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How to win — and lose — Decoder

This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.  Hello and welcome to Decoder, Nilay’s show about big ideas and other problems. This is Nick Statt, senior producer, and IR...

The Verge • Apr 30, 2026 • Nick Statt
Technology Apr 30, 2026

How an Oil Refinery Works

Article URL: https://www.construction-physics.com/p/how-an-oil-refinery-works Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.co...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Samsung says the RAM shortage could get even worse next year

There may be a long wait before the end of the RAM shortage that's driving up prices on everything from phones to gaming...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

The Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum have been turned into retrofuturistic handhelds

Blaze Entertainment, the company behind the cartridge-based Evercade consoles, has announced two new handhelds that reim...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

The FCC is about to ban 21% of its test labs today. I mapped them all

Article URL: https://markready.io/blog/fcc-accredited-test-labs-complete-guide Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.c...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

OpenAI talks about not talking about goblins

OpenAI is opening up about its goblin problem. After a report from Wired revealed instructions to OpenAI's coding model ...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

If I could make my own GitHub

Article URL: https://matduggan.com/if-i-could-make-my-own-github/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

I Built a WebAssembly Runtime in 5 Days

Article URL: https://tingouw.com/blog/cloud_notes/badwater_intro Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=479...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

More than half of all "long shot" bets on Polymarket pay off

Sensitive information and the prediction markets can be a winning combination. ...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

The Science Behind Honey's Eternal Shelf Life (2013)

Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-science-behind-honeys-eternal-shelf-life-1218690/ Commen...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Verified by Spotify badge lets you know this artist isn’t AI

Spotify is launching a new verification program to combat spam, fakes, and AI. Some artists will now have a "Verified by...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Meta in row after workers who saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y7yvgy0w6o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47961838...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

U.S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-debt-tops-100-of-gdp-81c013d7 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Netflix wants you to watch ‘Clips,’ its TikTok-like vertical video feed

Netflix is redesigning its mobile app and introducing Clips, a vertical video feed intended to help users discover new c...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Spotify introduces verified artist badges to help distinguish humans from AI

As AI-generated artists and tracks flood music streaming platforms, Spotify is rolling out a new “Verified by Spotifyâ...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Here’s what Netflix’s new vertical video feed is like

Netflix is starting to roll out a big revamp of its mobile app, and a central feature is a new vertical video feed calle...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

I aggregated 28 US Government auction sites into one search

Article URL: https://bidprowl.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47961378 Points: 10 # Comments: 1

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Belgium stops decommissioning nuclear power plants

Article URL: https://dpa-international.com/general-news/urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:260430-930-14717/ Comments URL: htt...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Meta says its business AI now facilitates 10 million conversations a week

Meta said over 8 billion advertisers have used at least one of its gen AI tools

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Best Gifts for Hikers, Backpackers, Outdoorsy People (2026)

Let them pick out their own hiking boots. Instead, try gifting a useful blade or a nature journal to delight your outdoo...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Instagram cracks down on content aggregators

The update targets content aggregators that don't post original content and instead simply re-upload others' posts.

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Is this ‘de-extinction’ project actually onto something?

Dallas-based genetics and biotech startup Colossal has raised hundreds of millions of dollars from venture capitalists, ...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Instagram says it doesn’t want your tweet round ups

The internet is full of copycat, stolen, reposted, and low-effort content - and Meta, at least publicly, has said it is ...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

GCC 16 has been released

Article URL: https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-16/changes.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47961004 Points...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Meta lost 20 million users last quarter

Meta is planning to pump billions more into AI investments this year, despite noting that millions of users have seeming...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

For the first time in history, more Americans are moving to EU than vice versa

Article URL: https://twitter.com/benbawan/status/2049303326999609846 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Goal Zero Yeti 1500 Power Station Review (2026): More Power, Better Chemistry

Goal Zero’s new Yeti 1500 power station charges faster and has more juice to keep you powered up, no matter where you ...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Florida Republicans reject plan to weaken childhood vaccine requirements

DeSantis had called for a special session to take up the proposed changes.

Technology Apr 30, 2026

OpenAI’s new security model is for ‘critical cyber defenders’ only

OpenAI is preparing to launch a new frontier cybersecurity model, GPT-5.5-Cyber. CEO Sam Altman said the model will not ...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

1.4 GW: battery storage at former Grohnde nuclear power plant

Article URL: https://www.heise.de/en/news/1-4-GW-Huge-battery-storage-at-former-Grohnde-nuclear-power-plant-11277367.ht...