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# Archived daily edition

[Archive](/archive?limit=20&appearance=dark) / 2026-10-24

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1.   [131](https://programming.dev/post/58413850)334

     [Software is slow because of bad design, not slow languages](https://www.seangoedecke.com/software-is-slow-because-of-bad-design-not-slow-languages/)

     PDseangoedecke.com2 days ago[programming](/search?q=programming&appearance=dark)

     Also discussed: [Hacker News · 3 comments](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50206715 "8 points") [Hacker News · 2 comments](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50222027 "6 points") [Lobsters · 82 comments](https://lobste.rs/s/hd72yt "55 points")

2.   [645](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50224463)608

     [No signs of AI payoff outside the tech sector](https://www.apollo.com/wealth/insights-news/insights/daily-spark/no-signs-of-ai-payoff-outside-the-tech-sector)

     HNapollo.com1 day ago

3.   [493](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50220913)466

     [Elon Musk Just Gave Europe a Reason to Replace American Technology](https://steveblank.com/2026/10/24/europe-gets-a-wake-up-call/)

     HNsteveblank.com1 day ago

4.   New since last visit
5.   [201](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50214218)387

     [Now Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target ads](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1017600/google-personal-intelligence-privacy-policy-ads-update)

     HNtheverge.com2 days ago

6.   [288](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50202114)503

     [Canadians are running out of time to oppose Bill C-22](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/canadians-are-running-out-time-oppose-dangerous-c-22-surveillance-bill)

     HNeff.org3 days ago

7.   New since last visit
8.   [209](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50221676)257

     [Google illegally cut down 250K trees in Finland for data center](https://nypost.com/2026/10/24/business/google-illegally-tore-down-250k-trees-for-finland-data-center-infuriating-locals-report/)

     HNnypost.com1 day ago

9.   New since last visit
10.  [197](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50213925)523

     [Dessa: Conversation Model trained only on speech](https://block.xyz/dessa)

     HNblock.xyz2 days ago

11.  New since last visit
12.  [329](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50217495)673

     [Around a dozen banking apps began specifically permitting GrapheneOS](https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/117492375462459244)

     HNgrapheneos.social1 day ago

13.  [66](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50217500)382

     [Twelve years of distributed SQLite](https://philipotoole.com/twelve-years-of-distributed-sqlite/)

     HNphilipotoole.com1 day ago

     Also discussed: [Programming.dev · 1 comments](https://programming.dev/post/58447282 "17 points") [Lobsters · 1 comments](https://lobste.rs/s/rqefcw "20 points")

14.  [305](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50219666)374

     [I don't understand quantum physics (2018)](https://www.southampton.ac.uk/~doug/quantum_physics/index.html)

     HNsouthampton.ac.uk1 day ago

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