Hacker News: CrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=CrankyBearHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:48:14 +0000<![CDATA[Dutch tax authorities cancel Microsoft 365 cloud rollout and turn to open source]]>Article URL: https://www.zdnet.com/business/dutch-tax-authorities-cancel-microsoft-365-cloud-rollout/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50078691

Points: 103

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]]>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:01:37 +0000https://www.zdnet.com/business/dutch-tax-authorities-cancel-microsoft-365-cloud-rollout/CrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50078691https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50078691<![CDATA[New comment by CrankyBear in "Linus Torvalds is using AI to develop Linux kernel code now"]]>What Torvalds said: "The code, the test programs, the review behind the list above and the first draft of this text were done with an LLM coding assistant (Claude Code) under my direction.” It sure sounds like he's using AI to develop kernel code to me.

]]>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:28:10 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50076321CrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50076321https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50076321<![CDATA[Linus Torvalds is using AI to develop Linux kernel code now]]>Article URL: https://www.zdnet.com/innovation/linus-torvalds-uses-ai-to-write-linux-kernel-patch/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50075926

Points: 7

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]]>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:00:20 +0000https://www.zdnet.com/innovation/linus-torvalds-uses-ai-to-write-linux-kernel-patch/CrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50075926https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50075926<![CDATA[Linux Foundation Launches OpenGrid to Bring Open Source to Power-Grid Planning]]>Article URL: https://digitalcxo.com/article/linux-foundation-launches-opengrid-to-bring-open-source-to-power-grid-planning/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50075387

Points: 2

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]]>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:26:33 +0000https://digitalcxo.com/article/linux-foundation-launches-opengrid-to-bring-open-source-to-power-grid-planning/CrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50075387https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50075387<![CDATA[OpenKylin: The AI Agent Linux Desktop]]>Article URL: https://techstrong.ai/articles/openkylin-the-ai-agent-linux-desktop/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50064100

Points: 7

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]]>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:42:42 +0000https://techstrong.ai/articles/openkylin-the-ai-agent-linux-desktop/CrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50064100https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50064100<![CDATA[EC users should be afraid of a US kill switch – not some new software]]>Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/10/10/ec-users-should-be-afraid-of-a-us-kill-switch-not-some-new-software/5301875

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50061411

Points: 30

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]]>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:14:58 +0000https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/10/10/ec-users-should-be-afraid-of-a-us-kill-switch-not-some-new-software/5301875CrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50061411https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50061411<![CDATA['I use AI to do the things that I'm bad at' Linus Torvalds on why it works]]>Article URL: https://www.zdnet.com/tech/linus-torvalds-ai-coding-programming/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50025141

Points: 8

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]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:56:53 +0000https://www.zdnet.com/tech/linus-torvalds-ai-coding-programming/CrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50025141https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50025141<![CDATA[Docsy for AI Agents, Oh, and People Too]]>Article URL: https://devops.com/docsy-for-ai-agents-oh-and-people-too/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50018447

Points: 2

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]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:17:37 +0000https://devops.com/docsy-for-ai-agents-oh-and-people-too/CrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50018447https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50018447<![CDATA[Mistral's Le Chonk Arrives with a Trillion Parameters–and Something to Prove]]>Article URL: https://digitalcxo.com/article/mistrals-le-chonk-arrives-with-a-trillion-parameters-and-something-to-prove/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50003636

Points: 2

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]]>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:23:39 +0000https://digitalcxo.com/article/mistrals-le-chonk-arrives-with-a-trillion-parameters-and-something-to-prove/CrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50003636https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50003636<![CDATA[A Woman Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions Has Died]]>Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/obituaries/margaret-hamilton-dead.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50002745

Points: 3

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]]>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:16:42 +0000https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/obituaries/margaret-hamilton-dead.htmlCrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50002745https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50002745<![CDATA[Valkey 9.2 Targets Memory Overhead with AI Used to Improve Its Code]]>Article URL: https://techstrong.it/featured/valkey-9-2-targets-memory-overhead-with-ai-used-to-improve-its-code/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49991249

Points: 2

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]]>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:28:38 +0000https://techstrong.it/featured/valkey-9-2-targets-memory-overhead-with-ai-used-to-improve-its-code/CrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49991249https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49991249<![CDATA[AWS Uses AI to Tame Linux CVEs]]>Article URL: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/10/aws-uses-ai-to-tame-linux-cves/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49990775

Points: 2

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]]>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:26:13 +0000https://securityboulevard.com/2026/10/aws-uses-ai-to-tame-linux-cves/CrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49990775https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49990775<![CDATA[GitHub Slams the Brakes on Private Vulnerability Reports]]>Article URL: https://devops.com/github-slams-the-brakes-on-private-vulnerability-reports/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49975981

Points: 4

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]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:57:25 +0000https://devops.com/github-slams-the-brakes-on-private-vulnerability-reports/CrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49975981https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49975981<![CDATA[Windows Developers Get a Built-In Linux Container Runtime: WSL Containers]]>Article URL: https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/windows-developers-get-a-built-in-linux-container-runtime-wsl-containers

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49965188

Points: 2

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]]>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:15:01 +0000https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/windows-developers-get-a-built-in-linux-container-runtime-wsl-containersCrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49965188https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49965188<![CDATA[OpenStack Hibiscus adds Confidential Computing to its bag of cloud tricks]]>Article URL: https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/openstack-hibiscus-adds-confidential-computing-and-ai-ready-infrastructure-to-its-bag-of-cloud-trick

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49939032

Points: 2

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]]>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:49:26 +0000https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/openstack-hibiscus-adds-confidential-computing-and-ai-ready-infrastructure-to-its-bag-of-cloud-trickCrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49939032https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49939032<![CDATA[The Netherlands is preparing to dump Windows and Office for its own Linux]]>Article URL: https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/the-netherlands-is-preparing-to-dump-windows-and-office-for-its-own-homebrew-linux

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49901700

Points: 28

# Comments: 3

]]>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:32:29 +0000https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/the-netherlands-is-preparing-to-dump-windows-and-office-for-its-own-homebrew-linuxCrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49901700https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49901700<![CDATA[Musk says space will hold all compute. Google wonders if AI chips can work there]]>Article URL: https://thenewstack.io/google-suncatcher-tpu-satellite/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49882426

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

]]>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:35:28 +0000https://thenewstack.io/google-suncatcher-tpu-satellite/CrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49882426https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49882426<![CDATA[OpenAI Keeps Hacking and Hacking and]]>Article URL: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/09/openai-keeps-hacking-and-hacking-and/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49848954

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

]]>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:37:53 +0000https://securityboulevard.com/2026/09/openai-keeps-hacking-and-hacking-and/CrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49848954https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49848954<![CDATA[Voxiferi introduces VoxWall as an 'AI ingress firewall' for bad data]]>Article URL: https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/new-voxiferi-introduces-voxwall-as-an-ai-ingress-firewall-for-bad-data

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49808404

Points: 1

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]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:30:35 +0000https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/new-voxiferi-introduces-voxwall-as-an-ai-ingress-firewall-for-bad-dataCrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49808404https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49808404<![CDATA[Open-Weight AI Models Seize Token Lead, but Proprietary Still Make the Money]]>Article URL: https://techstrong.ai/generative-ai/open-weight-ai-models-seize-token-lead-but-proprietary-systems-still-make-the-money/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49807951

Points: 4

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]]>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:55:18 +0000https://techstrong.ai/generative-ai/open-weight-ai-models-seize-token-lead-but-proprietary-systems-still-make-the-money/CrankyBearhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49807951https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49807951