Hacker News: jnord

France approves $11B tax based on content delivered to French subscribers

jnord — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 05:02:15 +0000

Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/social-media/french-lawmakers-approve-usd11-2-billion-internet-tax-based-on-traffic-usage-costs-usd0-65-per-gigabyte-of-content-accessed-us-tech-giants-like-google-and-meta-face-new-levies-on-content-delivered-to-french-subscribers

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50322852

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

Anthropic to receive high 'junk' rating from credit agencies following IPO

jnord — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:08:12 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/30/anthropic-expected-to-receive-high-junk-rating-from-credit-agencies-following-ipo-report-says/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50311311

Points: 104

# Comments: 79

Analysts find looming launch crisis is "more severe" than anticipated

jnord — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:07:28 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/analysts-find-looming-launch-crisis-is-more-severe-than-anticipated/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50311300

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

Cohere says Alibaba's Qwen model tried to send a file to Beijing

jnord — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 02:38:55 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/26/cohere-says-alibabas-qwen-model-tried-to-send-a-file-to-beijing/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50254116

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

Malaria Parasite Caught in the Act of Breaking and Entering

jnord — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:53:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/malaria-parasite-caught-in-the-act-of-breaking-and-entering-20261023/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50217348

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

DHS to test heat ray weapon for potential use at border

jnord — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:18:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/21/politics/heat-ray-weapon-dhs-pentagon

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50192662

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Tech Journalist Robert X Cringely Has Died

jnord — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:57:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.hillandwood.com/obituaries/Mark-Stephens?obId=49806651

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50138930

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Can Monazite Help Secure the EV Magnet Supply Chain?

jnord — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:51:50 +0000

Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/monazite-rare-earth

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50109320

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Has the AI Boom Impacted the U.S. Current Account?

jnord — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:37:28 +0000

Article URL: https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/10/has-the-ai-boom-impacted-the-u-s-current-account/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50086752

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Tech Workers Made ChatGPT Drive a Toyota Corolla

jnord — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:01:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.404media.co/these-tech-workers-made-chatgpt-drive-a-toyota-corolla/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49904960

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Most powerful obesity drug yet: People lost up to 25% of weight in trial

jnord — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:23:33 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/09/most-powerful-obesity-drug-yet-people-lost-up-to-25-of-weight-in-trial/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49902755

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

China broadens travel curbs to encompass family of top AI talent

jnord — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:46:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/china-broadens-travel-curbs-to-encompass-family-of-top-ai-talent-126092801465_1.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49886040

Points: 7

# Comments: 0

There's a new way to break RSA that's faster than anything we've seen before

jnord — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:32:00 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/theres-a-new-way-to-break-rsa-thats-faster-than-anything-weve-seen-before/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49850829

Points: 7

# Comments: 1

No grades, no tests, no degree: Andreessen Horowitz launching builders' academy

jnord — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:01:29 +0000

Article URL: https://sfstandard.com/2026/09/22/grades-tests-degree-andreessen-horowitz-launching-sf-academy-builders/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49826770

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

NEC V20 CPU: A bit of pep for an XT

jnord — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:21:56 +0000

Article URL: https://dfarq.homeip.net/nec-v20-cpu-a-bit-of-pep-for-an-xt/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49785783

Points: 11

# Comments: 11

North Korean Hackers Posed as Recruiters. They Infected 30k Devices Worldwide

jnord — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:31:09 +0000

Article URL: https://www.inc.com/kevin-haynes/north-korean-hackers-posed-as-recruiters-infected-30000-devices-worldwide/91408222

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49783710

Points: 28

# Comments: 2

AI safety conversations have gotten unbelievable

jnord — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:22:06 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/19/ai-safety-conversations-have-gotten-unbelievable/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49770971

Points: 9

# Comments: 2

Where Does the Quantum World End and Ours Begin?

jnord — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:41:00 +0000

Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/where-does-the-quantum-world-end-and-ours-begin-20260917/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49752031

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Firefox 156 opens PDFs 45% faster, plus a few annoying bug fixes

jnord — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:27:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3235795/firefox-156-opens-pdfs-45-percent-faster-plus-a-few-annoying-bug-fixes.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49733910

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

The Roman telescope has enough gas for 22 years, double NASA's expectations

jnord — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:09:01 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/09/the-roman-telescope-has-enough-gas-for-22-years-double-nasas-expectations/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49721340

Points: 4

# Comments: 0