Hacker News: edward

Who is Demis Hassabis, the man behind Google DeepMind?

edward — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:58:25 +0000

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/04/01/who-is-demis-hassabis-the-man-behind-google-deepmind

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47629851

Points: 2

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A furore over AI and a novel presages the future of books

edward — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:51:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/03/29/bots-are-often-bad-writers-but-so-are-most-humans

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47629767

Points: 2

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Can a country get too rich?

edward — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:40:51 +0000

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/04/01/can-a-country-get-too-rich

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47615159

Points: 4

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The IT Department: Where AI Goes to Die (By Ethan Mollick)

edward — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:22:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/04/01/the-it-department-where-ai-goes-to-die

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47614917

Points: 2

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Index providers should not bend the rules for Elon Musk

edward — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:12:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/03/31/index-providers-should-not-bend-the-rules-for-elon-musk

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47614775

Points: 5

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A Taxonomy of Office Chairs

edward — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:31:19 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Taxonomy_of_Office_Chairs

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47579959

Points: 4

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A prolonged Middle East conflict could reshape how we fly

edward — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:34:51 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn08x9lw0pzo

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47527966

Points: 4

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Artificial Intelligence: Shades of Gray

edward — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:34:21 +0000

Article URL: https://changelog.complete.org/archives/42503-artificial-intelligence-shades-of-gray

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47524187

Points: 4

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The Death of Twitter

edward — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:32:27 +0000

Article URL: https://etbe.coker.com.au/2026/03/25/death-of-twitter/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47524166

Points: 3

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Systemd has not implemented age verification

edward — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:29:58 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.bofh.it/debian/id_473

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47506241

Points: 15

# Comments: 4

Airbnb in firing line as Cape Town's housing crisis catches up with middle class

edward — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:34:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/airbnb-cape-town-housing-crisis-middle-class

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47505300

Points: 2

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Should you take GLP-1 drugs for longevity?

edward — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:43:12 +0000

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/03/13/should-you-take-glp-1-drugs-for-longevity

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47479350

Points: 2

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Passengers who refuse to use headphones can now be kicked off United flights

edward — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:52:51 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/21/travel/travel-news-happiest-countries

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47469417

Points: 201

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War may bring lasting change to the airline business

edward — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:19:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/business/2026/03/16/war-may-bring-lasting-change-to-the-airline-business

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47443616

Points: 3

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Is cheap energy the key to China gaining AI supremacy?

edward — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:17:00 +0000

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/china/2026/03/18/is-cheap-energy-the-key-to-china-gaining-ai-supremacy

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47443581

Points: 3

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Update on Companies House WebFiling security issue

edward — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:51:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/update-on-companies-house-webfiling-security-issue

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47406098

Points: 1

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Wiki City – 100K Articles by Pageviews

edward — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:37:40 +0000

Article URL: https://wikicity.app/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47395769

Points: 2

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RAM kits are now sold with one fake RAM stick alongside a real one

edward — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:05:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/fake-ram-bundled-with-real-ram-to-create-a-performance-illusion-for-amd-users-1-1-value-pack-offers-desperate-psychological-relief-as-the-memory-shortage-worsens

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47375085

Points: 286

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America and Israel built military targeting machines

edward — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:44:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/international/2026/03/11/how-america-and-israel-built-vast-military-targeting-machines

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47374959

Points: 5

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Official announcement: It's time to end the tyranny of officially

edward — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:52:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/official-announcement-its-time-to-end-the-tyranny-of-officially-87915/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47343481

Points: 2

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