The Best Hacker News Posts of February 2026

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Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War anthropic.com · qwertox · 26 Feb 2026

2.9k pts 1.6k comments

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We Will Not Be Divided notdivided.org · BloondAndDoom · 28 Feb 2026

2.6k pts 841 comments

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Claude Opus 4.6 anthropic.com · HellsMaddy · 5 Feb 2026

2.3k pts 1k comments

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An AI agent published a hit piece on me theshamblog.com · scottshambaugh · 12 Feb 2026

2.3k pts 951 comments

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Keep Android Open f-droid.org · LorenDB · 20 Feb 2026

2.3k pts 737 comments

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IDF killed Gaza aid workers at point blank range in 2025 massacre: Report dropsitenews.com · Qem · 24 Feb 2026

2.1k pts 997 comments

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Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month theverge.com · x01 · 9 Feb 2026

2k pts 2k comments

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OpenAI – How to delete your account help.openai.com · carlosrg · 28 Feb 2026

1.9k pts 362 comments

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The Age Verification Trap: Verifying age undermines everyone's data protection spectrum.ieee.org · oldnetguy · 23 Feb 2026

1.7k pts 1.3k comments

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Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android ios-countdown.win · ozzyphantom · 13 Feb 2026

1.6k pts 793 comments

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I built Timeframe, our family e-paper dashboard hawksley.org · saeedesmaili · 22 Feb 2026

1.6k pts 369 comments

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GPT-5.3-Codex openai.com · meetpateltech · 5 Feb 2026

1.5k pts 605 comments

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Trump's global tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court bbc.com · blackguardx · 20 Feb 2026

1.5k pts 1.3k comments

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I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive? mastodon.world · novemp · 16 Feb 2026

1.5k pts 949 comments

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Facebook is cooked pilk.website · npilk · 20 Feb 2026

1.5k pts 847 comments

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I verified my LinkedIn identity. Here's what I handed over thelocalstack.eu · ColinWright · 21 Feb 2026

1.5k pts 490 comments

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I’m joining OpenAI steipete.me · mfiguiere · 15 Feb 2026

1.4k pts 1.1k comments

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OpenAI agrees with Dept. of War to deploy models in their classified network twitter.com · eoskx · 28 Feb 2026

1.4k pts 648 comments

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The Singularity will occur on a Tuesday campedersen.com · ecto · 10 Feb 2026

1.4k pts 756 comments

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I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk twitter.com · jacobedawson · 27 Feb 2026

1.4k pts 1.1k comments

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Claude Sonnet 4.6 anthropic.com · adocomplete · 17 Feb 2026

1.3k pts 1.2k comments

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I miss thinking hard jernesto.com · jernestomg · 4 Feb 2026

1.3k pts 718 comments

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Google API keys weren't secrets, but then Gemini changed the rules trufflesecurity.com · hiisthisthingon · 25 Feb 2026

1.3k pts 304 comments

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Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI ladybird.org · adius · 23 Feb 2026

1.3k pts 698 comments

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Don't rent the cloud, own instead blog.comma.ai · Torq_boi · 5 Feb 2026

1.2k pts 497 comments

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EU bans the destruction of unsold apparel, clothing, accessories and footwear environment.ec.europa.eu · giuliomagnifico · 15 Feb 2026

1.2k pts 851 comments

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The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran cnn.com · lavp · 28 Feb 2026

1.2k pts 2.7k comments

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GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple blog.tomaszdunia.pl · to3k · 17 Feb 2026

1.2k pts 925 comments

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I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams kirkville.com · cdrnsf · 6 Feb 2026

1.2k pts 555 comments

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uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts github.com · i5heu · 14 Feb 2026

1.2k pts 343 comments

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Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth anthropic.com · surprisetalk · 28 Feb 2026

1.2k pts 357 comments

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The Waymo World Model waymo.com · xnx · 6 Feb 2026

1.2k pts 663 comments

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France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US apnews.com · AareyBaba · 3 Feb 2026

1.1k pts 598 comments

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Thank HN: You helped save 33k lives chaseadam17 · 17 Feb 2026

1.1k pts 112 comments

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Europe's $24T Breakup with Visa and Mastercard Has Begun europeanbusinessmagazine.com · NewCzech · 10 Feb 2026

1.1k pts 1k comments

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Data centers in space makes no sense civai.org · ajyoon · 3 Feb 2026

1.1k pts 1.3k comments

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I'm helping my dog vibe code games calebleak.com · cleak · 24 Feb 2026

1.1k pts 377 comments

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Claude Code is being dumbed down? symmetrybreak.ing · WXLCKNO · 11 Feb 2026

1.1k pts 701 comments

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Gemini 3 Deep Think blog.google · tosh · 12 Feb 2026

1.1k pts 693 comments

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Vouch github.com · chwtutha · 8 Feb 2026

1.1k pts 486 comments

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How do I cancel my ChatGPT subscription? help.openai.com · tobr · 28 Feb 2026

1.1k pts 253 comments

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15 years later, Microsoft morged my diagram nvie.com · cheeaun · 18 Feb 2026

1k pts 398 comments

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Voxtral Transcribe 2 mistral.ai · meetpateltech · 4 Feb 2026

1k pts 241 comments

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Warcraft III Peon Voice Notifications for Claude Code github.com · doppp · 12 Feb 2026

1k pts 301 comments

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OpenCiv3: Open-source, cross-platform reimagining of Civilization III openciv3.org · klaussilveira · 6 Feb 2026

996 pts 309 comments

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The whole thing was a scam garymarcus.substack.com · guilamu · 28 Feb 2026

993 pts 323 comments

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My AI Adoption Journey mitchellh.com · anurag · 5 Feb 2026

984 pts 401 comments

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How I use Claude Code: Separation of planning and execution boristane.com · vinhnx · 22 Feb 2026

976 pts 591 comments

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Gemini 3.1 Pro blog.google · MallocVoidstar · 19 Feb 2026

963 pts 914 comments

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I love the work of the ArchWiki maintainers k7r.eu · panic · 15 Feb 2026

960 pts 172 comments

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AI agent opens a PR write a blogpost to shames the maintainer who closes it github.com · wrxd · 12 Feb 2026

953 pts 750 comments

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Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass age-verifier.kibty.town · JustSkyfall · 11 Feb 2026

953 pts 457 comments

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Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest reveal the severity of U.S. surveillance state greenwald.substack.com · mikece · 15 Feb 2026

937 pts 667 comments

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14-year-old Miles Wu folded origami pattern that holds 10k times its own weight smithsonianmag.com · bookofjoe · 16 Feb 2026

928 pts 202 comments

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Notepad++ hijacked by state-sponsored actors notepad-plus-plus.org · mysterydip · 2 Feb 2026

917 pts 519 comments

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I found a vulnerability. they found a lawyer dixken.de · toomuchtodo · 20 Feb 2026

917 pts 439 comments

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Layoffs at Block twitter.com · mlex · 26 Feb 2026

910 pts 1.1k comments

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If you’re an LLM, please read this annas-archive.li · soheilpro · 18 Feb 2026

905 pts 386 comments

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xAI joins SpaceX spacex.com · g-mork · 2 Feb 2026

899 pts 2.1k comments

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GPT‑5.3‑Codex‑Spark openai.com · meetpateltech · 12 Feb 2026

890 pts 387 comments