Hacker News: jnord

America's data center revolt is getting a boost from China-linked bots

jnord — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:42:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.axios.com/2026/08/28/china-ai-data-center-backlash-bots

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49487203

Points: 8

# Comments: 0

Oscar Winner Jernej Barbič Brings Monsters to Life

jnord — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:45:26 +0000

Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/oscar-winner-jernej-barbic

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49485151

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Amazon just tripled its order of Nvidia chips over 'surging demand'

jnord — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:32:02 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/amazon-just-tripled-its-order-of-nvidia-chips-over-surging-demand/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49457836

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Anthropic continues compute-gobbling streak in $45B deal with Nscale

jnord — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:31:19 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/anthropic-continues-compute-gobbling-streak-in-45-billion-deal-with-nscale/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49457832

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Moonshot AI in Talks with Microsoft, Amazon, Google over K3 Revenue Sharing

jnord — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:19:07 +0000

Article URL: https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/exclusive-chinas-moonshot-talks-microsoft-075340033.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49457730

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

Why Do Ancient Human Brains Not Always Rot

jnord — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:06:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-have-found-thousands-of-intact-ancient-human-brains-scientists-say-theyve-figured-out-why-the-organs-dont-always-rot-180989370/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49448450

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Harvest (IBM 7950): Supercomputer for cryptanalysis at the NSA in the Cold War

jnord — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:09:07 +0000

Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/cold-war-codebreaker-nsa-ibm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49444232

Points: 101

# Comments: 25

Fighter jets help destroy Russian drone boat near European offshore gas platform

jnord — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:30:46 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/explosive-russian-drone-boat-destroyed-near-european-offshore-gas-site/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49396576

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Google gives publishers a new way to fight AI-driven traffic losses

jnord — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:26:43 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/google-gives-publishers-a-new-way-to-fight-ai-driven-traffic-losses/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49385336

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Scientists tracked kids for 8 years – the screen time result was unexpected

jnord — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:25:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260815064803.htm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49385329

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Cursor capitalizes on GitHub frustration, launches rival hosting platform

jnord — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:24:28 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/cursor-capitalizes-on-github-frustration-launches-rival-hosting-platform/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49354330

Points: 5

# Comments: 2

The Microsoft Rebrand Registry

jnord — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:33:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.msrebrandregistry.com/analysis.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49353753

Points: 20

# Comments: 7

Satellite operators are in panic mode due to a worsening launch crisis

jnord — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 02:31:29 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/theres-a-huge-launch-crunch-right-now-and-it-will-probably-get-worse/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49340481

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Ukraine Finds Nvidia AI Chip in New Russian Missile

jnord — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:33:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82225

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49308562

Points: 9

# Comments: 0

Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation

jnord — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:32:06 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/vulnerability-giving-attackers-full-control-of-macs-is-under-active-exploitation/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49308556

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Suspecting court of using AI, man injected prompts in filings to try to win case

jnord — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 07:31:46 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/suspecting-court-of-using-ai-man-injected-prompts-in-filings-to-try-to-win-case/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49308553

Points: 82

# Comments: 60

Why Aging May Be a Program, Not a Breakdown

jnord — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:48:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-aging-may-be-a-program-not-a-breakdown-20260814/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49305981

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

In a first, US will allow some private firms to carry out cyberattacks

jnord — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:37:35 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/in-a-first-us-will-allow-some-private-firms-to-carry-out-cyberattacks/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49296914

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Did poop enable the evolution of complex animals?

jnord — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:10:06 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/feces-fueled-a-flurry-of-evolution-during-the-cambrian-study-suggests/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49281983

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

How Distressed Are Consumers? Reconciling Credit Card Delinquency Measures

jnord — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:21:32 +0000

Article URL: https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/08/how-distressed-are-consumers-reconciling-diverging-credit-card-delinquency-measures/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49265840

Points: 3

# Comments: 0