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2026-01-17
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Stories from January 17, 2026
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31.
Common misunderstandings about large software companies
(
philipotoole.com
)
97 points
by
otoolep
7 months ago
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53 comments
32.
Show HN: I built a tool to assist AI agents to know when a PR is good to go
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dsifry.github.io
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45 points
by
dsifry
7 months ago
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35 comments
33.
Lies, Damned Lies and Proofs: Formal Methods Are Not Slopless
(
lesswrong.com
)
94 points
by
OgsyedIE
7 months ago
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44 comments
34.
Italy investigates Activision Blizzard for pushing in-game purchases
(
techcrunch.com
)
121 points
by
7777777phil
7 months ago
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51 comments
35.
The Resonant Computing Manifesto
(
resonantcomputing.org
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65 points
by
sinak
7 months ago
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32 comments
36.
Beebo, a wave simulator written in C
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sr.ht
)
63 points
by
anon25783
7 months ago
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5 comments
37.
Architecture for Disposable Systems
(
tuananh.net
)
58 points
by
tuananh
7 months ago
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31 comments
38.
2025 was the third hottest year on record
(
economist.com
)
202 points
by
andsoitis
7 months ago
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210 comments
39.
Which is "Bouba", and which is "Kiki"? [video]
(
youtube.com
)
27 points
by
basilikum
7 months ago
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23 comments
40.
Ask HN: Is it still worth pursuing a software startup?
192 points
by
newbebee
7 months ago
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230 comments
41.
Show HN: What if your menu bar was a keyboard-controlled command center?
(
extrabar.app
)
60 points
by
pugdogdev
7 months ago
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49 comments
42.
IKEA for Software
(
tommaso-girotto.co
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76 points
by
tgirotto
7 months ago
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50 comments
43.
What twenty years of DevOps has failed to do
(
honeycomb.io
)
86 points
by
mooreds
7 months ago
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156 comments
44.
AV1 Image File Format Specification Gets an Upgrade with AVIF v1.2.0
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aomedia.org
)
65 points
by
breve
7 months ago
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5 comments
45.
The Risks of AI in Schools Outweigh the Benefits, Report Says
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npr.org
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92 points
by
backpackerBMW
7 months ago
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94 comments
46.
Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US
(
bbc.com
)
189 points
by
breve
7 months ago
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232 comments
47.
Sergei Fedorov's Escape from Soviet Union Helped Save Red Wings (2020)
(
freep.com
)
33 points
by
rmason
7 months ago
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2 comments
48.
Post-PARA: What survived 4 years of real use
(
cortwave.github.io
)
34 points
by
cortwave
7 months ago
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6 comments
49.
What are Tithe Maps (2021)
(
mapreading.co.uk
)
24 points
by
thomasjb
7 months ago
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3 comments
50.
Congress wants to hand your parenting to big tech
(
eff.org
)
88 points
by
hn_acker
7 months ago
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59 comments
51.
An Ode to the Return of Wysiwyg
(
jeffverkoeyen.com
)
32 points
by
featherless
7 months ago
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31 comments
52.
Re: Mix: open-source repairable blender
(
github.com/openfunkhq
)
41 points
by
rishikeshs
7 months ago
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20 comments
53.
Crypto grifters are recruiting open-source AI developers
(
seangoedecke.com
)
102 points
by
lalitmaganti
7 months ago
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28 comments
54.
Earth is warming faster. Scientists are closing in on why (2024)
(
economist.com
)
114 points
by
andsoitis
7 months ago
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132 comments
55.
Meditation and Unconscious: A Buddhist Monk and a Neuroscientist (2022)
(
mitpress.mit.edu
)
22 points
by
arunc
7 months ago
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7 comments
56.
Most renters shut out of energy-saving upgrades – study
(
binghamton.edu
)
74 points
by
hhs
7 months ago
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106 comments
57.
Every data centre is a U.S. military base
(
policyalternatives.ca
)
88 points
by
HotGarbage
7 months ago
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51 comments
58.
Escaping the trap of US tech dependence
(
disconnect.blog
)
92 points
by
laurex
7 months ago
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110 comments
59.
Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
(
apnews.com
)
239 points
by
2OEH8eoCRo0
7 months ago
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374 comments
60.
[dupe]
OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT as it burns through billions
(
arstechnica.com
)
81 points
by
Terretta
7 months ago
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87 comments
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