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# Daily headlines

[Top 10](/headlines/first?date=2026-10-27&limit=10&q=&appearance=dark)[Top 20](/headlines/first?date=2026-10-27&limit=20&q=&appearance=dark)[Above median](/headlines/first?date=2026-10-27&limit=20&q=&mode=median&appearance=dark)

Daily ranking · strictly above median

1.   2026-10-27
2.   [607](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50257325)612

     [AI promised less work. I've never worked more](https://oioannou.com/blog/ai-promised-less-work/)

     HNoioannou.com12 hours ago

3.   [263](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50259604)729

     [US Government is hiding a secret court ruling about how it spies on Americans](https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-government-is-hiding-a-secret-court-ruling-about-how-it-spies-on-americans/)

     HNwired.com9 hours ago

4.   [403](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50261319)662

     [Genie 4](https://deepmind.google/blog/genie-4-a-new-generation-of-world-simulation/)

     HNdeepmind.google7 hours ago

5.   [204](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50261998)659

     [Ghostty 1.4](https://ghostty.org/docs/install/release-notes/1-4-0)

     HNghostty.org6 hours ago

     Also discussed: [Lobsters · 0 comments](https://lobste.rs/s/o6vpqb "5 points")

6.   [267](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50256985)452

     [Roblox downloaded 145GB models from us (including adult content) without asking](https://open3dlab.com/news/roblox-downloaded-145-gb-of-models-from-our-sites/)

     HNopen3dlab.com13 hours ago

7.   [237](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50260814)423

     [Anthropic trained Claude on illegally obtained Stanford professors' books](https://stanforddaily.com/2026/10/27/professors-books-pirated-to-train-claude/)

     HNstanforddaily.com8 hours ago

8.   [300](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50255298)425

     [The Mythical Man-Month in the Age of AI](https://j11g.com/the-mythical-man-month-in-the-age-of-ai)

     HNj11g.com17 hours ago

9.   [220](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50257419)427

     [Python's experimental JIT to be removed](https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1102102/0c00e4d550f25f8c/)

     HNlwn.net12 hours ago

     Also discussed: [Lobsters · 17 comments](https://lobste.rs/s/cajuq6 "85 points")

10.  [199](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50257326)429

     [Wikipedia's Cleanup of AI-Generated Content](https://spectrum.ieee.org/wikipedia-wikiproject-ai-writing-cleanup)

     HNspectrum.ieee.org12 hours ago

11.  [256](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50261819)327

     [Police are using AI to pull over drivers for 'suspicious' behavior](https://gizmodo.com/police-are-using-ai-to-pull-over-drivers-for-suspicious-behavior-2000831220)

     HNgizmodo.com7 hours ago