The Best Hacker News Posts of 2026
We track 57,146 stories from 2026, averaging 71 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 5,486 stories. Together they drew 2,377,708 comments, 42 per story on average. The fastest riser we measured gained 179 points in a single hour.
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Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans
news.ycombinator.com · usefulposter · 11 Mar 2026
4.2k pts
1.7k comments
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Ghostty is leaving GitHub
mitchellh.com · WadeGrimridge · 28 Apr 2026
3.5k pts
1.1k comments
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Statement on US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5
anthropic.com · Dylan1312 · 13 Jun 2026
3.2k pts
2.3k comments
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Show HN: I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s
section33 · 19 Jul 2026
2.9k pts
360 comments
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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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The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe
noheger.at · happosai · 11 Jan 2026
2.8k pts
1.2k 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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Bose has released API docs and opened the API for its EoL SoundTouch speakers
arstechnica.com · rayrey · 8 Jan 2026
2.5k pts
396 comments
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It's hard to justify Tahoe icons
tonsky.me · lylejantzi3rd · 5 Jan 2026
2.5k pts
951 comments
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Claude Code is steganographically marking requests
thereallo.dev · kirushik · 30 Jun 2026
2.4k pts
750 comments
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Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations
github.com · arnemunthekaas · 15 Sep 2026
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2.4k pts
267 comments
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Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS
motorolanews.com · km · 2 Mar 2026
2.4k pts
884 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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Git commands I run before reading any code
piechowski.io · grepsedawk · 8 Apr 2026
2.3k pts
509 comments
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Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price
wheelfront.com · Kaibeezy · 22 Apr 2026
2.3k pts
779 comments
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Discovery of a new OpenAI agent message board
collusion.wiki · moultano · 4 Sep 2026
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2.3k pts
1.6k comments
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.name Termination
neil.fraser.name · pavel_lishin · 3 Sep 2026
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2.2k pts
547 comments
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The newest Instagram “exploit” is the goofiest I've seen
0xsid.com · ssiddharth · 1 Jun 2026
2.2k pts
491 comments
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Sam Altman may control our future – can he be trusted?
newyorker.com · adrianhon · 6 Apr 2026
2.2k pts
916 comments
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Hardware Attestation as Monopoly Enabler
grapheneos.social · ChuckMcM · 10 May 2026
2.2k pts
755 comments
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John Ternus to become Apple CEO
apple.com · schappim · 20 Apr 2026
2.2k pts
1.3k comments
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Margaret Hamilton has died
news.mit.edu · muglug · 7 Oct 2026
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2.1k pts
257 comments
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Kimi K3: Open Frontier Intelligence
kimi.com · vincent_s · 16 Jul 2026
2.1k pts
1.2k comments
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I believe there are entire companies right now under AI psychosis
twitter.com · reasonableklout · 15 May 2026
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1.3k comments
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Claude Code's source code has been leaked via a map file in their NPM registry
twitter.com · treexs · 31 Mar 2026
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1k 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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Navier-Stokes – Tristan Buckmaster [pdf]
cims.nyu.edu · procedurecall · 8 Sep 2026
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2.1k pts
827 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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Tony Hoare has died
blog.computationalcomplexity.org · speckx · 10 Mar 2026
2k pts
268 comments
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When did Google get so weird?
sancho.bearblog.dev · sancho-panza · 27 Sep 2026
208/h peak
2k pts
1.1k comments
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I'm Tired of Talking to AI
orchidfiles.com · theorchid · 27 May 2026
2k pts
950 comments
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Introducing System One Models and Jev
typesafe.ai · albelfio · 15 Sep 2026
237/h peak
2k pts
520 comments
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Nvidia agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $13B
businessinsider.com · mfiguiere · 27 Aug 2026
2k pts
925 comments
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Axios compromised on NPM – Malicious versions drop remote access trojan
stepsecurity.io · mtud · 31 Mar 2026
1.9k pts
807 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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I ported Mac OS X to the Nintendo Wii
bryankeller.github.io · blkhp19 · 8 Apr 2026
1.9k pts
328 comments
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Steam Machine launches today
store.steampowered.com · theschwa · 22 Jun 2026
1.9k pts
1.7k comments
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AI-generated posters don’t have to be horrible
john.hartnup.uk · ereiamjh · 19 Sep 2026
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1.9k pts
962 comments
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LinkedIn is searching your browser extensions
browsergate.eu · digitalWestie · 2 Apr 2026
1.9k pts
770 comments
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Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux
himthe.dev · bobsterlobster · 28 Jan 2026
1.9k pts
1.5k comments
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Antirender: remove the glossy shine on architectural renderings
antirender.com · iambateman · 30 Jan 2026
1.8k pts
453 comments
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Google releases Gemma 4 open models
deepmind.google · jeffmcjunkin · 2 Apr 2026
1.8k pts
474 comments
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Claude Opus 5.5
anthropic.com · km144 · 22 Sep 2026
260/h peak
1.8k pts
1.1k comments
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GPT-6 Sol and Luna
openai.com · OfficialTurkey · 22 Sep 2026
263/h peak
1.8k pts
855 comments
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Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes
reuters.com · jumpocelot · 3 Jan 2026
1.8k pts
4.7k comments
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Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin
pcworld.com · DemiGuru · 14 Aug 2026
1.8k pts
718 comments
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