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New best story on Hacker News: GPT-5.6 used a prompt to close a 30-year gap in convex optimization

GPT-5.6 used a prompt to close a 30-year gap in convex optimization 425 by mbustamanter | 257 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Why do AI company logos look like buttholes? (2025)

Why do AI company logos look like buttholes? (2025) 395 by miniBill | 135 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: First atmosphere found on Earth-like planet in habitable zone of distant star

First atmosphere found on Earth-like planet in habitable zone of distant star 463 by neversaydie | 274 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Kaiser nurses say AI, workplace surveillance are making their jobs, care worse

Kaiser nurses say AI, workplace surveillance are making their jobs, care worse 460 by gnabgib | 296 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Thanks HN for 15 years of support and helping me find my life's work

Thanks HN for 15 years of support and helping me find my life's work 412 by nicholasjbs | 39 comments on Hacker News. Tomorrow is the 15th anniversary of the first day of the Recurse Center ( https://ift.tt/W4ACjrB ) My cofounders and I did YC all the way back in the Summer of 2010, with the initial idea of building "OkCupid for jobs." That idea quickly fizzled, and we spent the better part of a year pivoting between other ideas that also failed. Finally, we made something that we wanted ourselves: a self-directed programming retreat, where people built fun projects, contributed to open source, and helped each other become better programmers. After running two small batches, we launched on HN[1] and got an incredible reception. That post on HN helped us reach beyond our personal networks and meet programmers from around the world, many of whom have since become friends. HN brought us the majority of people who came to our next few batches, and in the years since, HN ha...

New best story on Hacker News: $100 AI Music Video: Claude Fable 5 vs. GPT-5.6 Sol

$100 AI Music Video: Claude Fable 5 vs. GPT-5.6 Sol 377 by hershyb_ | 508 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Decoy Font

Decoy Font 520 by ray__ | 122 comments on Hacker News.