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Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel

luispa — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:10:44 +0000

Article URL: https://lwn.net/Articles/1097401/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49928121

Points: 162

# Comments: 90

Apple's smart home camera reportedly won't record video

mikelgan — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:00:10 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theapplepost.com/2026/10/01/72882/apples-smart-home-camera-reportedly-wont-record-video/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49928054

Points: 23

# Comments: 48

Your Big Mac might cost more if McDonald's AI thinks people nearby can afford it

bundie — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:15:57 +0000

Article URL: https://neow.in/NGxhb3d6

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49927693

Points: 32

# Comments: 41

The death of web development education

ibobev — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:07:37 +0000

Article URL: https://molily.de/web-dev-education/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49927100

Points: 182

# Comments: 136

Automatic Transmission – a data-privacy study of connected vehicles

rafaelc — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:23:27 +0000

Article URL: https://automatictransmission.khoury.northeastern.edu/index.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49926628

Points: 148

# Comments: 143

SvelteKit 3

sampsn — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:14:23 +0000

Article URL: https://svelte.dev/blog/sveltekit-3-is-here

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49926536

Points: 156

# Comments: 58

Pi 1.0

sergiotapia — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:33:05 +0000

Related: Pi Durable - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49925969

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49926069

Points: 878

# Comments: 295

iPod of 2026

kapsteur — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:25:46 +0000

Article URL: https://sudo.music/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49925261

Points: 38

# Comments: 62

Vote on which of Hacker News' challenges for AI have been met

stabbles — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:32:43 +0000

Article URL: https://stoppels.ch/goalposts/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49924618

Points: 108

# Comments: 116

Git 3.0's upcoming SHA-256 default will be a costly mistake

chmaynard — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:57:03 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.gitbutler.com/git-3-sha-256

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49924179

Points: 259

# Comments: 264

Clef: Open-weight decision models, and new RL fine-tuning platform

jasondavies — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:18:57 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/clef-decision-models/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49923692

Points: 458

# Comments: 167

Canada fast-tracks Pacific oil pipeline to reduce US dependence

geox — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:10:00 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/alberta-canada-carney-pipeline-68539133d6e0245fad3622263afd4aeb

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49923575

Points: 79

# Comments: 84

RIP, vector database

razin — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:01:56 +0000

Article URL: https://turbopuffer.com/blog/rip-vector-database

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49923466

Points: 291

# Comments: 78

Red Hat being phased out of existence?

amcclure — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:33:26 +0000

Article URL: https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/01/Red_Hat_Being_Phased_Out_of_Existence_Like_Many_Other_Companies.shtml

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49923056

Points: 183

# Comments: 103

Figma restricts MCP access to whitelisted clients, excluding Pi

thdr — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:10:46 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/GayaniFigma/status/2105295629941350454

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49922729

Points: 174

# Comments: 99

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2026)

whoishiring — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:02:07 +0000

Please state the location and include REMOTE for remote work, REMOTE (US) or similar if the country is restricted, and ONSITE when remote work is not an option.

Please only post if you personally are part of the hiring company—no recruiting firms or job boards. One post per company. If it isn't a household name, explain what your company does.

Please only post if you are actively filling a position and are committed to replying to applicants.

Commenters: please don't reply to job posts to complain about something. It's off topic here.

Readers: please only email if you are personally interested in the job.

Searchers: try https://hnwork.app, https://nthesis.ai/public/hn-who-is-hiring, https://dheerajck.github.io/hnwhoishiring/, http://nchelluri.github.io/hnjobs/, https://hnjobs.emilburzo.com.

Don't miss this other fine thread: Who wants to be hired? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49922568

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49922569

Points: 167

# Comments: 178

Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2026)

whoishiring — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:02:07 +0000

Share your information if you are looking for work. Please use this format:

  Location:
  Remote:
  Willing to relocate:
  Technologies:
  Résumé/CV:
  Email:

Please only post if you are personally looking for work. Agencies, recruiters, job boards, and so on, are off topic here.

Readers: please only email these addresses to discuss work opportunities.

Searchers: try https://nthesis.ai/public/hn-wants-to-be-hired, https://www.wantstobehired.com.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49922568

Points: 100

# Comments: 297

Cops Can Bypass iPhone's Automatic Reboot to Get into Locked Phones

speckx — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:38:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.404media.co/cops-can-bypass-iphone-automatic-inactivity-reboot-graykey/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49922278

Points: 248

# Comments: 203

Cloudflare K2: serverless event streams

elffjs — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:09:10 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-k2-streams/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49921923

Points: 210

# Comments: 87

Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes

gmays — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:05:51 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/technology/meta-ai-data-centers-taxes.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49921118

Points: 249

# Comments: 235

FTC is investigating OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over product risks

dgellow — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:00:55 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/30/ftc-ai-probe-openai-anthropic.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49921050

Points: 200

# Comments: 150

Google breaks promise to provide 10 years of updates to Chromebooks

speckx — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:55:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.osnews.com/story/146052/google-breaks-promise-to-provide-10-years-of-updates-to-chromebooks/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49920997

Points: 344

# Comments: 155

Micron CEO Says Memory Supply Will Be Much Tighter in 2027 and 2028 Than in 2026

speckx — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:48:59 +0000

Article URL: https://www.techpowerup.com/353296/micron-ceo-says-memory-supply-will-be-much-tighter-in-2027-and-2028-than-in-2026

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49920932

Points: 337

# Comments: 391

How to speed up the Rust compiler in September 2026

trickypr — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:44:38 +0000

Article URL: https://nnethercote.github.io/2026/09/30/how-to-speed-up-the-rust-compiler-in-september-2026.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49920896

Points: 236

# Comments: 121

Returning from vacation? The government can search your phone without a warrant

rbanffy — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:13:59 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/immigration-advocate-sues-border-agents-for-demanding-his-cell-phone/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49920234

Points: 360

# Comments: 329

StreetComplete on iOS is now in public beta

Snowly — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:59:57 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete/issues/5421

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49920160

Points: 533

# Comments: 137

GPT-Synopsys: Frontier Intelligence to Revolutionize Chip Design

giuliomagnifico — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:21:36 +0000

Article URL: https://news.synopsys.com/2026-09-30-OpenAI-and-Synopsys-Announce-GPT-Synopsys-Frontier-Intelligence-to-Revolutionize-Chip-Design

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49919910

Points: 174

# Comments: 102

Suits Are Better Tech Than Modern Clothes

orphereus — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:48:56 +0000

Article URL: https://devz.cl/posts/the-lost-tech-in-contemporary-clothing/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49918161

Points: 82

# Comments: 168

Tennessee inmate still alive after being administered two lethal injections

techolic — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:13:54 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ahead-rare-execution-lone-woman-tennessee-death-row-says-peace-rcna600279

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49917662

Points: 47

# Comments: 136

Gemini 4 Argon

bradleyg223 — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:04:37 +0000

See also: Gemini 4 Argon (High): Intelligence, Performance and Price Analysis - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49914236

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49913571

Points: 1646

# Comments: 1128