Hacker News: psychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=psychanarchHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:59:22 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by psychanarch in "How accurate have Ed Zitron's AI skeptic predictions been?"]]>Thanks for this post. Zitron is a prime example of how someone with little background, expertise, or domain experience can establish a grift in the outrage economy. Unfortunately, emotion and illusion when properly marketed can still go a long way in this world.

]]>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:07:46 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49528907psychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49528907https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49528907<![CDATA[FTC accuses Amazon of running a 'secret ad surcharge scheme' in new lawsuit]]>Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/ftc-accuses-amazon-of-running-a-secret-ad-surcharge-scheme-in-new-lawsuit/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49514661

Points: 11

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]]>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:46:15 +0000https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/ftc-accuses-amazon-of-running-a-secret-ad-surcharge-scheme-in-new-lawsuit/psychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49514661https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49514661<![CDATA[Meta agrees to settle social media addiction suit with states for up to $16B]]>Article URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/meta-settles-social-media-addiction-suit-16-billion-rcna594492

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49448756

Points: 13

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]]>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:24:57 +0000https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/meta-settles-social-media-addiction-suit-16-billion-rcna594492psychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49448756https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49448756<![CDATA[Stripe says "the singularity" has begun]]>Article URL: https://www.axios.com/2026/08/19/stripe-payments-openrouter-singularity

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49369452

Points: 6

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]]>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:35:59 +0000https://www.axios.com/2026/08/19/stripe-payments-openrouter-singularitypsychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49369452https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49369452<![CDATA[Bot web traffic has overtaken human web traffic, data shows]]>Article URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/bot-web-traffic-overtaken-human-web-traffic-data-shows-rcna348522

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48407856

Points: 11

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]]>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:17:34 +0000https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/bot-web-traffic-overtaken-human-web-traffic-data-shows-rcna348522psychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48407856https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48407856<![CDATA[New comment by psychanarch in "Ted Turner has died"]]>He had a "Doomsday Video" made for CNN to play when the world ends: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Doomsday_Video

]]>Thu, 07 May 2026 02:54:49 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48044909psychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48044909https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48044909<![CDATA[Ask HN: Incoming Meta layoffs, what now?]]>This is a larger question for the SV engineer base losing jobs due to AI. What are your future plans? And what are your current thoughts about all of this?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47881769

Points: 3

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]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:52:28 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47881769psychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47881769https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47881769<![CDATA[Reed Hastings to Step Down as Netflix Chair]]>Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/business/media/reed-hastings-netflix-chair.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47799379

Points: 2

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]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:55:07 +0000https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/business/media/reed-hastings-netflix-chair.htmlpsychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47799379https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47799379<![CDATA[Pentagon used Anthropic's Claude during Maduro raid]]>Article URL: https://www.axios.com/2026/02/13/anthropic-claude-maduro-raid-pentagon

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47009950

Points: 9

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]]>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:37:53 +0000https://www.axios.com/2026/02/13/anthropic-claude-maduro-raid-pentagonpsychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47009950https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47009950<![CDATA[New comment by psychanarch in "Apple typewriter memo (2020)"]]>Logging in to say whatever Leptons is saying is almost always false

]]>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 23:37:06 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44341530psychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44341530https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44341530<![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV says advancement of AI played a factor in his papal name selection]]>Article URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/the-vatican/pope-leo-ai-played-factor-papal-name-rcna206126

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43956107

Points: 13

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]]>Sun, 11 May 2025 18:58:53 +0000https://www.nbcnews.com/world/the-vatican/pope-leo-ai-played-factor-papal-name-rcna206126psychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43956107https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43956107<![CDATA[Exploring model welfare]]>Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/research/exploring-model-welfare

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43794210

Points: 14

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]]>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:53:02 +0000https://www.anthropic.com/research/exploring-model-welfarepsychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43794210https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43794210<![CDATA[Mullenweg Says Lawsuits Could End WordPress]]>Article URL: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/mullenweg-says-lawsuits-could-end-wordpress/537336/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42700624

Points: 9

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]]>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:32:26 +0000https://www.searchenginejournal.com/mullenweg-says-lawsuits-could-end-wordpress/537336/psychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42700624https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42700624<![CDATA[Meta's AI-generated profiles are starting to show up on Instagram]]>Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/1hsqe2z/metas_aigenerated_profiles_are_starting_to_show/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42587719

Points: 5

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]]>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:39:58 +0000https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/1hsqe2z/metas_aigenerated_profiles_are_starting_to_show/psychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42587719https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42587719<![CDATA['AI Jesus' avatar tests man's faith in machines and the divine]]>Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-chatbot-jesus-lucerne-catholic-66268027fbcf4b48972d1d62541f0b16

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42286234

Points: 2

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]]>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 04:38:49 +0000https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-chatbot-jesus-lucerne-catholic-66268027fbcf4b48972d1d62541f0b16psychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42286234https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42286234<![CDATA[Trump Eyes AI Czar]]>Article URL: https://www.axios.com/2024/11/26/trump-ai-czar-role-elon-musk

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42246183

Points: 2

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]]>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:44:13 +0000https://www.axios.com/2024/11/26/trump-ai-czar-role-elon-muskpsychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42246183https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42246183<![CDATA[Brazil judge orders suspension of X amid standoff with Musk]]>Article URL: https://www.axios.com/2024/08/30/brazil-x-twitter-elon-musk

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41404885

Points: 4

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]]>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:57:19 +0000https://www.axios.com/2024/08/30/brazil-x-twitter-elon-muskpsychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41404885https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41404885<![CDATA[Archer to set up air taxi network in LA by 2026 ahead of World Cup]]>Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/08/archer-to-set-up-air-taxi-network-in-la-by-2026-ahead-of-world-cup/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41203877

Points: 1

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]]>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:43:05 +0000https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/08/archer-to-set-up-air-taxi-network-in-la-by-2026-ahead-of-world-cup/psychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41203877https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41203877<![CDATA[Biden bans US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties]]>Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/technology/biden-ban-us-sales-kaspersky-software-over-ties-russia-source-says-2024-06-20/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40744514

Points: 6

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]]>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:13:10 +0000https://www.reuters.com/technology/biden-ban-us-sales-kaspersky-software-over-ties-russia-source-says-2024-06-20/psychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40744514https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40744514<![CDATA[Apple Has a Style Problem]]>Article URL: https://www.axios.com/2024/06/14/apple-ai-image-playground-styles-taste

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40680656

Points: 3

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]]>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:18:17 +0000https://www.axios.com/2024/06/14/apple-ai-image-playground-styles-tastepsychanarchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40680656https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40680656