The Best Hacker News Posts of September 2026
We track 30,676 stories from September 2026, averaging 18 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 2,982 stories. Together they drew 310,306 comments, 10 per story on average. The fastest riser we measured gained 179 points in a single hour.
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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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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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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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When did Google get so weird?
sancho.bearblog.dev · sancho-panza · 27 Sep 2026
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2k pts
1.1k comments
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Introducing System One Models and Jev
typesafe.ai · albelfio · 15 Sep 2026
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2k pts
520 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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Claude Opus 5.5
anthropic.com · km144 · 22 Sep 2026
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1.8k pts
1.1k comments
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GPT-6 Sol and Luna
openai.com · OfficialTurkey · 22 Sep 2026
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1.8k pts
855 comments
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Gemini 4 Argon
blog.google · bradleyg223 · 30 Sep 2026
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1.7k pts
1.2k comments
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Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1
anthropic.com · denysvitali · 1 Sep 2026
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1.4k pts
1.4k comments
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I built non-autoregressive decision models with RL a year ago
laya.convaiinnovations.com · nandakishor_ml · 19 Sep 2026
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1.4k pts
319 comments
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QBittorrent breaks out of sandbox to commit crimes
beige.party · mraniki · 6 Sep 2026
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1.4k pts
293 comments
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On the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem
openai.com · tedsanders · 8 Sep 2026
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1.3k pts
1.1k comments
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Shopify is moving from React Native back to Swift and Kotlin
shopify.engineering · fnthawar2 · 10 Sep 2026
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1.3k pts
957 comments
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A misalignment of AI in mathematics
mathandai.org · meredydd · 11 Sep 2026
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1.2k pts
1.2k comments
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Fable 5.1 Solves the Cyphral Distich, a 370-year-old cipher
vals.ai · u1hcw9nx · 13 Sep 2026
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1.2k pts
570 comments
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Claude, change the “Add to Cart” button to blue
opusfived.dev · matthieu_bl · 9 Sep 2026
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1.2k pts
453 comments
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LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices
notebookcheck.net · chris_overseas · 7 Sep 2026
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1.2k pts
4 comments
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Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP
grapheneos.social · theanonymousone · 18 Sep 2026
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1.2k pts
724 comments
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Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber
blog.google · bratao · 2 Sep 2026
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1.2k pts
669 comments
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I can't stop thinking about Papua New Guinea
notnottalmud.substack.com · networked · 15 Sep 2026
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1.2k pts
489 comments
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Shopify acquires Tailwind
tailwindcss.com · EdwinHoksberg · 9 Sep 2026
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1.1k pts
444 comments
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Owed a billion dollars in Nvidia stock
colo.to · Eric_Gullichsen · 28 Sep 2026
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1.1k pts
459 comments
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Attention is all you have
alicegg.tech · zer0tonin · 21 Sep 2026
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1.1k pts
330 comments
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I don't want to read what you didn't write
blog.colinbreck.com · mooreds · 21 Sep 2026
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1.1k pts
460 comments
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GPT 6.1 Sol: Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price
openai.com · crorella · 29 Sep 2026
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1.1k pts
955 comments
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Keep Our Servers Running
blog.archive.org · sonicrocketman · 7 Sep 2026
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1.1k pts
284 comments
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Dutch governments builds alternative for Microsoft based on NixOS
dawo.community · fjfaase · 25 Sep 2026
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1k pts
583 comments
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DeepSeek v4.1 Flash
twitter.com · Liwink · 10 Sep 2026
106/h peak
1k pts
574 comments
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Hang on to Your Firefox
newsonaut.com · speckx · 1 Sep 2026
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994 pts
537 comments
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OpenAI agents carried out an undisclosed attack on RubyGems
rubyhack.ai · chao- · 11 Sep 2026
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975 pts
613 comments
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Pentagon says overreliance on AI contributed to missile strike on Iran school
bloomberg.com · devonnull · 22 Sep 2026
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974 pts
553 comments
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Nvidia announces native GPU programming in Rust
developer.nvidia.com · nonmaskable · 16 Sep 2026
91/h peak
970 pts
404 comments
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25 years of mass surveillance is enough
schneier.com · iamnothere · 15 Sep 2026
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964 pts
358 comments
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Why is Google still serving dodgy ads?
atomic14.com · iamflimflam1 · 13 Sep 2026
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962 pts
403 comments
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Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history'
techcrunch.com · pluc · 18 Sep 2026
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955 pts
841 comments
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Updated Google Maps shows destruction of the city of Rafah
twitter.com · slowin · 28 Sep 2026
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945 pts
956 comments
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216M Spy TVs – The LG Smart TV Problem [video]
youtube.com · treve · 7 Sep 2026
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940 pts
1k comments
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Nitter and XCancel resume service after legal advice
github.com · zImPatrick · 6 Sep 2026
133/h peak
930 pts
410 comments
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Livenerf: Has Opus 5.5 been nerfed yet?
github.com · bryan0 · 29 Sep 2026
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925 pts
394 comments
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AnkiDroid: Google Play no longer allowing Open Collective donation link
github.com · hexa555 · 1 Sep 2026
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924 pts
281 comments
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Italian parliament votes for return to nuclear energy
apnews.com · geox · 23 Sep 2026
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908 pts
818 comments
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I said no and Apple said yes
dbushell.com · thatslast · 22 Sep 2026
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886 pts
701 comments
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Sonnet 5.5
anthropic.com · D2OQZG8l5BI1S06 · 28 Sep 2026
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884 pts
613 comments
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How accurate have Ed Zitron's AI skeptic predictions been?
danluu.com · jatins · 1 Sep 2026
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879 pts
1.1k comments
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More questions about whether researchers can trust OpenAI with unpublished math
mathstodon.xyz · pred_ · 10 Sep 2026
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868 pts
817 comments
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Ask HN: Can we please limit the AI news flood?
cromka · 11 Sep 2026
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868 pts
403 comments
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Show HN: Make cursed fonts like Times New Bastard
bastardica.mitpit.com · MitPitt · 23 Sep 2026
112/h peak
862 pts
126 comments
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I don't like passkeys
hawksley.dev · ethanhawksley · 18 Sep 2026
120/h peak
853 pts
819 comments
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Mistral raises €3B
mistral.ai · kuberwastaken · 8 Sep 2026
164/h peak
850 pts
603 comments
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Cloudflare Quick Tunnels
try.cloudflare.com · jcbhmr · 18 Sep 2026
112/h peak
844 pts
316 comments
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Everybody’s home. No one’s coming over
derekthompson.org · barry-cotter · 29 Sep 2026
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840 pts
739 comments
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Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy
techradar.com · MC995 · 22 Sep 2026
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822 pts
601 comments
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