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Scientists discover a surprising way to quiet the anxious mind (2025)
🔍 Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that can quiet the anxious mind, offering a new approach to managing anxiety by leveraging the brain's neural responses to specific stimuli, provid..
1:05 pm, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
Corruption erodes social trust more in democracies than in autocracies
📰 New research reveals that corruption has a more devastating impact on social trust in democratic societies than in authoritarian regimes, highlighting the critical need for transparency and accou..
1:05 pm, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
Polymarket gamblers threaten to kill me over Iran missile story
🚨 **Deadly Bets**: Polymarket, a platform that enables users to bet on real-world events, has taken a dark turn as gamblers are threatening violence against a journalist who wrote about an Iran mis..
1:05 pm, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
Nango (YC W23, API Access for Agents and Apps) Is Hiring
🚀 Nango Revolution: Nango provides API access for agents and apps, enabling seamless integration and automation of workflows, and its practical value lies in streamlining processes and enhancing pr..
1:05 pm, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
Canada's bill C-22 mandates mass metadata surveillance
🚨 Canada's Bill C-22: Mandatory Mass Metadata Surveillance. This legislation requires widespread collection of citizens' metadata, which significantly impacts individuals' online privacy and securi..
7:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
Cannabinoids remove plaque-forming Alzheimer's proteins from brain cells (2016)
🧠 Breakthrough in Alzheimer's Research: Cannabinoids have been found to remove plaque-forming proteins from brain cells, offering a potential therapeutic approach to combating Alzheimer's disease, ..
7:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
An experiment to use GitHub Actions as a control plane for a PaaS
🚀 Revolutionizing Deployment: GitHub Actions is being explored as a control plane for a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), allowing for streamlined and automated deployment processes, which can signific..
7:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
What is agentic engineering?
🚀 Agentic Engineering: Agentic engineering refers to a cutting-edge approach that empowers systems to autonomously adapt and respond to changing environments, essentially giving them a form of "ag..
7:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
Quillx is an open standard for disclosing AI involvement in software projects
🚀 Quillx Revolution: Quillx is an open standard that brings transparency to AI-driven software projects by disclosing AI involvement, providing practical value in trust and accountability for users..
7:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
How I write software with LLMs
🚀 Writing Software with LLMs: Large Language Models (LLMs) are revolutionizing the way software is developed, offering unprecedented automation and assistance capabilities, enabling developers to s..
7:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
Federal Right to Privacy Act – Draft legislation
🚀 Federal Right to Privacy Act: This draft legislation aims to establish a comprehensive framework for protecting individual privacy rights, providing citizens with greater control over their perso..
7:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
ASCII and Unicode quotation marks (2007)
📊 Understanding Quotation Marks: ASCII and Unicode quotation marks are character sets that provide a range of typographic quotation marks, offering practical value in enhancing text readability and..
7:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
LLMs can be exhausting
🚀 Large Language Models (LLMs) can be exhausting due to their computationally intensive nature, requiring significant resources to process and generate human-like language, which can lead to decrea..
1:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
Canada's bill C-22 mandates mass metadata surveillance of Canadians
🚨 Surveillance State: Canada's bill C-22 mandates mass metadata surveillance of Canadians, allowing for the collection of sensitive data, posing significant privacy concerns and potential for misus..
1:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
Show HN: Free OpenAI API Access with ChatGPT Account
🚀 Revolutionizing AI Access: OpenAI's API is now freely accessible with a ChatGPT account, allowing users to harness the power of AI for various applications, and its practical value lies in enabli..
1:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
Kangina
🚀 Kangina: This Australian genus of wasp is significant due to its unique species and characteristics, providing valuable insights into the field of entomology and ecology, with its study contribut..
1:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
A new Bigfoot documentary helps explain our conspiracy-minded era
📺 Documentary Insights: This documentary on Bigfoot sheds light on our current era of conspiracy theories, offering a unique lens to understand the societal trends and psychological factors driving..
1:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
Nasdaq's Shame
🚨 Nasdaq's Shame: Nasdaq's technology shortcomings have led to significant losses, highlighting the importance of robust systems in high-stakes financial transactions, where even minor glitches can..
1:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
Show HN: Open-source playground to red-team AI agents with exploits published
🚨 Red-Teaming AI Agents: The "Open-source playground" is a cutting-edge tech that allows for testing and exploiting AI agents' vulnerabilities, providing a live environment with real tools and publ..
1:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
Excel incorrectly assumes that the year 1900 is a leap year
📊 Bug Alert: Excel's date calculation flaw stems from its incorrect assumption that the year 1900 is a leap year, resulting in potential errors in financial and calendar-based calculations. This an..
1:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
The Linux Programming Interface as a university course text
📚 Learning Linux just got a whole lot easier: The Linux Programming Interface is being adopted as a university course text, providing students with a comprehensive guide to mastering Linux system p..
1:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
Cannabinoids remove plaque-forming Alzheimer's proteins from brain cells
🧠 Breakthrough in Alzheimer's Research: Cannabinoids have been found to remove plaque-forming proteins from brain cells, offering a potential therapeutic approach to treating Alzheimer's disease by..
1:05 am, March 16, 2026 Hacker News
The Webpage Has Instructions. The Agent Has Your Credentials
🚨 Cyber Threat Alert: Prompt Injections are a type of attack where an agent uses stolen credentials to bypass security measures on a webpage, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive information, ..
7:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Separating the Wayland compositor and window manager
🚀 Decoupling UI Components: Separating the Wayland compositor and window manager enables a more flexible and efficient desktop environment, allowing for tailored window management and improved syst..
7:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
What makes Intel Optane stand out (2023)
🚀 What makes Intel Optane stand out is its ability to dramatically accelerate data access and processing, providing a significant boost to system performance and responsiveness. By bridging the gap..
7:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Learning athletic humanoid tennis skills from imperfect human motion data
🚀 Revolutionary Robotics: Learning athletic humanoid tennis skills from imperfect human motion data enables robots to mimic complex human movements, allowing for more realistic and efficient traini..
7:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Show HN: GDSL – 800 line kernel: Lisp subset in 500, C subset in 1300
🔍 GDSL: The Tiny Kernel Revolution GDSL is a compact kernel that packs a punch, implementing a Lisp subset in just 500 lines and a C subset in 1300 lines, offering a remarkably small yet functiona..
7:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
UMD Scientists Create 'Smart Underwear' to Measure Human Flatulence
🚽 Revolutionary 'Smart Underwear' technology measures human flatulence, providing valuable insights into digestive health and enabling the development of personalized treatments for gut-related iss..
7:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
In Memoriam: John W. Addison, my PhD advisor
📚 Memoriam Tech: John W. Addison's legacy lives on through his contributions to mathematical logic and computer science, providing a foundation for advancements in fields like artificial intelligen..
7:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Ask HN: How is AI-assisted coding going for you professionally?
🚀 AI-Assisted Coding: Revolutionizing Professional Development. AI-assisted coding tools are transforming the way professionals work, offering significant practical value by streamlining coding pro..
7:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Grandparents are glued to their phones, families are worried [video]
📱 Smartphone Addiction: Grandparents are increasingly becoming hooked on their phones, causing concern among families, as this addiction can lead to social isolation, decreased physical activity, a..
7:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Office.eu launches as Europe's sovereign office platform
🚀 Office.eu Revolution: Office.eu is a groundbreaking, sovereign office platform designed for Europe, offering a secure and reliable digital workspace that enhances productivity and collaboration, ..
7:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Treasure hunter freed from jail after refusing to turn over shipwreck gold
🏵️ Treasure hunting tech involves advanced sonar and submersible systems to locate and excavate valuable artifacts from shipwrecks, offering a practical value of uncovering historical treasures a..
1:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Rack-mount hydroponics
🌱 Rack-mount hydroponics is a space-saving, high-tech farming method that utilizes vertical racks to grow plants in a nutrient-rich solution, increasing crop yields while reducing water and land us..
1:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
The Appalling Stupidity of Spotify's AI DJ
🚨 Revolutionary AI Music: Spotify's AI DJ uses artificial intelligence to generate personalized music playlists, offering users a unique listening experience with tailored song selections based on ..
1:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
$96 3D-printed rocket that recalculates its mid-air trajectory using a $5 sensor
🚀 Revolutionary Rocket Tech: This $96 3D-printed rocket utilizes a $5 sensor to recalibrate its mid-air trajectory, offering unprecedented accuracy and control in flight navigation, making it a gam..
1:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
A Visual Introduction to Machine Learning
🤖 Machine learning is a powerful technology that enables computers to automatically learn from data and make predictions or decisions, providing immense practical value in image recognition, natura..
1:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80×24 display
🚀 Sonic delay lines revolutionize display technology, enabling the creation of high-resolution screens like the 80×24 display, which greatly enhances user experience with its increased text capaci..
1:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Generating All 32-Bit Primes (Part I)
🔍 Generating All 32-Bit Primes (Part I) is a technology that enables the calculation of all prime numbers within the 32-bit range, offering significant practical value in enhancing cryptographic se..
1:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Show HN: Signet – Autonomous wildfire tracking from satellite and weather data
🔥 Autonomous Wildfire Tracking: Signet is a cutting-edge technology that utilizes satellite and weather data to track wildfires, automating a process currently done manually by analyzing NASA FIRMS..
1:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Pentagon expands oversight of Stars and Stripes, limits content
📰 The Pentagon has expanded oversight of Stars and Stripes, a US military newspaper, and imposed content limits as part of a modernization plan, which aims to enhance the publication's relevance an..
1:05 pm, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Show HN: GrobPaint: Somewhere Between MS Paint and Paint.net
🎨 GrobPaint is a lightweight, open-source painting tool that fills the gap between basic image editors like MS Paint and more advanced programs like Paint.net, offering a practical and user-friendl..
7:05 am, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
How Kernel Anti-Cheats Work
🔒 Kernel anti-cheats are advanced security systems that operate at the kernel level, providing robust protection against cheating and tampering in online games and applications, by monitoring and c..
7:05 am, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Tree Search Distillation for Language Models Using PPO
🚀 Tree Search Distillation for Language Models: This innovative technology enables more efficient language models by distilling complex tree search algorithms into simpler, yet effective, models us..
7:05 am, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
A most elegant TCP hole punching algorithm
🔍 TCP Hole Punching Algorithm: This innovative technique enables secure and efficient peer-to-peer connections by creating temporary "holes" in firewalls, allowing data to flow directly between dev..
7:05 am, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Rack-Mount Hydroponics
🌱 Rack-Mount Hydroponics Revolutionizes Urban Farming. This innovative tech enables space-saving, high-yield crop production by integrating hydroponic systems into compact, rack-mounted units, maki..
7:05 am, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Jeff Bezos Upended the Washington Post
📰 News Revolution: Jeff Bezos' acquisition of the Washington Post has brought significant changes, leveraging technology to enhance news delivery and increase online engagement, with the outlet's d..
7:05 am, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Launching the Claude Partner Network
🚀 Launching the Claude Partner Network: The Claude Partner Network is a cutting-edge technology that empowers businesses to leverage AI capabilities, providing unparalleled opportunities for growth..
1:05 am, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Show HN: Han – A Korean programming language written in Rust
🚀 Han is a Korean programming language written in Rust, offering a unique blend of cultural flair and technical capability, with features like static typing, compiler pipeline, and support for arra..
1:05 am, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
Learning Creative Coding
📊 Learning Creative Coding: This technology enables artists and designers to craft interactive, dynamic experiences by using code as a creative medium, unlocking new avenues for self-expression and..
1:05 am, March 15, 2026 Hacker News
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