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  1. 1Tell HN: I unknowingly broke the PHP RCE embargo. I am sorryI posted here about the then-upcoming PHP RCEs related to CVE-2026-109618 & CVE-2026-109619. I appreciate this has had considerable knock-on effects with the schedule for co-ordinated disclosure, and created additional workload. I am…by petecooper · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  2. 2Ask HN: If the models are so good, why doesn't OpenAI just start 100 companies?Title is a bit of an exaggeration but the question is more: if the frontier models are so good, why even sell them as your primary money maker? Couldn't OpenAI or Anthropic make a lot more money by just starting companies themselves that…by ex-aws-dude · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  3. 3Ask HN: How to deal with shipping AI-written code you don't understand?I saw this LinkedIn post from a Meta engineer and it resonated with me: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ali-hamie_im-an-engineer-at-m... > I'm an engineer at Meta and I never felt this uncomfortable doing my job. I'm writing code these…by rzk · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  4. 4Tell HN: 2x PHP RCE CVEs with CVSS 10.0 IncomingA reliable source has indicated an announcement is scheduled for 22 October 2026 at 18:00 CEST regarding 2x PHP RCEs with a CVSS score of 10.0. I have no evidence beyond "source: trust me, bro", but if you're running PHP in production, be…by petecooper · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  5. 5eMudhra to Exit Global SSL/TLS Certificate Business;Press Release titled “eMudhra to Exit global SSL/TLS Certificate Business; Will Sharpen Focus on Core Enterprise Solutions and trust services other than SSL/TLS”…by parimm · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  6. 6Median product "lifespan" has fallen from ~4y down to ~1.5yThe "product graveyard" of SaaSHub has been tracking the status (and lifespan) of hundreds of thousands of products. It's been hovering around 4y for quite some time. However, there's a sharp decline in 2026 leading to about 1.5y these…by stanislavb · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  7. 7Ask HN: Dark mode for HN please? (2026)The 2020 thread does a lot: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23197966 It shows 100 solutions in light of Parkinson’s Law of Triviality. Intense opinions and discussion. It teaches about alligator energy and how they can live without…by Stitch4223 · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  8. 8GCP Europe-West2 OutageAnyone else experiencing issues in europe-west2. https://status.cloud.google.com/regional/europe#status-tableby jack7e · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  9. 9Ask HN: How do you deal with AI output of your boss?So, my boss goes on a rampage. You can clearly see the joy and at the same time the rage and impatience. AI is the tool he always wanted. We are too slow. Process is out of the window. No need for sprints anymore. No planning, just doing.…by okr · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  10. 10Ask HN: Does anyone else just want to disconnect from everything?I do not like the direction that almost everything is seeming to go in now. Basically everything seems to be falling apart or getting worse over time. I don’t want to blame AI on all of it because I really just think that the increased…by lualover · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  11. 11Open-source, cross-harness memory for AI agentsEarlier this year, my co-founder and I found ourselves frequently switching between different coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) anytime we ran out of shaky usage limits or a newer, better model came out. We became increasingly…by shakshukan · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  12. 12Revolut down – Global ATM withdrawals and bank transfers failingRevolut has been down almost an hour, with ATM withdrawals across multiple countries failing, bank transfers not working, and various failures in the app. Their status page reports all green, but they have confirmed the issue in replies…by TomAnthony · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  13. 13Ask HN: Are we giving away our civilization?Anthropic: > We’re opening a research preview of Claude Duet, a new app where Claude works as a proactive agent. > It comes to you with what needs your attention, completes tasks you ask of it, keeps working when you step away, and checks…by bigwheels · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  14. 14Did I just spent 6 months building a product that no one wantsFor the past few months, I've been building a product "Linden". Its a low latency deterministic layer for ai agents. Linden helps businesses verify AI-generated outputs before they lead to real-world actions. It evaluates AI outputs…by harleenkh · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  15. 15Google Cloud networking is down in various regionseurope-west2 is dead, multiple other European and African regions are experiencing severe issues.by sz4kerto · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  16. 16Ask HN: How can you retrain in a field requiring expensive equipment?Suppose you come up with an invention involving a highly specialized, equipment-intensive field you’re unfamiliar with, such as plasma processing or high-temperature metallurgy. You’ve already consulted experts who agree the idea is…by masterchief166 · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  17. 17Toyota Releases Video of Wheelchair-Alternative Mobility Concepts in ActionThis is something I’ve been hoping to see more now that robotics is advancing at a decent clip. Edit - no idea why Octal omitted the URL:…by Mobius01 · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  18. 18Ask HN: Am I the only dev who, with the advent if AI, want to work in a forest?Am I the only software engineer who, with the advent of AI, is thinking about going to work in a forest, surrounded by nature, to change completely life prospective?by aledevv · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  19. 19AMA – "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within", milestone in CGI, is 25 years oldIt might be fun to reflect on the creation of [0] 25 years ago. The project was the first attempt at producing and entire feature film with "photorealistic" human characters using CG. I was R&D lead on the project, and it has been fun to…by kaveh808 · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  20. 20GitHub now uses a generic avatar instead of "Identicons" for new profilesI couldn't fit a better explanation in the title, it affects all users who don't upload a custom profile picture, not just new accounts. A lot of people, myself included, just use(d) the default Identicon[1] (random-ish generated pixel…by winkelmann · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  21. 21Tell HN: I picked up knitting while waiting for my AI agent to completeAny new hobbies you are willing to share that AI made you start?by amelius · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  22. 22Ask HN: How to get the most intelligence out of your agents?I often find chatgpt.com has greater "intelligence" than codex. I've found this to be true for the past year or two now, and I was wondering if anyone has found a better solution than copying context to and from chatgpt.com. The "Pro"…by thechairman12 · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  23. 23Ask HN: A plea to help me help my fatherMy mother died in a car accident yesterday. To my great regret, I had constantly been putting off seeing her for years, and it leaves me deeply stricken that not only did she die with nobody at her side, but that she had spent years…by 10917887 · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  24. 24Ask HN: What have you built privately with AI that you'd like to share?An idea has circulated that a lot of us are just privately building software for our own projects without sharing the build We could however share the ideas of what we're building so that other people could build sometime similar to fill…by erelong · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  25. 25Tell HN: Massive amount of spam from "Who Wants to be hired"Hey everyone, I've previously had some success with these threads, but the last 2-3 times I've posted in them, my inbox has just been flooded with spam. Even more so on this last one. I don't understand why people would think it would be…by 0xmattf · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  26. 26Ask HN: My Gemini bill shot up suddenly to 2500 USD in one dayour usage of gemini is very limited. using 2.5 flash or similar models. at a hackathon in bay area i used the api key in my google app script. from that day my usage overshot to insane amounts.Google started charging y card every 30 mins…by kinj28 · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  27. 27Ask HN: What are you working on?What are you working on? What have you been curious about lately?by tha_infra_guy · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  28. 28Tell HN: The Amount of Irrelevant Content on Here Is InsaneAfter following the advice of a long term HNer who I trust, I created my own HN filter to auto-hide all posts with high negative sentiment polarity or non-technical relevance (I like HN but I don't need some rando telling me about how my…by alephnerd · first seen 2026-10-24 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 1 capture
  29. 29Ask HN: Why HN dosen't have bot problem?I always admired simplicity of this website. With that simplicity, I am wondering how they protect against bots spamming?by solarpunk_enthu · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  30. 30Anyone migrate off Google Voice?If so how did you do it and what did you migrate to and how did it work out?by thomas536 · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  31. 31Ask HN: Financial Audit of DuckDuckGo?Duckduckgo has really expanded their offerings, including AI search results. This seems expensive. It makes me suspicious that it could be a honeypot or something. Where do they get their money?by giantg2 · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  32. 32Read old.reddit.com logged out, foreverjust search 'sheddit' in chrome/mozilla store. that plugin lets you use the old lahyout, logged out, foreverby spezmoddedjailb · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  33. 33Ask HN: How has your company adapted interviews in the AI world?As the title suggests, how has your company adapted interview process, especially for Software Engineers in the AI world. Also, do you know of companies that have updated it?by parthdesai · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  34. 34Ask HN: How can we stop UX people from changing UIs to get promotions?Every product seems to go through constant UI churn that has no benefit to users other than changing around whitespace or refreshing the look. If you have a full time UX person they _must_ change the UI of your product otherwise there is…by ex-aws-dude · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  35. 35Google Meet EnshittificationGoogle Meet Android app meeting join now claims to need Notification Permissions for incoming and outgoing calls. This claim is false. There's no such requirement. And if there were, it would be needless and wholly unreasonable.by chrisjj · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  36. 36Tell HN: Claude CLI doesn't exit anymore, not even with CTRL-CSo I found myself surprised today that exiting the CLI with CTRL-C does not, in fact, close Claude CLI. What it does is it closes the agent's terminal interface, but it leaves a background process active, even if you didn't work on…by cromka · first seen 2026-10-24 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 1 capture
  37. 37Ask HN: How does your help desk verify someone before resetting MFA?Seeing more breaches start with a convincing call to the help desk. Curious what actually works for remote staff and contractors, where nobody can vouch for the caller.by ovudus · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  38. 38MiniMax M3.1 Flash: Redefining Agent Performance and Costhttps://www.minimax.io/blog/minimax-m31f The domain appears to be shadowbanned on Hacker News and this is a major model release that multiple people have tried to submit, so working around that.by minimaxir · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  39. 39Why do computers/phones have a restart option along with the power off option?Couldn't users just turn off their computers(via the shutdown option) and use the physical button to turn it on again ? Why did they added an extra button ? It's not saving too much time or anything.by saonnet · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  40. 40PSA: Do not use term "vibe coding"... because it is hopelessly vague and useless. What does it mean? "Forget that the code even exists AND fully give in to the vibes"? What vibes? How are vibes defined? Are one supposed to dance freestyle on a flat plain? This ain't…by Rabbit504030201 · first seen 2026-10-24 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 1 capture
  41. 41Tell HN: Don't use Fathom Analytics (founder is blocking criticism)When I wanted to leave a critical reply with a founder of Fathom Analytics, I got blocked for "AI reply" (exhibit: https://x.com/JackEllis/status/2112334887021920399 , I was operating a profile of my OSS project) I checked the "AI reply…by dorianniemiec · first seen 2026-10-24 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 1 capture
  42. 42Tell HN: Getting spam after commenting on monthly Who's Hiring posts. Who else?I made a post on the monthly Who's Hiring thread, and since then I've been inundated by spammy AI slop messages of people pitching their vibe coded job search platforms. It's junk mail to the point that I probably won't post on a Who's…by yosito · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  43. 43The Kessler Syndrome (where blowups multiply exponentially) applied to softwareEarlier this year, inspired by a spate of supply chain attacks (like Mini Shai-Hulud-style worms, which culminated in headlines like Microsoft's Azure tools themselves being compromised), I wrote on my blog about the Kessler Syndrome,…by spenvo · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  44. 44Ask HN: Time to read those programming books?As llm usage becomes the way we all program and reading code becomes more valuable than writing it, what programming books would you recommend to boost this particular skill?by blinkbat · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  45. 45Ask HN: Any good technical podcasts to listen to while driving?It takes me 30 to 40 minutes to reach the office every day and would love to listen to a technical podcast if such a thing exists. Something that is thorough and not hype based.by 0-bad-sectors · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  46. 46Ask HN: What's a good RSS feed reader?Preferably one that I can open in the browser. I remember using netvibes. It's no longer existing.by karimmaassen · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  47. 47Ask HN: Have the PHP vulnerabilities been exploited?Yesterday was wild with many going dark just in case, many orgs of all sizes scrambling to update php, people rushing to find a POC, reproduce etc. I had expected to see public defacing or warnings of takeovers etc. I am surprised and…by crisnoble · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  48. 48Ask HN: Can LeetCode (or similar) keep critical thinking sharp in the AI era?These days, at least in my current situation, LC feels less like interview preparation and more like a mental gym for technical thinking, i don't like the LC grind, so i just do 1/2 problems per week just for fun. Have you felt this too,…by ML0037 · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  49. 49Ask HN: What happened to open weights models?Where have all the open weights models producers gone? The last 'big thing', was Ornith-1.5. And its really a creatively post-trained Qwen3.5. Why has the release of open weights models stalled? they were on a fairly predictable schedule,…by sparse-Matrix · first seen 2026-10-23 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 2 captures
  50. 50Tell HN: macOS still trusts the compromised eMudhraSome rant. Apple blocked the eMudhra intermediates for Safari and apps that use Security.framework. But built-in curl, git and python3 still read /etc/ssl/cert.pem, which still has both roots. No macOS update or advisory yet in a few…by hyzyla · first seen 2026-10-24 · last seen 2026-10-24 · in 1 capture