Hacker News: 0xDEADBEEFCAFEhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=0xDEADBEEFCAFEHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:37:18 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by 0xDEADBEEFCAFE in "Amazon pilots ad services in ChatGPT"]]>Right, but model providers will do a much better job of policing this than G ever did/could. I'm assuming they're 1) aware of its pollution and 2) are currently ignoring it for .

]]>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:10:43 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=496451220xDEADBEEFCAFEhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49645122https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49645122<![CDATA[New comment by 0xDEADBEEFCAFE in "Amazon pilots ad services in ChatGPT"]]>Forget Amazon, ultimately this is going to dramatically alter consumer choice on a manufacturer level and OEMs won't be able to optimise their way around it.

Users might not even notice - Will they prompt around it e.g., "Didn't Dyson used to make a hair dryer that was well reviewed?" if it isn't even recommended to them?

]]>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:37:40 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=496444780xDEADBEEFCAFEhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49644478https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49644478<![CDATA[New comment by 0xDEADBEEFCAFE in "Thanks to Siri Recaps, your Apple Watch is always listening"]]>Agreed, I was finally considering an Apple watch after years of hating how ugly they are but this is a hard pass for me. Back to the drawing board since now I need to consider privacy when selecting a watch brand..

]]>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:05:39 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=496439190xDEADBEEFCAFEhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49643919https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49643919<![CDATA[New comment by 0xDEADBEEFCAFE in "Automattic's board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence"]]>So problem solved? My only criticism is that 1) Mr. Mullenweg should have held tighter controls over the IP and 2) the direction to the community that they are encouraged to use "WP" as a prefix for their business names and products was ultimately a bad one leading to this mess..

]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:33:54 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=496355260xDEADBEEFCAFEhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49635526https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49635526<![CDATA[New comment by 0xDEADBEEFCAFE in "Automattic's board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence"]]>Anyone could have forked WordPress at any time or spun up their own multi tenant instances if they were truly concerned, this just seems personal. It’s a bad day for founders IMO.

]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:13:03 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=496352520xDEADBEEFCAFEhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49635252https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49635252<![CDATA[New comment by 0xDEADBEEFCAFE in "Apple's Siri Recap Will Remember Your Conversations for You"]]>It's going to be weird for relationships: "But you DID say..."

]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:18:11 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=496325590xDEADBEEFCAFEhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49632559https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49632559