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# Daily headlines

[Top 10](/headlines/second?date=2026-10-31&limit=10&q=&appearance=dark)[Top 20](/headlines/second?date=2026-10-31&limit=20&q=&appearance=dark)[Above median](/headlines/second?date=2026-10-31&limit=20&q=&mode=median&appearance=dark)

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1.   2026-10-31
2.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50313127)12

     [Visit Iceland Will Send a Real Knitter to Your Dumb Meeting So You Can Skip It](https://matadornetwork.com/read/iceland-ai-notetaker-knitting/)

     HNmatadornetwork.com3 hours ago

3.   [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50313257)11

     [Britain Narrowly Escaped a Grid Blackout in June 2026](https://hackaday.com/2026/10/30/how-britain-narrowly-escaped-a-grid-blackout-in-june-2026/)

     HNhackaday.com3 hours ago

4.   [4](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50311670)9

     [Be a Loser](https://makemeacto.cc/be-a-loser/)

     HNmakemeacto.cc8 hours ago

5.   [7](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50311495)5

     [Ask HN: Are most of you using HN Replies? Or what else do you use?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50311495)

     HNnews.ycombinator.com8 hours ago[ask](/search?q=ask&appearance=dark)

6.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50313615)5

     [Cold showers benefit the environment and your health](https://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/cold-showers-health-environment.html)

     HNunibas.ch1 hour ago

7.   [3](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50312342)6

     [Rewriting Copyright Law for Generative AI Would Hurt Everyone](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/rewriting-copyright-law-generative-ai-would-hurt-everyone)

     HNeff.org6 hours ago

8.   [3](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50312290)5

     [Google's $500B bloodbath reflects the danger it faces from AI](https://www.economist.com/business/2026/10/29/googles-500bn-bloodbath-reflects-the-danger-it-faces-from-aiFromTheEconomist)

     HNeconomist.com6 hours ago

9.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50313095)5

     [A statement from Novaya Gazeta on the end of its existence](https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2026/10/30/we-have-been-killed)

     HNnovayagazeta.ru3 hours ago

10.  [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50312013)7

     [OpenAI slashes funding target by $10B as tech anxieties mount](https://www.ft.com/content/7a3ad950-1b3b-4d9e-8c15-65a61ae6180f)

     HNft.com7 hours ago

11.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50310582)9

     [Wolfenstein 3D on the Atari 2600](https://forums.atariage.com/topic/394015-wolfenstein-3d-atari-2600-port-for-pluscartunocart/)

     HNforums.atariage.com10 hours ago