5.21.26 | OpenAI disproves a discrete geometry conjecture, GitHub reports breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension, and analysis questions N tokens per second speed

6.2.26 | Instagram exploit, Language Modeling course, Stanford AI agent guidelines

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 2, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights [https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights] * (00:00) - Intro * (00:20) - The newest Instagram “exploit” is the goofiest I've seen * (01:29) - CS336: Language Modeling from Scratch * (02:59) - AI Agent Guidelines for CS336 at Stanford * (04:06) - Can the stockmarket swallow Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI? * (05:34) - Age verification for social media, the beginning of the end for a free internet? * (07:12) - OpenAI frontier models and Codex are now available on AWS * (08:33) - macOS needs its grid back * (09:35) - Should you normalize RGB values by 255 or 256? * (11:05) - Chipotlai Max * (12:10) - What appear to be biochemical processes may be a natural feature of geology * (13:35) - Outro The newest Instagram “exploit” is the goofiest I've seen https://www.0xsid.com/blog/meta-account-takeover-fiasco [https://www.0xsid.com/blog/meta-account-takeover-fiasco] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48359102 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48359102] CS336: Language Modeling from Scratch https://cs336.stanford.edu/ [https://cs336.stanford.edu/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48357075 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48357075] AI Agent Guidelines for CS336 at Stanford https://github.com/stanford-cs336/assignment1-basics/blob/main/CLAUDE.md [https://github.com/stanford-cs336/assignment1-basics/blob/main/CLAUDE.md] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48359232 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48359232] Can the stockmarket swallow Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI? https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/06/01/can-the-stockmarket-swallow-anthropic-spacex-and-openai [https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/06/01/can-the-stockmarket-swallow-anthropic-spacex-and-openai] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48364055 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48364055] Age verification for social media, the beginning of the end for a free internet? https://mullvad.net/en/blog/age-verification-for-social-media-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-a-free-internet [https://mullvad.net/en/blog/age-verification-for-social-media-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-a-free-internet] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48363882 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48363882] OpenAI frontier models and Codex are now available on AWS https://openai.com/index/openai-frontier-models-and-codex-are-now-available-on-aws/ [https://openai.com/index/openai-frontier-models-and-codex-are-now-available-on-aws/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48363132 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48363132] macOS needs its grid back https://blog.hopefullyuseful.com/blog/macos-needs-its-grid-back/ [https://blog.hopefullyuseful.com/blog/macos-needs-its-grid-back/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48364800 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48364800] Should you normalize RGB values by 255 or 256? https://30fps.net/pages/255-vs-256-division/ [https://30fps.net/pages/255-vs-256-division/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48360054 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48360054] Chipotlai Max https://github.com/cyberpapiii/chipotlai-max [https://github.com/cyberpapiii/chipotlai-max] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48363765 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48363765] What appear to be biochemical processes may be a natural feature of geology https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-dirt-that-refused-to-die-20260601/ [https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-dirt-that-refused-to-die-20260601/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48357905 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48357905]

6.1.26 | Cloudflare Turnstile requires fingerprintable WebGL, the Website Specification, Dav2d

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 1, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights [https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights] * (00:00) - Intro * (00:14) - Cloudflare Turnstile requiring fingerprintable WebGL * (01:05) - The Website Specification * (02:22) - Dav2d * (03:40) - 1-Bit Bonsai Image 4B Image Generation for Local Devices * (05:09) - United Airlines 767 returns to Newark after Bluetooth name sparks alert * (06:41) - London's Free Roof Terraces * (08:16) - Chuwi Minibook X * (09:25) - ChatGPT for Google Sheets exfiltrates workbooks * (10:38) - A 10 year old Xeon is all you need * (12:02) - Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions * (13:30) - Outro Cloudflare Turnstile requiring fingerprintable WebGL https://hacktivis.me/articles/cloudflare-turnstile-webgl-fingerprinting [https://hacktivis.me/articles/cloudflare-turnstile-webgl-fingerprinting] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48345840 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48345840] The Website Specification https://specification.website/ [https://specification.website/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48343683 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48343683] Dav2d https://jbkempf.com/blog/2026/dav2d/ [https://jbkempf.com/blog/2026/dav2d/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48344961 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48344961] 1-Bit Bonsai Image 4B Image Generation for Local Devices https://prismml.com/news/bonsai-image-4b [https://prismml.com/news/bonsai-image-4b] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48346257 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48346257] United Airlines 767 returns to Newark after Bluetooth name sparks alert https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-767-returns-newark-bluetooth-name-alert/ [https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-767-returns-newark-bluetooth-name-alert/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48345248 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48345248] London's Free Roof Terraces https://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2026/05/londons-free-roof-terraces.html [https://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2026/05/londons-free-roof-terraces.html] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48343714 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48343714] Chuwi Minibook X https://tylercipriani.com/blog/2026/05/28/chuwi-minibook-x/ [https://tylercipriani.com/blog/2026/05/28/chuwi-minibook-x/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48350598 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48350598] ChatGPT for Google Sheets exfiltrates workbooks https://www.promptarmor.com/resources/gpt-for-google-sheets-data-exfiltration [https://www.promptarmor.com/resources/gpt-for-google-sheets-data-exfiltration] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48349487 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48349487] A 10 year old Xeon is all you need https://point.free/blog/gemma-4-on-a-2016-xeon/ [https://point.free/blog/gemma-4-on-a-2016-xeon/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48353348 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48353348] Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/meta-officially-launches-instagram-facebook-and-whatsapp-subscriptions-with-more-to-come-including-ai-plans/ [https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/meta-officially-launches-instagram-facebook-and-whatsapp-subscriptions-with-more-to-come-including-ai-plans/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48347354 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48347354]

5.31.26 | Microsoft Office Mac conversions, domain expertise, OpenRouter raises $113M

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 31, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights [https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights] * (00:00) - Intro * (00:17) - Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 for Mac view-only conversion * (01:44) - Domain expertise has always been the real moat * (03:17) - OpenRouter raises $113M Series B * (04:41) - Openrsync: An implementation of rsync, by the OpenBSD team * (06:24) - I found a seashell in the middle of the desert * (07:33) - Accenture to acquire Ookla * (09:01) - Voxel Space (2017) * (10:07) - Shantell Sans (2023) * (11:20) - The AV2 Video Standard Has Released (Final v1.0 Specification) * (12:48) - Zig ELF Linker Improvements Devlog * (14:14) - Outro Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 for Mac view-only conversion https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Microsoft_Office_2019_and_2021_for_Mac_view-only_conversion_(2026) [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Microsoft_Office_2019_and_2021_for_Mac_view-only_conversion_(2026)] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341578 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341578] Domain expertise has always been the real moat https://www.brethorsting.com/blog/2026/05/domain-expertise-has-always-been-the-real-moat/ [https://www.brethorsting.com/blog/2026/05/domain-expertise-has-always-been-the-real-moat/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340411 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340411] OpenRouter raises $113M Series B https://openrouter.ai/announcements/series-b [https://openrouter.ai/announcements/series-b] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48338660 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48338660] Openrsync: An implementation of rsync, by the OpenBSD team https://github.com/kristapsdz/openrsync [https://github.com/kristapsdz/openrsync] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48334854 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48334854] I found a seashell in the middle of the desert https://github.com/Hawzen/I-found-a-seashell-in-the-middle-of-the-desert#i-found-a-seashell-in-the-middle-of-the-desert [https://github.com/Hawzen/I-found-a-seashell-in-the-middle-of-the-desert#i-found-a-seashell-in-the-middle-of-the-desert] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48318402 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48318402] Accenture to acquire Ookla https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2026/accenture-to-acquire-ookla-to-strengthen-network-intelligence-and-experience-with-data-and-ai-for-enterprises [https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/2026/accenture-to-acquire-ookla-to-strengthen-network-intelligence-and-experience-with-data-and-ai-for-enterprises] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48337987 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48337987] Voxel Space (2017) https://s-macke.github.io/VoxelSpace/ [https://s-macke.github.io/VoxelSpace/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48336564 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48336564] Shantell Sans (2023) https://shantellsans.com/process [https://shantellsans.com/process] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341062 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48341062] The AV2 Video Standard Has Released (Final v1.0 Specification) https://av2.aomedia.org [https://av2.aomedia.org] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340910 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48340910] Zig ELF Linker Improvements Devlog https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-05-30 [https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-05-30] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48338673 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48338673]

5.30.26 | The dead economy theory, SQLite for durable workflows, Notes from Mistral AI Now Summit

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 30, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights [https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights] * (00:00) - Intro * (00:19) - The dead economy theory * (01:42) - SQLite is all you need for durable workflows * (03:07) - Notes from the Mistral AI Now Summit * (04:40) - Danish pension fund excludes SpaceX citing governance and valuation * (05:54) - It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12 * (07:22) - MCP is dead? * (08:48) - Snowboard Kids 2 is 100% Decompiled * (10:02) - Bijou64: A variable-length integer encoding * (11:18) - Pandoc Templates * (12:19) - Zig: Build System Reworked * (13:48) - Outro The dead economy theory https://www.owenmcgrann.com/p/the-dead-economy-theory [https://www.owenmcgrann.com/p/the-dead-economy-theory] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48324712 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48324712] SQLite is all you need for durable workflows https://obeli.sk/blog/sqlite-is-all-you-need-for-durable-workflows/ [https://obeli.sk/blog/sqlite-is-all-you-need-for-durable-workflows/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48326802 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48326802] Notes from the Mistral AI Now Summit https://koenvangilst.nl/lab/mistral-ai-now-summit [https://koenvangilst.nl/lab/mistral-ai-now-summit] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48325340 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48325340] Danish pension fund excludes SpaceX citing governance and valuation https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/danish-pension-fund-excludes-spacex-citing-governance-valuation-2026-05-29/ [https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/danish-pension-fund-excludes-spacex-citing-governance-valuation-2026-05-29/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48333820 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48333820] It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12 https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/its-hard-to-justify-framework-12/ [https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/its-hard-to-justify-framework-12/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48323869 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48323869] MCP is dead? https://www.quandri.io/engineering-blog/mcp-is-dead [https://www.quandri.io/engineering-blog/mcp-is-dead] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48330436 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48330436] Snowboard Kids 2 is 100% Decompiled https://blog.chrislewis.au/snowboard-kids-2-is-100-decompiled/ [https://blog.chrislewis.au/snowboard-kids-2-is-100-decompiled/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48284494 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48284494] Bijou64: A variable-length integer encoding https://www.inkandswitch.com/tangents/bijou64/ [https://www.inkandswitch.com/tangents/bijou64/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48323992 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48323992] Pandoc Templates https://pandoc-templates.org/ [https://pandoc-templates.org/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48334515 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48334515] Zig: Build System Reworked https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-05-26 [https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-05-26] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48334048 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48334048]

5.29.26 | Claude Opus 4.8, theft of a $200k Lego collection, and a dorm room startup making a million

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 29, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights [https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights] * (00:00) - Intro * (00:18) - Claude Opus 4.8 * (01:44) - Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection * (03:03) - I made a million dollar product from my dorm room (2025) * (04:09) - GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits * (05:34) - Cars collect a startling amount of data about you * (06:50) - Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue * (08:09) - Building durable workflows on Postgres * (09:49) - Blue Origin's New Glenn blows up during static fire test * (11:07) - Nitpicking the shell history scene in 'Tron: Legacy' * (12:21) - Indoor Wi-Fi Roaming with OpenWRT * (13:40) - Outro Claude Opus 4.8 https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-8 [https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-8] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48311647 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48311647] Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection https://mybricklog.com/blog/bricks-minifigs-corporate-stole-old-mans-200000-lego-collection [https://mybricklog.com/blog/bricks-minifigs-corporate-stole-old-mans-200000-lego-collection] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48314136 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48314136] I made a million dollar product from my dorm room (2025) https://nick.winans.io/blog/nice-nano/ [https://nick.winans.io/blog/nice-nano/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48314951 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48314951] GitHub bans security researcher who posted zero-day Windows exploits https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/microsofts-github-bans-security-researcher-who-posted-zero-day-windows-exploits-because-company-ruined-their-life-expert-claims-action-is-vindictive-and-promises-further-retaliation [https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/microsofts-github-bans-security-researcher-who-posted-zero-day-windows-exploits-because-company-ruined-their-life-expert-claims-action-is-vindictive-and-promises-further-retaliation] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48315968 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48315968] Cars collect a startling amount of data about you https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260513-your-car-is-spying-on-you-its-about-to-get-worse [https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260513-your-car-is-spying-on-you-its-about-to-get-worse] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48318481 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48318481] Show HN: Continue? Y/N: A 60-second game about AI agent permission fatigue https://llmgame.scalex.dev [https://llmgame.scalex.dev] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48308376 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48308376] Building durable workflows on Postgres https://www.dbos.dev/blog/postgres-is-all-you-need-for-durable-execution [https://www.dbos.dev/blog/postgres-is-all-you-need-for-durable-execution] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48313530 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48313530] Blue Origin's New Glenn blows up during static fire test https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/2060164928472854821 [https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/2060164928472854821] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48317774 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48317774] Nitpicking the shell history scene in 'Tron: Legacy' https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/quasiblog/tron-legacy/ [https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/quasiblog/tron-legacy/] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48314002 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48314002] Indoor Wi-Fi Roaming with OpenWRT https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2026/05/26/1730 [https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2026/05/26/1730] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282180 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282180]