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Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder

Article URL: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/oh-good-discords-age-verification-rollout-has-ties-to-palantir-co-founder-and-panopticon-architect-peter-thiel/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47011346 Points: 30 # Comments:

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Ask HN: Are there examples of 3D printing data onto physical surfaces?

I had a thought about encoding a very small amount of data onto some kind of "disk" using 3D printing as the mechanism for filament-based storage. The assumption was that using common 3D printer measurement tools (like for bed-leveling) would provide

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Indian pharmacy chain giant exposed customer data and internal systems

A backend flaw in web admin dashboards used by one of India's largest pharmacy chains, exposed thousands of online pharmacy orders.

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Airbnb plans to bake in AI features for search, discovery and support

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company wants to increase its use of large language models for customer discovery, support and engineering.

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Stanford Review: Is YC for Cowards?

Article URL: https://stanfordreview.org/is-yc-for-cowards/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47010985 Points: 12 # Comments: 0

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NPMX – a fast, modern browser for the NPM registry

Article URL: https://npmx.dev Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47010823 Points: 29 # Comments: 12

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What dating apps are optimizing. Hint: It isn't love

Article URL: https://phys.org/news/2026-02-dating-apps-optimizing-hint-isnt.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47010406 Points: 49 # Comments: 12

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An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – More Things Have Happened

Article URL: https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-me-part-2/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47009949 Points: 112 # Comments: 56

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Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canada

Airbnb was poised to introduce an app that doesn't just search for you, but one that "knows you." CEO Brian Chesky said, "It will help guests plan their entire trip, help hosts better run their businesses, and help the company operate more efficientl

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WHO slams US-funded newborn vaccine trial as "unethical"

CDC awarded $1.6 million for study birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau.

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Aided by AI, California beach town broadens hunt for bike lane blockers

Hayden AI's cameras will scan for violations from 7 city vehicles.

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Verizon imposes new roadblock on users trying to unlock paid-off phones

Verizon unlocks have 35-day waiting period after paying off device plan online.

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The evolution of OpenAI's mission statement

Article URL: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/13/openai-mission-statement/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47009416 Points: 24 # Comments: 4

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OpenAI has deleted the word 'safely' from its mission

Article URL: https://theconversation.com/openai-has-deleted-the-word-safely-from-its-mission-and-its-new-structure-is-a-test-for-whether-ai-serves-society-or-shareholders-274467 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47008560 Points: 234

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Show HN: Data Engineering Book – An open source, community-driven guide

Article URL: https://github.com/datascale-ai/data_engineering_book/blob/main/README_en.md Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47008163 Points: 36 # Comments: 4