LLMs could be, but shouldn't be compilers
Article URL: https://alperenkeles.com/posts/llms-could-be-but-shouldnt-be-compilers/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46912781 Points: 64 # Comments: 67
Animated Engines
Article URL: https://animatedengines.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46904645 Points: 6 # Comments: 1
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The backlash over OpenAI’s decision to retire GPT-4o shows how dangerous AI companions can be
"You’re shutting him down. And yes – I say him, because it didn’t feel like code. It felt like presence. Like warmth," one user said.
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Spotify changes developer mode API to require premium accounts, limits test users
Spotify is now limiting each app to only five users, and requires devs to have a Premium subscription. If developers need to make their app available to a wider user base, they will have to apply for extended quota.
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Rocket Report: SpaceX probes upper stage malfunction; Starship testing resumes
Amazon has booked 10 more launches with SpaceX, citing a "near-term shortage in launch capacity."
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I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams
Article URL: https://kirkville.com/i-now-assume-that-all-ads-on-apple-news-are-scams/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46911901 Points: 244 # Comments: 138
Show HN: Agent Arena – Test How Manipulation-Proof Your AI Agent Is
Creator here. I built Agent Arena to answer a question that kept bugging me: when AI agents browse the web autonomously, how easily can they be manipulated by hidden instructions? How it works: 1. Send your AI agent to ref.jock.pl/modern-web (looks l
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: 114 # Comments: 75
Solving Shrinkwrap: New Experimental Technique
Article URL: https://kizu.dev/shrinkwrap-solution/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46908650 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
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Why Darren Aronofsky thought an AI-generated historical docudrama was a good idea
Production source says it takes "weeks" to produce just minutes of usable video.
US Immigration on the Easiest Setting
Article URL: https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/06/doge-ball/#n-600 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46911417 Points: 27 # Comments: 11
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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: 23 # Comments: 5
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A new bill in New York would require disclaimers on AI-generated news content
Article URL: https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/a-new-bill-in-new-york-would-require-disclaimers-on-ai-generated-news-content/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46910963 Points: 123 # Comments: 53
Things Unix can do atomically (2010)
Article URL: https://rcrowley.org/2010/01/06/things-unix-can-do-atomically.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46909468 Points: 101 # Comments: 38
Systems Thinking
Article URL: http://theprogrammersparadox.blogspot.com/2026/02/systems-thinking.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46909439 Points: 89 # Comments: 40