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# Daily headlines

[Top 10](/headlines/first?date=2026-10-30&limit=10&q=&appearance=dark)[Top 20](/headlines/first?date=2026-10-30&limit=20&q=&appearance=dark)[Above median](/headlines/first?date=2026-10-30&limit=20&q=&mode=median&appearance=dark)

Daily ranking · strictly above median

1.   2026-10-30
2.   [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50295488)13

     [Tor Browser 16.0](https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-160/)

     HNblog.torproject.org5 hours ago

3.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50298318)8

     [Cormac McCarthy's Library](https://cormacmccarthy.lib.utk.edu/)

     HNcormacmccarthy.lib.utk.edu1 hour ago

4.   [3](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50297787)7

     [Reddit shares drop and it plans login requirement as search traffic sinks](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/29/reddit-rddt-q3-2026.html)

     HNcnbc.com2 hours ago

5.   [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50298297)6

     [Patrick Stewart dies at 86](https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/british-actor-patrick-stewart-has-died-his-family-says-2026-10-29/)

     HNreuters.com1 hour ago

6.   [0](https://lobste.rs/s/2matgw)10

     [C2PA's eMudhra Moment](https://www.da.vidbuchanan.co.uk/blog/c2pa-four.html)

     LBda.vidbuchanan.co.uk5 hours ago[cryptography](/search?q=cryptography&appearance=dark)

7.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50293987)9

     [Netanyahu's party claims election 'stolen' by 'foreign entities'](https://www.ft.com/content/f66a684c-4073-4cf8-b5b8-8851c72e8bc0)

     HNft.com7 hours ago

8.   [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50298118)5

     [Josh Kushner's Thrive and OpenAI to buy home security firm ADT](https://www.ft.com/content/f88e30a0-1252-4695-97b0-03da22e5fd42)

     HNft.com1 hour ago

9.   [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50298017)6

     [Meta discussed 'whisper strategy' against social media critic Jonathan Haidt](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/29/meta-staff-us-social-media-critic-jonathan-haidt-court-documents)

     HNtheguardian.com1 hour ago

10.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50296688)5

     [The Illusion of Thinking: Models Don't Actually Reason](https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.06941)

     HNarxiv.org3 hours ago

11.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50294851)6

     [Patrick Stewart, 'Star Trek' Captain and 'X-Men' Superhero, Dies at 86](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/patrick-stewart-dead-star-trek-x-men-1236742932/)

     HNhollywoodreporter.com5 hours ago