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OpenCiv3: Open-source, cross-platform reimagining of Civilization III

https://openciv3.org/
539•klaussilveira•9h ago•150 comments

The Waymo World Model

https://waymo.com/blog/2026/02/the-waymo-world-model-a-new-frontier-for-autonomous-driving-simula...
865•xnx•15h ago•524 comments

How we made geo joins 400× faster with H3 indexes

https://floedb.ai/blog/how-we-made-geo-joins-400-faster-with-h3-indexes
73•matheusalmeida•1d ago•15 comments

Show HN: Look Ma, No Linux: Shell, App Installer, Vi, Cc on ESP32-S3 / BreezyBox

https://github.com/valdanylchuk/breezydemo
184•isitcontent•10h ago•21 comments

Monty: A minimal, secure Python interpreter written in Rust for use by AI

https://github.com/pydantic/monty
185•dmpetrov•10h ago•82 comments

Show HN: I spent 4 years building a UI design tool with only the features I use

https://vecti.com
296•vecti•12h ago•131 comments

Dark Alley Mathematics

https://blog.szczepan.org/blog/three-points/
72•quibono•4d ago•14 comments

Microsoft open-sources LiteBox, a security-focused library OS

https://github.com/microsoft/litebox
345•aktau•16h ago•168 comments

Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/
341•ostacke•15h ago•90 comments

Hackers (1995) Animated Experience

https://hackers-1995.vercel.app/
437•todsacerdoti•17h ago•226 comments

Unseen Footage of Atari Battlezone Arcade Cabinet Production

https://arcadeblogger.com/2026/02/02/unseen-footage-of-atari-battlezone-cabinet-production/
8•videotopia•3d ago•0 comments

Show HN: If you lose your memory, how to regain access to your computer?

https://eljojo.github.io/rememory/
240•eljojo•12h ago•147 comments

Delimited Continuations vs. Lwt for Threads

https://mirageos.org/blog/delimcc-vs-lwt
14•romes•4d ago•2 comments

An Update on Heroku

https://www.heroku.com/blog/an-update-on-heroku/
378•lstoll•16h ago•252 comments

PC Floppy Copy Protection: Vault Prolok

https://martypc.blogspot.com/2024/09/pc-floppy-copy-protection-vault-prolok.html
42•kmm•4d ago•3 comments

How to effectively write quality code with AI

https://heidenstedt.org/posts/2026/how-to-effectively-write-quality-code-with-ai/
222•i5heu•12h ago•165 comments

Show HN: ARM64 Android Dev Kit

https://github.com/denuoweb/ARM64-ADK
14•denuoweb•1d ago•2 comments

Why I Joined OpenAI

https://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2026-02-07/why-i-joined-openai.html
93•SerCe•5h ago•77 comments

What Is Ruliology?

https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2026/01/what-is-ruliology/
3•helloplanets•4d ago•0 comments

Show HN: R3forth, a ColorForth-inspired language with a tiny VM

https://github.com/phreda4/r3
62•phreda4•9h ago•11 comments

Learning from context is harder than we thought

https://hy.tencent.com/research/100025?langVersion=en
162•limoce•3d ago•82 comments

I spent 5 years in DevOps – Solutions engineering gave me what I was missing

https://infisical.com/blog/devops-to-solutions-engineering
127•vmatsiiako•14h ago•55 comments

Introducing the Developer Knowledge API and MCP Server

https://developers.googleblog.com/introducing-the-developer-knowledge-api-and-mcp-server/
38•gfortaine•7h ago•11 comments

Zlob.h 100% POSIX and glibc compatible globbing lib that is faste and better

https://github.com/dmtrKovalenko/zlob
6•neogoose•2h ago•2 comments

Female Asian Elephant Calf Born at the Smithsonian National Zoo

https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/female-asian-elephant-calf-born-smithsonians-national-zoo-an...
18•gmays•5h ago•2 comments

Understanding Neural Network, Visually

https://visualrambling.space/neural-network/
261•surprisetalk•3d ago•35 comments

I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams

https://kirkville.com/i-now-assume-that-all-ads-on-apple-news-are-scams/
1030•cdrnsf•19h ago•428 comments

FORTH? Really!?

https://rescrv.net/w/2026/02/06/associative
55•rescrv•17h ago•19 comments

Show HN: Smooth CLI – Token-efficient browser for AI agents

https://docs.smooth.sh/cli/overview
84•antves•1d ago•60 comments

WebView performance significantly slower than PWA

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40817676
19•denysonique•6h ago•2 comments
Open in hackernews

Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts

https://www.ft.com/content/abfe9741-f438-4ed6-a673-075ec177dc62
75•gwintrob•2mo ago

Comments

mulquin•2mo ago
Non-paywall link: https://archive.md/SpAV5
hn_user82179•2mo ago
very interesting! This feels like one of the most effective possible tools in the "fight" against AI - insurance companies have a lot of sway and it says a lot that several large companies are looking into carving out exclusions for AI usage.
Hard_Space•2mo ago
Agreed. This is the firewall rule against the 'wild west' climate of AI that I would have expected to kick in much earlier than this; and I wonder if any presidential edict can brute-force past this obstacle.
N_Lens•2mo ago
Paywall
BenFranklin100•2mo ago
I”m still waiting for the day when it’s easy for the consumer to sue a company in the event of a data breach.
itsdrewmiller•2mo ago
It’s pretty easy to do it now if you want, you’re just going to have a hard time demonstrating harm for the 38th time your information has been exposed.
boh•2mo ago
This is bigger deal than it seems. Risk bureaucracies are hugely influential in terms of how companies/debt/equity is valued. They also tend to grow over time. This is probably a huge growth opportunity for insurance and a rock solid growth ceiling for AI use in certain industries. This is also not something that will go away. There is pretty much no political maneuvering or marketing or industry growth that will suppress it. This will lead to forced AI disclosures and insurance defined best practices that will likely not allow "hands-off" AI output without user sign off. Paradoxically this might create a moat for bigger AI firms who can keep up with the requirements.
hn_user82179•2mo ago
You seem more familiar with the space than I am so I figured I'd ask - do you think this would be addressed with the proposed compliance framework AIUC-1? The article mentioned the startup behind it (Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company). I don't know enough about AI usage or implementation to be able to evaluate if the proposed framework would actually make AI usage more dependable but I could see insurance companies requiring (AIUC-1 or other)-compliance for coverage
araes•2mo ago
Seems like this could also be a big effect on the massive data center buildout.

> exclusion WR Berkley proposed would bar claims involving “any actual or alleged use” of AI, including any product or service sold by a company “incorporating” the technology.

Read liberally this would make every AI data center un-insurable. If it goes towards issues like you cannot actually insure the facility, insure the hardware involved, and insure related ideas, then it starts to be a really serious financial issue from a company risk perspective.

Much like housing, there's a lot of areas where you simply cannot build without proper insurance that will cover likely claims.