anthropic is making a huge mistake

You're reconsidering using Claude Code due to user hostility and restrictive policies. This may drive users to other model providers, as enforced restrictions could be seen as a threat to their workflow.

Show HN: A fast CLI and MCP server for managing Lambda cloud GPU instances

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This is a community-built tool for managing Lambda infrastructure with AI assistants. It uses environment variables for notifications and API keys.

Vanderbilt University plans new campus in San Francisco

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The $200K Developer Dream Is Over – Here's the Reality in 2026

The era of easy coding jobs and high salaries after college is over due to market changes. Learning to code today requires a different mindset and understanding of the current job market.

First impressions of Claude Cowork

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Simon Willison discusses Claude Cowork, a new feature from Anthropic that allows users to run coding agents in a filesystem sandbox, and Fly's new product Sprites.dev, which provides stateful sandbox environments for running coding agents and untrusted code in a secure sandbox. He also shares his thoughts on the ethics and legality of using generative AI to automate tasks and create ...

Show HN: Axis – A systems programming language with Python syntax

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AXIS is a language that compiles directly to x86-64 machine code without external tools. It supports basic data types, functions, loops, and conditional statements, with a focus on simplicity and ease of use.

Eigent: An open source Claude Cowork alternative

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The user has multiple requests including creating a detailed itinerary for a 3-day trip to Palm Springs for a tennis tournament, generating a Q2 financial statement, analyzing the UK healthcare industry, preparing a market entry feasibility report for the German market, running an SEO audit on the Eigent website, identifying duplicate files in a folder, and adding a signature image to a PDF. ...

Project SkyWatch (a.k.a. Wescam at Home)

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A custom control loop was built to track aircraft from the ground using a consumer camera, addressing mechanical and electronics latency with a combination of Visual Processing, Prediction, and Feed-Forward Control. The system uses OpenCV, CSRT, Kalman Filter, and PID control to achieve a stable image and correlates visual data with live ADS-B telemetry for context.

Training my smartwatch to track intelligence

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The user created a model using their Garmin watch and chess data to predict daily mental clarity, finding that REM sleep, stress, and recent exercise were key factors. By using this model, the user made behavior changes such as prioritizing REM sleep, reducing alcohol consumption, and using a weighted blanket, which improved their mental clarity and chess performance.