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I spent 5 years in DevOps – Solutions engineering gave me what I was missing

Article URL: https://infisical.com/blog/devops-to-solutions-engineering Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46915102 Points: 45 # Comments: 14

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The Waymo World Model

Article URL: https://waymo.com/blog/2026/02/the-waymo-world-model-a-new-frontier-for-autonomous-driving-simulation Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46914785 Points: 540 # Comments: 335

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NIMBYs aren't just shutting down housing

Article URL: https://inpractice.yimbyaction.org/p/nimbys-arent-just-shutting-down-housing Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46914094 Points: 115 # Comments: 252

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TikTok's 'addictive design' found to be illegal in Europe

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/business/tiktok-addictive-design-europe.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46911869 Points: 557 # Comments: 411

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Invention of DNA "page numbers" opens up possibilities for the bioeconomy

Article URL: https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/invention-dna-page-numbers-synthesis-kaihang-wang Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46911170 Points: 133 # Comments: 88

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How Elon Musk is rewriting the rules on founder power

Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI, creating what might be the blueprint for a new Silicon Valley power structure. With his $800 billion net worth already rivaling historic conglomerate GE’s peak market cap, and Musk being vocal about his view that

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Reddit says it’s looking for more acquisitions in adtech and elsewhere

Reddit said during earnings it's looking to buy 'capabilities' and 'companies.'

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Here’s how Roblox’s age checks work

The company says it has continuous age-check systems running in the background to ensure age accuracy.

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Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret US government surveillance, sounds new alarm over ‘CIA activities’

The two-line letter to the CIA's director is the latest warning in recent years from a long-serving Democratic senator with knowledge of secret government programs and intelligence operations.

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To reuse or not reuse—the eternal debate of New Glenn's second stage reignites

A new job posting suggests the debate may be swinging back toward reusing GS2.

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Show HN: I spent 4 years building a UI design tool with only the features I use

Hello everyone! I'm a solo developer who's been doing UI/UX work since 2007. Over the years, I watched design tools evolve from lightweight products into bloated feature-heavy platforms. I kept finding myself using a small amount of the features whil

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How to effectively write quality code with AI

Article URL: https://heidenstedt.org/posts/2026/how-to-effectively-write-quality-code-with-ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46916586 Points: 10 # Comments: 0

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Show HN: Daily-updated database of malicious browser extensions

Hey HN, I built an automated system that tracks malicious Chrome/Edge extensions daily. The database updates automatically by monitoring chrome-stats for removed extensions and scanning security blogs. Currently tracking 1000+ known malicious extensi

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Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret U.S. government surveillance, sounds new alarm over ‘CIA activities’

The two-line letter to the CIA's director is the latest warning in recent years from a long-serving Democratic senator with knowledge of secret government programs and intelligence operations.

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The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is a pricey but pretty e-ink color tablet with AI features

If you primarily want a tablet device to mark up, highlight, and annotate your e-books and documents, and perhaps sometimes scribble some notes, Amazon's new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft could be worth the hefty investment.