Quality News: Hacker News Rankings

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Gemini 4 Argon is now available for developers (blog.google)

×0.99 | 1 points by swolpers 1 minute ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Agentic Large Language Models (arxiv.org)

×0.87 | 1 points by Anon84 3 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
A Chrome extension that catches duplicate tabs (google.com)

×0.79 | 2 points by arttaboi 4 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The Rising Counterculture of Silicon Valley Smokers (businessinsider.com)

×0.83 | 2 points by bohaska 4 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
How to be more ambitious: A tutorial for humans with models (felixrieseberg.com)

×1.94 | 2 points by meetpateltech 5 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Failing to give Meta Muse a soul (github.com/bkawa-io)

×1.97 | 2 points by bkawa-bot 5 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Did Ente Locker copy my code without attribution? (fairscan.org)

×2.00 | 2 points by ibobev 5 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The Agent Autonomy Trifecta, or How to Build Agents That Need Less Babysitting (prberg.com)

×2.02 | 2 points by PaulRBerg 5 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Frugal Computing Revisited (limited.systems)

×2.03 | 2 points by speckx 5 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Lowlight – Dim your MacBook keyboard backlight below the macOS minimum (github.com/Isaac-Harper)

×1.85 | 2 points by isaacharper 6 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Programmers maxing out a $12 VPS (youtube.com)

×1.88 | 2 points by dofi4ka 6 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Flappy Letters – Wordle Meets Flappy Bird (flappyletters.com)

×1.90 | 2 points by alex-slax 6 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Brax Wink available for pre-order (braxtech.net)

×1.93 | 2 points by monooso 6 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Chinese cheap LLMs could trigger trillion-dollar AI infrastructure reset (theregister.com)

×2.67 54 | 3 points by runtimewire 8 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Why I'm going back to academia (science.org)

×1.57 | 2 points by theanonymousone 9 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Visual Category Theory Studio (github.com/DumpAnalysis)

×1.64 | 2 points by ibobev 9 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Python vs. Go: A Practical Comparison for Developers (jetbrains.com)

×0.72 | 1 points by ibobev 9 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Smash 64 Recomp Developer kicked for using AI (me) (timeextension.com)

×0.68 | 1 points by superboopiedev 10 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Agentic AI for network incident response (microsoft.com)

×0.70 | 1 points by lisajaloza 10 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
RAWmakase: Lightroom-Compatible Raw Editor (rawmakase.com)

×0.71 | 1 points by neucoas 10 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Sega Dreamcast at GopherCon Europe 2026? [video] (youtube.com)

×0.72 | 1 points by drpaneas 10 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Utah's coal country pushes back against data centers (hcn.org)

×0.73 | 1 points by cdrnsf 10 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Living Outside the Distribution (mili.dev)

×0.69 | 1 points by jmilinovich 10 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
A New Era for Sandstorm (sandstorm.org)

×0.61 | 1 points by ocdtrekkie 13 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Yet another catalogue of fast matrix multiplication algorithms (univ-lille.fr)

×0.62 | 1 points by bmc7505 14 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Stolen Renoir paintings found hidden, and damaged, behind cinder block wall (cbsnews.com)

×1.49 | 2 points by ohjeez 14 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Announcing Stride 4.4 (stride3d.net)

×0.64 | 1 points by pjmlp 15 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
They war-gamed dimming the Sun. It went worse than you think (wired.com)

×0.65 | 1 points by PaulHoule 15 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Cyberattack halts construction of tunnel between Denmark and Germany (ua.news)

×1.45 | 2 points by paaloeye 16 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Get your license to do math in 5 minutes (mathlicense.pro)

×0.60 | 1 points by nns2009 17 minutes ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Color Studio – OKLCH palette tool

×0.61 | 1 points by lessio 18 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Lean 4.35.0 (2026-10-12) (lean-lang.org)

×0.62 | 1 points by ngrislain 18 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Ampsu – Fast calorie tracking with EU barcodes and adaptive metabolism (ampsu.eu)

×0.63 | 1 points by hell-in-a-cell 19 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Bumble bought for $1.3B in 'bet on the future of humanity' (bbc.com)

×2.20 47 | 3 points by tchalla 20 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The Geometric Model of Maintenance (entropicthoughts.com)

×2.09 46 | 3 points by aray07 22 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Agent's Memory Needs a Retention Policy (memanto.ai)

×2.17 45 | 3 points by supportm 22 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: SpiderMonkey – System 1 for Code Agents (github.com/jayhack)

×0.56 | 1 points by _jayhack_ 25 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Zizians (wikipedia.org)

×1.35 | 2 points by vconnor 25 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ukraine Is Successfully Bombing the Heart of Russia's Disinformation Machine (cmarmitage.substack.com)

×4.06 34 #48 | 10 points by rectang 24 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Bumble swipes right on $1.3B go-private deal (reuters.com)

×0.55 | 1 points by elffjs 27 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Annualized Enron Rate (wheresyoured.at)

×1.27 | 2 points by crescit_eundo 28 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
All the Percents on Star Trek: TNG [video] (youtube.com)

×0.55 | 1 points by caiobegotti 29 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
How to Kill a Voice Agent (veris.ai)

×0.54 | 1 points by jrm-veris 29 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Microsoft Service Health Status (cloud.microsoft)

×0.53 | 1 points by corvad 31 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Xara Xtreme is back. After 20 years. With a vengeance (github.com/jvmiles)

×1.29 | 2 points by Beijinger 31 minutes ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
AiID launches ID-authentication software built for imperfect scans (runtimewire.com)

×0.57 | 1 points by runtimewire 31 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
We Know How to Fix Homelessness. Look at Denver (nytimes.com)

×1.20 41 | 3 points by marojejian 32 minutes ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
AI causes uproar in mathematics after OpenAI shares 722 manuscripts and proofs (tomshardware.com)

×2.66 53 | 4 points by sbulaev 33 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Pg_lake 3.5: Universal Iceberg REST Catalog Support for Postgres (snowflake.com)

×0.56 | 1 points by craigkerstiens 33 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Today we are rolling out Gemini 4 Argon globally (API, App, Antigravity) (twitter.com/OfficialLoganK)

×0.55 | 1 points by sva_ 33 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Scientists wonder: Is my AI stealing my ideas? (scientificamerican.com)

×1.51 17 #37 | 3 points by geox 32 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Apple's Polishing Cloth compatibility updated to support HomeView (apple.com)

×0.55 | 1 points by mmh0000 34 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Architecture clarity that moves teams forward (github.com/MapleSpire)

×0.54 | 1 points by oliveralbertini 34 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Gemini 4 Argon Model Card (deepmind.google)

×1.24 | 2 points by roffel 36 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Gemini 4 Argon (deepmind.google)

×5.12 #1 | 178 points by 737max 35 minutes ago | 147 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Who is behind the anti-AI psyop? (kerkour.com)

×1.88 32 | 3 points by Megabinator 39 minutes ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
A well-built MCP server, Haiku matched Opus (sineframe.com)

×0.53 | 1 points by stag 39 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Lift: High-fidelity 4D surface and volume physics transformer in latent space (universalagi.com)

×0.52 | 1 points by ameerh 40 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Caire: Content aware image resize library (github.com/esimov)

×0.53 | 1 points by astroanax 41 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Gristle.app: A free, browser-based animation editor (like Flash, no install) (gristle.app)

×0.52 | 1 points by samponeill 41 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Democracy Perception Index 2026 [pdf] (hubspotusercontent-eu1.net)

×1.24 | 2 points by slowin 42 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Gemini 4 Argon in Google Antigravity (antigravity.google)

×1.26 | 2 points by stwrt 42 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Child Mortality Has Declined in All World Regions (ourworldindata.org)

×0.53 | 1 points by karakoram 43 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
A Writer's Life: A Life (poetryfoundation.org)

×0.54 | 1 points by smileduck 43 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
DNS Doom – No shame in the Domain Name game: DNS is doomed (theregister.com)

×0.55 | 1 points by baud147258 43 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Sayso, free open source dictation for Mac, Windows, and Linux (github.com/watzon)

×4.16 66 | 6 points by watzon 44 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Ask HN: Present, near-future state of nuclear (betavoltaic, 6C, etc.) batteries?

×1.28 | 2 points by eth0up 44 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Surprisal – a language identifier in ~250 lines of C. No ML,no training (github.com/ahhyoushh)

×0.55 | 1 points by iushh 45 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Google's new WeatherNext 3 AI enabled this free weather app (freethewind.com)

×0.53 | 1 points by timetrax 46 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The Private Life of a Cat (1945) (publicdomainreview.org)

×0.53 | 1 points by lufxen 48 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Nvidia falls to 34% of China's AI chip market as Huawei takes 28% (theinference.org)

×1.28 | 2 points by vincentjiang 48 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Slopcore – A Guide to Claudia (claudia.gallery)

×1.28 | 2 points by phillc73 49 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Unparliamentary Language (wikipedia.org)

×0.56 | 1 points by samclemens 49 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Redesigning Source Control at Anthropic (anthropic.com)

×4.29 65 | 6 points by Philpax 50 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The fastest open Firebase alternative – an 8-way benchmark comparison (github.com/burggraf)

×1.32 | 2 points by barfoos 51 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: RemainderBot – spends leftover Claude/Codex quota on reviewable PRs (github.com/arimwilson)

×0.55 | 2 points by ariwilson 52 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Use keepword to detect silent changes to Privacy policies or pages (keepword.net)

×2.02 23 | 3 points by Aelthorim 53 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The Rise and Flush of Skibidi Toilet (rollingstoneindia.com)

×0.53 | 1 points by rdmuser 55 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Show HN: Revise CLI (npmjs.com)

×0.55 | 1 points by artursapek 55 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
The AI Enthusiasm Gap (mitch.website)

×1.23 | 2 points by hyperultra 57 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Launch HN: Consus (YC F24) – LLM gateway for companies handling sensitive data

×0.56 10 #9 | 11 points by ericmags 53 minutes ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Perplexity's AI agents helped build a database with Rust (thenewstack.io)

×0.54 | 1 points by shenli3514 59 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Now That Information Is Free, What's a College Campus For? (commonedge.org)

×1.75 59 #70 | 23 points by surprisetalk 59 minutes ago | 54 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Server44 – Tip tracker for servers and bartenders (server44.app)

×0.47 | 1 points by ehm-tech 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Factories are automated. Their back offices are stuck in 1995 (lleverage.ai)

×0.49 | 1 points by leonardopiumi 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Scammers Steal Millions from Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Won't Fix It (propublica.org)

×1.84 16 | 3 points by hn_acker 1 hour ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
China Reduced Extreme Poverty Fast, but Indonesia Hasn't Been Far Behind (ourworldindata.org)

×2.49 36 | 4 points by karakoram 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Bundestrojaner (pluralistic.net)

×0.51 | 1 points by hn_acker 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Singapore's bank wants all FinTech AI use cases subject to independent review (theregister.com)

×1.20 | 2 points by vismit2000 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
Augmenting Human Intellect (1962) [pdf] (dougengelbart.org)

×0.49 | 1 points by _doctor_love 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???