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As browser wars heat up, Chrome adds new productivity features
Split View, PDF annotations and 'Save to Chrome' features come to the Chrome browser.
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SoftBank to spend an eye-popping $33B to build huge US gas power plant
If completed, the project would be among the largest and most expensive natural gas power plants.
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For open source programs, AI coding tools are a mixed blessing
AI coding tools have enabled a flood of bad code that threatens to overwhelm many projects. Building new features is easier, but maintaining them is just as hard.
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F1: Preseason tests shows how different 2026 will be
Everyone's trying to get mileage as F1 undergoes huge technical changes.
Micropayments as a reality check for news sites
Article URL: https://blog.zgp.org/micropayments-as-a-reality-check-for-news-sites/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47078167 Points: 13 # Comments: 1
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IRS lost 40% of IT staff, 80% of tech leaders in 'efficiency' shakeup
Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/19/irs_job_cuts/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47077849 Points: 104 # Comments: 57
California's New Bill Requires DOJ-Approved 3D Printers That Report Themselves
Article URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/02/19/californias-new-bill-requires-doj-approved-3d-printers-that-report-on-themselves/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47077844 Points: 70 # Comments: 44
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CTO Says 93% of Developers Use AI, but Productivity Is Still 10%
Article URL: https://shiftmag.dev/this-cto-says-93-of-developers-use-ai-but-productivity-is-still-10-8013/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47077676 Points: 40 # Comments: 37
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Farewell Rust
Article URL: https://yieldcode.blog/post/farewell-rust/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47077383 Points: 35 # Comments: 13
Archaeologists find possible first direct evidence of Hannibal's war elephants
Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearthed-a-2200-year-old-bone-they-say-it-could-be-the-first-direct-evidence-of-hannibals-legendary-war-elephants-180988185/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=470
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South Korean ex president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/yoon-suk-yeol-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-leading-insurrection-in-south-korea Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47077163 Points: 189 # Comments: 94
AI makes you boring
Article URL: https://www.marginalia.nu/log/a_132_ai_bores/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47076966 Points: 322 # Comments: 216
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DOGE Bro's Grant Review Process Was Literally Just Asking ChatGPT 'Is This DEI?'
Article URL: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/19/doge-bros-grant-review-process-was-literally-just-asking-chatgpt-is-this-dei/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47076826 Points: 98 # Comments: 31
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Reddit is testing a new AI search feature for shopping
A small group of users in the U.S. will start to see search results that include interactive product carousels with pricing, images, and direct where-to-buy links.
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Meta is shutting down Messenger’s standalone website
The move comes a few months after Meta shut down Messenger’s stand-alone desktop apps for Windows and Mac.