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30 items at 2026-10-01 14:07 UTC: 4 new, 18 persistent (6 hours or more). Source: Hacker News (Algolia search API).
| # | Title | Points · comments | Hours | Peak | Rank history | First seen (UTC) | |
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| 1 | 15 h Gemini 4 Argon · comments | 1,507 points · 998 comments | 15 | 1 | 1 → 1 → 1 → 1 → 1 → 1 → 1 → 1 | 2026-10-01 00:07 | history |
| 2 | 15 h A brief history of the Bloomberg terminal · comments | 328 points · 142 comments | 15 | 2 | 3 → 4 → 4 → 3 → 3 → 3 → 2 → 2 | 2026-10-01 00:07 | history |
| 3 | 15 h Why the Bronze Age Collapsed · comments | 308 points · 198 comments | 15 | 3 | 7 → 8 → 6 → 5 → 4 → 4 → 3 → 3 | 2026-10-01 00:07 | history |
| 4 | 15 h The last time my family was replaced by technology · comments | 290 points · 569 comments | 15 | 4 | 4 → 5 → 5 → 4 → 5 → 5 → 4 → 4 | 2026-10-01 00:07 | history |
| 5 | 12 h The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites (2025) · comments | 261 points · 125 comments | 12 | 5 | 6 → 7 → 7 → 6 → 6 → 6 → 5 → 5 | 2026-10-01 03:07 | history |
| 6 | 9 h LinkedIn Larpmaxxing · comments | 250 points · 206 comments | 9 | 6 | 9 → 10 → 9 → 8 → 8 → 7 → 6 → 6 | 2026-10-01 06:07 | history |
| 7 | 15 h 56k.rip – the 1996 dial-up internet experience · comments | 223 points · 93 comments | 15 | 7 | 13 → 13 → 13 → 11 → 11 → 10 → 9 → 7 | 2026-10-01 00:07 | history |
| 8 | 15 h Before pixels: Modular industrial dashboards · comments | 219 points · 41 comments | 15 | 8 | 18 → 19 → 17 → 15 → 14 → 13 → 10 → 8 | 2026-10-01 00:07 | history |
| 9 | 15 h Surprisingly complex waves reveal the brain's inner workings · comments | 218 points · 85 comments | 15 | 8 | 10 → 11 → 11 → 9 → 9 → 9 → 8 → 9 | 2026-10-01 00:07 | history |
| 10 | 15 h What TLA+ can and can't check · comments | 208 points · 45 comments | 15 | 7 | 8 → 9 → 10 → 10 → 10 → 11 → 11 → 10 | 2026-10-01 00:07 | history |
| 11 | 3 h StreetComplete on iOS is now in public beta · comments | 201 points · 46 comments | 3 | 11 | 23 → 17 → 11 | 2026-10-01 12:07 | history |
| 12 | 15 h 5x faster Edge Functions: V8 isolates to Firecracker MicroVMs · comments | 199 points · 86 comments | 15 | 11 | 11 → 12 → 12 → 12 → 12 → 12 → 12 → 12 | 2026-10-01 00:07 | history |
| 13 | 15 h Launch HN: Magnitude (YC S25) – Self-optimizing inference engine for agents · comments | 178 points · 87 comments | 15 | 9 | 12 → 14 → 14 → 13 → 13 → 14 → 13 → 13 | 2026-10-01 00:07 | history |
| 14 | 10 h Show HN: Ledge.sh – Runnable Markdown Notes · comments | 178 points · 75 comments | 10 | 14 | 17 → 17 → 19 → 17 → 17 → 15 → 14 → 14 | 2026-10-01 05:07 | history |
| 15 | 3 h Returning from vacation? The government can search your phone without a warrant · comments | 166 points · 158 comments | 3 | 15 | 25 → 20 → 15 | 2026-10-01 12:07 | history |
| 16 | 6 h OpenDLSS: A Vulkan Reimplementation of Nvidia's DLSS 5 Neural Rendering Network · comments | 164 points · 88 comments | 6 | 16 | 27 → 23 → 20 → 17 → 16 → 16 | 2026-10-01 09:07 | history |
| 17 | 15 h Halfspace experimental IDE for solid modeling with distance fields · comments | 157 points · 9 comments | 15 | 15 | 16 → 18 → 18 → 18 → 18 → 16 → 15 → 17 | 2026-10-01 00:07 | history |
| 18 | 7 h Book of Shapes – Collection of minimal, generative and customizable SVG-patterns · comments | 154 points · 9 comments | 7 | 18 | 30 → 28 → 26 → 23 → 19 → 18 → 18 | 2026-10-01 08:07 | history |
| 19 | 15 h Doing a Machine Learning PhD While Working in Japan · comments | 118 points · 40 comments | 15 | 18 | 21 → 22 → 20 → 19 → 19 → 18 → 19 → 19 | 2026-10-01 00:07 | history |
| 20 | 2 h Google breaks promise to provide 10 years of updates to Chromebooks · comments | 105 points · 42 comments | 2 | 20 | 24 → 20 | 2026-10-01 13:07 | history |
| 21 | new Responsible Release of AI-Generated Mathematics · comments | 104 points · 150 comments | 1 | 21 | 21 | 2026-10-01 14:07 | history |
| 22 | 15 h CHOMPI portable sampler instrument is now open-source (hardware and software) · comments | 96 points · 24 comments | 15 | 20 | 22 → 23 → 23 → 22 → 22 → 21 → 21 → 22 | 2026-10-01 00:07 | history |
| 23 | 4 h GPT-Synopsys: Frontier Intelligence to Revolutionize Chip Design · comments | 87 points · 38 comments | 4 | 22 | 27 → 24 → 22 → 23 | 2026-10-01 11:07 | history |
| 24 | 2 h Micron CEO Says Memory Supply Will Be Much Tighter in 2027 and 2028 Than in 2026 · comments | 82 points · 77 comments | 2 | 24 | 27 → 24 | 2026-10-01 13:07 | history |
| 25 | new FTC is investigating OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over product risks · comments | 46 points · 15 comments | 1 | 25 | 25 | 2026-10-01 14:07 | history |
| 26 | new Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes · comments | 45 points · 4 comments | 1 | 26 | 26 | 2026-10-01 14:07 | history |
| 27 | 2 h How to speed up the Rust compiler in September 2026 · comments | 44 points · 16 comments | 2 | 27 | 29 → 27 | 2026-10-01 13:07 | history |
| 28 | 4 h Adding Floating-Point Decimals for Fun and Profit · comments | 27 points · 14 comments | 4 | 23 | 29 → 27 → 23 → 28 | 2026-10-01 11:07 | history |
| 29 | new Strutt's Powered Wheelchair Is Not a Wheelchair (For Legal Reasons) · comments | 7 points · 10 comments | 1 | 29 | 29 | 2026-10-01 14:07 | history |
| 30 | 5 h Truemetrics (YC S23) Is Hiring a GTM Founder's Associate · comments | 0 points · 0 comments | 5 | 30 | 30 → 30 → 30 → 30 → 30 | 2026-10-01 10:07 | history |
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