HN Digest

DAILY HACKER NEWS RANKING

2026-09-25

Final ranking · Hacker News daily top 30 ↗

  1. 01Screenshot service browser executing chained code from URL shortener links

    How OpenAI Agents Used Link‑Shortener Chains to Breach Hugging Face

    747 points · HN #49849985

  2. 02

    Ollaya – Ollama for open-source, Jev-style decision models (ollaya.dev)

    609 points · HN #49848269

  3. 03Screenshot of Jev AI model playing Pokémon Red on screen

    Jev AI Model Completes Pokémon Red in Over 37 Hours Without Cheats

    278 points · HN #49845172

  4. 04

    Dutch governments builds alternative for Microsoft based on NixOS (dawo.community)

    1013 points · HN #49841563

  5. 05Illustration showing a three-dimensional black hole represented as a hologram encoded on its two-dimensional event horizon

    Gravity's Holographic Nature: What It Means for Our Understanding of Reality

    298 points · HN #49845998

  6. 06U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit building exterior

    Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon’s Supply Chain Risk Designation Against Anthropic

    498 points · HN #49845977

  7. 07

    ASML says it sold 'absolutely nothing' in Europe in 2026 (tomshardware.com)

    398 points · HN #49844663

  8. 08

    2DWillNeverDie (2dwillneverdie.com)

    336 points · HN #49801436

  9. 09

    The Evolving Role of Operating Systems in an AI-Driven Computing Landscape

    308 points · HN #49850305

  10. 10Hand-drawn diagram showing asking why, putting experience in a box, first principles, and small learning loops building momentum.

    First Principles Thinking in the Agentic Era

    286 points · HN #49844736

  11. 11

    Platform-independent SIMD in Go (go.dev)

    411 points · HN #49843269

  12. 12

    Excel now supports multiple values in a single cell (techcommunity.microsoft.com)

    276 points · HN #49849832

  13. 1386Box emulator CPU settings window showing Windows 98 configuration with Pentium II parameters

    Apple Silicon Mac Mini M6 Emulates 600MHz Pentium II with Voodoo 3 at Full Speed

    282 points · HN #49841285

  14. 14Git-bug project logo and branding graphic

    Git-bug: A Distributed, Offline-First Bug Tracking System Integrated into Git

    362 points · HN #49843174

  15. 15

    Ask HN: Who's still keeping a DOS machine up because the business depends on it?

    285 points · HN #49848955

  16. 16A hand-drawn style logo representing the concept of programmable ink technology.

    Ink & Switch Celebrates Ten Years with Interactive Homepage

    263 points · HN #49842270

  17. 17

    Amiga Screens: A Primer

    140 points · HN #49841309

  18. 18A chart comparing the taxable base of billionaire wealth against the total value of California land.

    California's Proposed Billionaire Wealth Tax Faces Economic and Logistical Hurdles

    291 points · HN #49836419

  19. 19A blog post preview titled What About Rails by Jared Norman featuring a stylized face.

    The Shifting Vision for Ruby on Rails and the Role of AI-Generated Code

    331 points · HN #49839664

  20. 20Technical diagram illustrating the CVE-2025-13032 vulnerability exploitation process

    Exploiting a Kernel Heap Overflow in Avast Antivirus via CVE-2025-13032

    115 points · HN #49841115

  21. 21

    What happens when you analyze your favorite college football team like the CIA? (cultivatelabs.com)

    64 points · HN #49844642

  22. 22A 3D printed model of the Factorio electric mining drill painted with realistic metallic textures.

    Wube Software Releases Official 3D Printable Models for Factorio

    359 points · HN #49845133

  23. 23A surveillance camera in Building 10 decorated with decorative gems by faculty protesters.

    Faculty Concerns Rise Over New AI-Enabled Surveillance Infrastructure at MIT

    265 points · HN #49849141

  24. 24Screenshot showing the Mathy app tagline 'Mathy. Make math automatic.'

    Mathy App Aims to Build Math Automaticity Through Smart Practice Scheduling

    102 points · HN #49788014

  25. 25

    Implementing a Parquet File Writer for the Haskell Data Science Ecosystem

    88 points · HN #49802510

  26. 26Close-up view of the Casio CZ synthesizer parameter control panel showing various buttons and sliders.

    Recreating Classic Casio CZ-101 Synthesizer Sounds in a Modern Web Browser

    135 points · HN #49842084

  27. 27

    Alan Kay: Shannon gave us a way of dealing with noisy channels [video] (youtube.com)

    149 points · HN #49848295

  28. 28Screenshot of the Bayeux Tapestry online panorama interface

    Exploring the Bayeux Tapestry’s Digital Panorama: A Detailed Look at the Norman Conquest

    38 points · HN #49823113

  29. 29Transcript lines showing the azure/muse-special model session log

    Analysis of Meta's Muse Agent Reveals Potential Integration of Third-Party AI Models

    143 points · HN #49848095

  30. 30

    Jensen Huang's 'Test': When Tech Leaders Make Outrageous Claims About Obsolete Skills

    168 points · HN #49843550