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Hacker News (15 Aug 2026)

  1. AI has access to a vastly larger working memory than the human brain

    414 points • 372 comments • aug 15, 2026

  2. Auto-research with codex: How I achieved a 232x Faster Kernel

    395 points • 86 comments • aug 15, 2026

  3. The other Sean Byrne doesn't exist

    373 points • 178 comments • aug 15, 2026

  4. Semaglutide linked to lower predicted dementia risk

    353 points • 247 comments • aug 15, 2026

  5. Working with AI feels more like leadership than coding

    270 points • 175 comments • aug 15, 2026

  6. Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake – 68 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia

    215 points • 55 comments • aug 15, 2026

  7. At-home test for infected ticks could improve Lyme Disease diagnosis

    213 points • 78 comments • aug 15, 2026

  8. A spectre is haunting Unicode

    174 points • 57 comments • aug 15, 2026

  9. A controversial Alzheimer's surgery is said to reverse symptoms

    156 points • 75 comments • aug 15, 2026

  10. Abdominal fat predicts heart disease risk better than BMI

    155 points • 115 comments • aug 15, 2026