Hacker News on Friday, 27 February 2026

Stories posted this day, by points. Rank history starts with the October 2026 rebuild.

Screenshot of twitter.com: I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk

I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk (twitter.com)

1225 points by jacobedawson 8 months ago | 989 comments

An X post from the Secretary of War account announcing a directive to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk; the captured page shows only a loading spinner.

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Screenshot of pcgamer.com: A new California law says all operating systems need to have age verification

A new California law says all operating systems need to have age verification (pcgamer.com)

761 points by WalterSobchak 8 months ago | 649 comments

PC Gamer article on a new California law requiring operating systems, including Linux, to include some form of age verification at account setup.

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Screenshot of techcrunch.com: OpenAI raises $110B on $730B pre-money valuation

OpenAI raises $110B on $730B pre-money valuation (techcrunch.com)

549 points by zlatkov 8 months ago | 573 comments

TechCrunch article reporting that OpenAI raised $110 billion at a $730 billion pre-money valuation, one of the largest private funding rounds ever.

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Screenshot of eff.org: Court finds Fourth Amendment doesn’t support broad search of protesters’ devices

Court finds Fourth Amendment doesn’t support broad search of protesters’ devices (eff.org)

523 points by hn_acker 8 months ago | 94 comments

EFF Deeplinks post reporting that the Tenth Circuit ruled the Fourth Amendment does not permit broad searches of protesters' devices and digital data.

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Screenshot of claude.com: Get free Claude max 20x for open-source maintainers

Get free Claude max 20x for open-source maintainers (claude.com)

518 points by zhisme 8 months ago | 211 comments

Anthropic's Claude for Open Source page offering free Claude Max 20x subscriptions to open-source maintainers via an application form.

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Screenshot of moultano.wordpress.com: The Hunt for Dark Breakfast

The Hunt for Dark Breakfast (moultano.wordpress.com)

502 points by moultano 8 months ago | 177 comments

A blog post by Ryan Moulton mapping breakfast foods onto a 'breakfast simplex' of egg, flour, and milk ratios to find unexplored 'dark breakfast' combinations.

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Screenshot of blog.cloudflare.com: A better streams API is possible for JavaScript

A better streams API is possible for JavaScript (blog.cloudflare.com)

425 points by nnx 8 months ago | 147 comments

Cloudflare Blog post by James M Snell arguing that JavaScript's Web Streams API is flawed and proposing a better streams API design.

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Screenshot of noelberry.ca: Making Video Games in 2025 (without an engine)

Making Video Games in 2025 (without an engine)(noelberry.ca)

411 points by alvivar 8 months ago | 193 comments

Blog post by indie developer Noel Berry describing how he makes video games in 2025 without a commercial engine, covering his tools and libraries.

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Screenshot of dignitymemorial.com: Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, has died

Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, has died (dignitymemorial.com)

401 points by throw0101a 8 months ago | 169 comments

Obituary for Dan Simmons, American science fiction and horror author of the Hyperion Cantos, who died February 21, 2026; screenshot shows his Wikipedia page.

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