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# Archived daily edition

[Archive](/archive?limit=20) / 2026-11-01

[Top 10](/archive/edition/second?date=2026-11-01&limit=10&q=)[Top 20](/archive/edition/second?date=2026-11-01&limit=20&q=)[Above median](/archive/edition/second?date=2026-11-01&limit=20&q=&mode=median)

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1.   2026-11-01
2.   [4](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50321310)5

     [OpenAI's blow to mathematicians: They have annihilated my field of research](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/science/article/2026/10/12/openai-s-latest-blow-to-mathematicians-they-have-annihilated-my-field-of-research_6758515_10.html)

     HNlemonde.fr4 hours ago

3.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50321436)10

     [Constructing a Quine from Kleene's Second Recursion Theorem](https://emarzion.github.io/KSRT/)

     HNemarzion.github.io3 hours ago

4.   [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50321688)6

     [Amazon made the AUX input on older Alexa devices less useful](https://www.engadget.com/2300219/amazon-made-alexa-devices-aux-port-less-useful/)

     HNengadget.com2 hours ago

5.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50322458)5

     [Chinese markets lose trillions as race for AI supremacy with US takes its toll](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/27/chinese-markets-lose-trillions-ai-race-beijing)

     HNtheguardian.com11 minutes ago

     Also discussed: [Programming.dev · 1 comments](https://programming.dev/post/58572055 "51 points")

6.   [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50321300)6

     [When AI writes almost all code, what happens to software engineering?](https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/when-ai-writes-almost-all-code-what)

     HNnewsletter.pragmaticengineer.com4 hours ago

7.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50321377)6

     [A developer recreated a 1990s 486 PC in JavaScript](https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/developer-builds-a-complete-intel-486-pc-emulator-in-a-browser-100-percent-pure-javascript-retro486-includes-modular-tabs-for-screen-motherboard-storage-expansion-cards-and-more)

     HNtomshardware.com3 hours ago

     Also discussed: [Programming.dev · 3 comments](https://programming.dev/post/58798877 "3 points")

8.   [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50321629)6

     [Wikimedia Foundation Tries to Save Itself by Brokering AI Copyright Deal](https://gizmodo.com/wikimedia-foundation-tries-to-save-itself-from-oblivion-by-brokering-ai-copyright-deal-2000833099)

     HNgizmodo.com3 hours ago

9.   [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50320225)5

     [Terence Tao: Algebra helps us navigate hard realities by making them abstract](https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/six-math-essentials-book-excerpt/)

     HNsciencefriday.com6 hours ago

10.  [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50317908)5

     [Which Philosopher Are You?](https://knowsoda.com/philosophy)

     HNknowsoda.com10 hours ago

11.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50318405)5

     [The Mystery of Ben-Gay (2006)](https://www.technologyreview.com/2006/08/22/273714/the-mystery-of-bengay/)

     HNtechnologyreview.com9 hours ago