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Hacker News (21 Aug 2026)
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AI companies destroy physical books – let's scan rare books before it's too late
358 points • 265 comments • aug 21, 2026
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Japan tried to build an operating system for the world, the US intervened
241 points • 126 comments • aug 21, 2026
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Copyright does not protect AI-generated content in EU
177 points • 187 comments • aug 21, 2026
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Codex on AWS bedrock bug causing 10x charges
138 points • 53 comments • aug 21, 2026
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DeepSeek-v4-flash-vision-exp
136 points • 30 comments • aug 21, 2026
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The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates
130 points • 61 comments • aug 21, 2026
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We Rebuilt the Linux MicroVM Stack on Apple Silicon
104 points • 50 comments • aug 21, 2026
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It is a sign of the times that Amazon gets to call this fair use
103 points • 79 comments • aug 21, 2026
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There's no such thing as a small software team anymore
82 points • 131 comments • aug 21, 2026
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Small, native web tricks worth remembering
68 points • 17 comments • aug 21, 2026