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  1. Ask HN: How do AI agents help you in your daily life?
    ×1.67 37 | 3 points by gonzar79 7 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  2. Tell HN: Gemini trains on chat history, even for subscribers (personal accounts)
    ×3.32 1 #79 | 700 points by jameslk 1 day ago | 182 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  3. Ask HN: What's your current AI agentic setup?
    ×3.21 4 #85 | 496 points by eggbrain 1 day ago | 613 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  4. Ask HN: What cryptography book do you recommend for reading with 10 year olds?
    ×0.93 51 | 83 points by mike_richards 2 days ago | 79 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  5. Ask HN: How to verify response generated by AI in API response quickly
    ×0.18 | 2 points by mehtahet619 4 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  6. OpenAI seems to be silently re-enabling model training on Codex chats
    ×2.94 43 | 522 points by user052919 2 days ago | 161 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  7. Ask HN: Local AI Models for Coding and General Tasks?
    ×0.31 82 | 3 points by giantg2 5 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  8. Ask HN: What is going on with SMS 2FA?
    ×0.31 | 2 points by tkdb 6 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  9. Ask HN: What are some good resources on encoded/encrypted search?
    ×0.40 | 2 points by lyfeninja 6 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  10. Tell HN: Don't use Postman, they proxy your info without your permission
    ×1.68 81 | 108 points by neya 1 day ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  11. Ask HN: In a world with AI agents how has software task estimation changed?
    ×0.46 | 2 points by yalogin 6 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  12. Gitbook Breached
    ×1.15 83 | 163 points by punchmesan 2 days ago | 42 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  13. Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy?
    ×3.16 76 | 728 points by LecroJS 4 days ago | 881 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  14. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2026)
    ×1.08 101 | 249 points by whoishiring 3 days ago | 274 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  15. Ask HN: Where should I start to do marketing?
    ×0.88 116 | 5 points by dhruonweb 17 hours ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  16. Ask HN: Any good AI design tools for pitch decks and visuals?
    ×1.09 68 | 4 points by AlanAAG 5 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  17. Ask HN: How do small teams pragmatically manage Dependabot fatigue?
    ×0.63 110 | 4 points by maxk85 11 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  18. GitLab patched the CVE. Your leaked token is still valid
    ×0.81 97 | 3 points by conduit-dev 6 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  19. Canva lays off 22% of its workforce; 1,270 people
    ×3.81 80 | 32 points by princevegeta89 23 hours ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  20. Ask HN: Credit card and loyalty analytics, where to start?
    ×1.13 125 | 4 points by scipio1551 18 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  21. Courier: A macOS Postman Alternative
    ×0.33 | 2 points by _booty 13 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  22. Ask HN: Does anyone have a contact with Cleveland-area Ham club?
    ×2.10 104 | 166 points by stockresearcher 2 days ago | 23 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  23. WorkOS reports security breach
    ×1.12 115 | 80 points by werrett 2 days ago | 11 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  24. Ask HN: Is it possible for a residential proxy provider to exist ethically?
    ×1.18 117 | 4 points by walrus01 15 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  25. What's the worst bug an AI coding agent silently introduced into your code?
    ×1.21 124 | 4 points by riyashikanedunc 18 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  26. Ask HN: AI Coding Preference
    ×0.73 134 | 3 points by treebeard901 19 hours ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  27. Ask HN: Impact of US Elections on AI?
    ×1.25 133 | 9 points by talmr 1 day ago | 11 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  28. Tell HN: Protonmail No Longer Allows Contact Management in Android
    ×1.10 103 | 4 points by eth0up 9 hours ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  29. Tell HN: Google Play will public-share your address and phone if you sell in EU
    ×2.78 102 | 9 points by cmdr2 15 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  30. Tell HN: You now need a government id in order to create an Anthropic account
    ×1.79 128 | 21 points by I_am_tiberius 2 days ago | 11 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  31. Ask HN: What is the best non mainstream programming language or stack in 2026?
    ×0.74 141 | 6 points by kbrannigan 1 day ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  32. Ask HN: Is it worth reading The Art of Computer Programming now?
    ×1.07 132 | 9 points by weavie 1 day ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  33. Ask HN: How to Keep the Edge as an Engineer?
    ×1.77 129 | 11 points by spacebuffer 1 day ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  34. Ask HN: Will cheap high-quality AI end this December?
    ×1.03 140 | 9 points by amichail 2 days ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  35. Ask HN: Which agent harness do you use for working with multiple Models?
    ×0.71 131 | 6 points by avucenovic 1 day ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  36. Ask HN: What's on Your Learning List?
    ×0.39 139 | 4 points by carlos-menezes 1 day ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  37. Ask HN: Is AI good enough for math exercises?
    ×0.36 142 | 3 points by Qision 1 day ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  38. Ask HN: Design My YouTube Feed
    ×0.20 145 | 4 points by mrkn1 2 days ago | 9 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  39. Ask HN: Is it still worth building and documenting projects the "old way"?
    ×0.64 143 | 3 points by dhruv_ahuja 1 day ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  40. Ask HN: Does anyone enjoy work anymore?
    ×2.15 136 | 28 points by jackmalpo 3 days ago | 29 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  41. Tell HN: GitHub Is Down
    ×2.92 111 | 29 points by yuvadam 1 day ago | 16 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  42. Ask HN: Are you building your own personal webapps?
    ×0.95 144 | 4 points by viejaquerida 1 day ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  43. Show HN: HackerGit – Every GitHub repo shared on HN (hackergit.org)
    ×0.57 | 1 points by murtazayusuf 47 minutes ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  44. Show HN: Trace to Agent Session, open corresponding segment of dialogue (github.com/keepplain)
    ×0.45 | 1 points by kagen 56 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  45. Compilers and Termination Revisited (regehr.org)
    ×1.12 | 2 points by Thorondor 58 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  46. OpenAI to acquire Pierre Computer Company (openai.com)
    ×1.82 13 | 261 points by itunpredictable 1 day ago | 90 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  47. Show HN: A C++ Compiler That Is Faster Than GCC and Clang (github.com/vishvananda)
    ×2.02 33 | 6 points by vishvananda 4 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  48. Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM (theverge.com)
    ×4.37 17 #32 | 344 points by archb 9 hours ago | 296 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  49. Altera Announces Agilex 2X, a Complete FPGA and SoC Portfolio (altera.com)
    ×0.61 59 #57 | 57 points by gmays 16 hours ago | 22 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  50. The Blue Wave Hits Sand Hill Road (businessinsider.com)
    ×2.00 16 | 3 points by rmason 46 minutes ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  51. Nikke PC game launcher hacked to spread remote access, data-stealing malware (bleepingcomputer.com)
    ×0.49 | 1 points by nazgulsenpai 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  52. Show HN: Sanctuary – Offline LLM Running on Apple Silicon Metal (iOS) (apple.com)
    ×0.87 66 | 3 points by AryanDinakaran1 4 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  53. Show HN: Aloud – native macOS TTS for selected text, PDFs and screenshots ($19) (aloudapp.app)
    ×1.51 95 | 4 points by SnapState 8 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  54. Hedge Funds Were 'Massive' Sellers of AI Debt, RBC's Skiba Says (bloomberg.com)
    ×0.98 | 1 points by petethomas 46 seconds ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  55. Could AI give NFTs a second chance? (dw.com)
    ×1.00 4 | 3 points by billybuckwheat 1 hour ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  56. Show HN: Hyperbutler – Docker on Windows 11 Without WSL or Docker Desktop (github.com/Higangssh)
    ×1.70 105 | 4 points by swq115 10 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  57. Tencent Launches Hy4, One of the Leading Open-Source AI Models (tencent.com)
    ×1.12 8 #6 | 41 points by gmays 1 hour ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  58. Free energy screening for run-of-river hydro power sites in North America (catchflo.ca)
    ×0.45 | 2 points by bruenblack 57 minutes ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  59. Can you instruct the robot to make a PB&J sandwich? (sudosandwich.lol)
    ×1.78 1 | 3 points by jamesjyu 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  60. Show HN: Hosted MCP server for 16 crypto exchanges and MetaTrader 5 (github.com/AlgoVesta)
    ×0.48 | 2 points by AlgoVesta 16 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  61. Hungary: Communist-era files released, up to 60k former agents revealed (euronews.com)
    ×3.03 16 #26 | 84 points by rdmuser 2 hours ago | 16 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  62. Nordstjernen, Northstar, Southstar: minimalist webbrowsers in C and Rust (nordstjernen.org)
    ×0.70 19 #37 | 48 points by Propelloni 6 hours ago | 28 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  63. AMD expects to outsell Intel in Q4 for the first time in history (tomshardware.com)
    ×3.78 14 #84 | 574 points by rbanffy 1 day ago | 215 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  64. US voters roundly reject data centers in ballot measures (semafor.com)
    ×6.86 6 | 343 points by justonepost2 1 day ago | 734 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  65. Show HN: K8sman – A Native Kubernetes IDE (github.com/matty234)
    ×3.84 58 | 6 points by agenericname 6 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  66. Being a kid making games in the early 2000s (jaytholen.net)
    ×1.49 43 #41 | 119 points by farmerbb 16 hours ago | 47 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  67. Specgit (specgit.com)
    ×0.52 | 1 points by bryan_specgit 32 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  68. Show HN: Mailbox.bot – A real street address for AI agents (mailbox.bot)
    ×0.79 | 2 points by mailboxbot 18 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  69. Tobacco company got smoked by leaving secret recipes on a file share (theregister.com)
    ×1.29 4 #90 | 14 points by Bender 5 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  70. Paraguay's president is impeached following a bank collapse (npr.org)
    ×1.26 | 2 points by kaycebasques 33 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  71. Show HN: Native HTML Partials and Native MFEs
    ×0.36 | 2 points by otocarlson 21 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  72. My psychophysics as a bilateral cochlear implant user (claude.ai)
    ×1.47 7 #11 | 144 points by mi-rae 5 hours ago | 42 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  73. Starfall – Affordable, routine access to microgravity (spacex.com)
    ×2.13 29 #44 | 267 points by gmays 21 hours ago | 204 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  74. Paraguayan president impeached minutes after resigning following bank collapse (apnews.com)
    ×1.72 8 #76 | 12 points by gregsadetsky 3 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  75. Interpolative Software (benjamincongdon.me)
    ×0.47 | 1 points by emschwartz 57 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  76. Safari introduces Adaptive Dark Mode in 27.3 (webkit.org)
    ×2.69 26 | 511 points by paddingtone 2 days ago | 263 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  77. Show HN: HackerTV – HN's most-recommended Youtube videos as 24/7 TV channels (hackertv.org)
    ×2.37 35 | 478 points by dsalzman 2 days ago | 82 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  78. Show HN: XSDHub – checks correctness of invoice format and local standards (xsdhub.com)
    ×0.81 90 | 4 points by DroneLedger 8 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  79. Show HN: Bema: Work messaging built for humans (getbema.app)
    ×0.41 127 | 27 points by ben_d 2 days ago | 20 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  80. Wipeout for AI stocks sends Wall Street reeling and S&P 500 tumbles more than 3% (apnews.com)
    ×2.25 9 #50 | 14 points by jethronethro 2 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  81. Lawsuit: Man introduced his wife to ChatGPT. She used it to plan his murder (arstechnica.com)
    ×2.03 29 | 3 points by pseudolus 29 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  82. Haybarn 2.0: DuckDB 2.0 with a much faster start in the browser (query.farm)
    ×0.52 | 1 points by rustyconover 46 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  83. The Pacific's Busy Storm Season (nasa.gov)
    ×1.02 | 2 points by titusblair 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  84. Democrats win control of the House of Representatives (nbcnews.com)
    ×25.92 49 | 274 points by geox 1 day ago | 145 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  85. Show HN: QuanterLab, describe a trading strategy, watch it build in front of you (quanterlab.com)
    ×0.97 | 2 points by serhatgirgin 6 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  86. Where Is Federal Law Enforcement's Data-Buying Transparency? (lawfaremedia.org)
    ×0.72 | 1 points by severine 9 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  87. The benchmark where AIs have to lie to win (dwarkesh.com)
    ×2.06 20 | 3 points by consumer451 42 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  88. Show HN: Inspired by HackerTube, I Built HackerByte for HN and GitHub (hackerbyte.net)
    ×0.47 | 2 points by bakigul 14 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  89. Show HN: Inference business simulator – don't go broke, rent GPUs, serve tokens (makermaker.ai)
    ×2.49 49 | 4 points by dval 13 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  90. Evergreen: A Provably Safe Systems Language (evergreenlang.net)
    ×0.96 55 | 112 points by jordan_bonecut 1 day ago | 89 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???