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# Daily headlines

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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.fr5 hours ago

3.   [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.com4 hours ago

4.   [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.com4 hours ago

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

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

     HNknowsoda.com11 hours ago

6.   [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.com10 hours ago

7.   [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50317512)5

     [Useful Custom-Media Presets](https://blog.master.dev/useful-custom-media-presets/)

     HNblog.master.dev12 hours ago

8.   [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50301723)29

     [Sculpture re-creates odd optical effects of famed Lycurgus Cup](https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/scientists-recreate-the-1600-year-old-recipe-of-lycurgus-cup/)

     HNarstechnica.com1 day ago

9.   [3](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50301178)18

     [5 years of OqtaDrive: Microdrive emulation to Sinclair Network over the internet](https://oqtadrive.org/10.other/5-years/)

     HNoqtadrive.org1 day ago

10.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50311672)7

     [Googling Firebase got me a phishing page hosted by Google](https://volodymyr.smirnov.im/writing/google-firebase-phishing/)

     HNvolodymyr.smirnov.im1 day ago

11.  [4](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50309847)5

     [Is There More to Cold Fusion Than Failure and Fraud?](https://www.quantamagazine.org/is-there-more-to-cold-fusion-than-failure-and-fraud-20261030/)

     HNquantamagazine.org1 day ago