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# Daily headlines

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1.   2026-11-01
2.   [4](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50322165)5

     [James Mickens' Talk: A Sober Analysis of AI Impact (LABScon '26)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usZLo_9Jz54)

     HNyoutube.com3 hours ago

3.   [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50322653)6

     [If CA matched TX on property taxes, it would raise more than the billionaire tax](https://fortune.com/2026/10/31/california-billionaire-wealth-tax-prop-40-revenue-prop-13-texas-taxes/)

     HNfortune.com1 hour ago

4.   [3](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50321622)6

     [Tell HN: ChatGPT and Codex usage will be combined](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50321622)

     HNnews.ycombinator.com5 hours ago

5.   [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.fr6 hours ago

6.   [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50321300)7

     [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.com6 hours ago

7.   [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.com5 hours ago

8.   [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50322560)5

     [The first life and death of Italian computing (1954 – 1964)](https://zeitgame.net/archives/17619)

     HNzeitgame.net1 hour ago

9.   [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.com6 hours ago

     Also discussed: [Programming.dev · 4 comments](https://programming.dev/post/58798877 "6 points")

10.  [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.com5 hours ago

11.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50321663)6

     [Show HN: Vela, a New Linux Desktop Environment](https://velade.org/blog/vela-0-1/)

     HNvelade.org5 hours ago[show](/search?q=show&appearance=system)