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Hacker News (04 Sep 2019)

  1. Google’s GDPR Workaround

    1864 points • 585 comments • sep 04, 2019

  2. In a swipe at Chrome, Firefox now blocks ad trackers by default

    660 points • 409 comments • sep 04, 2019

  3. Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 bits per second

    655 points • 249 comments • sep 04, 2019

  4. A database of Facebook users’ phone numbers found online

    641 points • 162 comments • sep 04, 2019

  5. Hong Kong leader to announce formal withdrawal of extradition bill

    587 points • 317 comments • sep 04, 2019

  6. Google, YouTube to Pay $170M Penalty over Collecting Kids' Personal Info

    473 points • 130 comments • sep 04, 2019

  7. Johns Hopkins Launches Center for Psychedelic Research

    441 points • 94 comments • sep 04, 2019

  8. Regex Crossword

    383 points • 59 comments • sep 04, 2019

  9. Crystalline nets harvest water from desert air, turn CO2 into liquid fuel

    368 points • 130 comments • sep 04, 2019

  10. Why Index Funds Are Like Subprime CDOs

    343 points • 303 comments • sep 04, 2019