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Netflix has announced plans to acquire Warner Bros., a major media and entertainment company. The acquisition would allow Netflix to expand its content library and strengthen its position in the streaming industry.

This article discusses a major global internet outage that occurred on December 5, 2025, caused by a combination of factors including a solar flare, undersea cable disruptions, and data center failures. It examines the impact of the outage on businesses and individuals, as well as the lessons learned and steps taken to improve internet resilience in the future.

The article explores the potential of brain-computer interfaces in assisting individuals with severe motor impairments, focusing on the development and evaluation of a minimally invasive, wireless brain-computer interface system for cursor control and communication.

Google announces the Gemini 3 Pro vision, a new chip that enhances machine learning performance and efficiency for mobile devices. The article highlights the chip's improved neural network inference capabilities and its potential to enable more advanced AI applications on smartphones and other mobile platforms.

The article discusses Brendan Gregg's decision to leave Intel after a decade of work, citing the company's changing direction and his desire to explore new opportunities. It provides insights into his experience and the factors that led to his departure.

The article discusses a controversial deal between OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman and DARPA, the research arm of the U.S. Department of Defense, regarding the development of advanced AI technology. It examines the ethical concerns and implications surrounding this partnership.

The article explains perpetual futures, a type of cryptocurrency derivative that allows traders to speculate on the future price of an asset without an expiration date. It describes how perpetual futures work, their advantages over traditional futures, and the role of funding payments in maintaining the contract's price stability.

The article discusses the concept of idempotency keys, which are unique identifiers used to ensure that repeating the same operation multiple times has the same effect as performing it once. It explains the importance of idempotency keys in building robust and reliable distributed systems.

The article demonstrates how to implement the classic Fizz Buzz programming problem using only four lines of CSS, showcasing the power and flexibility of CSS as a programming language.

This article explores the principles of defensive programming, which focus on anticipating and handling potential errors and edge cases to create more robust and reliable software. It discusses various techniques such as input validation, error handling, and defensive coding practices.

The article argues that many technical problems are actually people problems in disguise, and that effective communication and collaboration are key to solving them. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the human factors behind technical issues and addressing them accordingly.

As usual, there are countless immigration topics and I'll be guided by whatever you're concerned with. Please remember that I can't provide legal advice on specific cases for obvious liability reasons because I won't have access to all the facts. Please stick to a factual discussion in your questions and comments and I'll do the same in my answers!

Previous threads we've done: https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=proberts.

The article discusses the recent discovery of a new species of giant bee, Megachile pluto, which was thought to be extinct for nearly 40 years. The discovery of this elusive bee, known as the 'Wallace's giant bee', is considered a rare and exciting find that highlights the importance of continued conservation efforts.

Hey everyone! I just built a mobile app using Expo (React Native) for a platform that moves $6M/month. It’s a neobank used by 6,500+ nonprofit organizations across the world.

One of my biggest challenges, while juggling being a full-time student, was getting permission from Apple/Google to use advanced native features such as Tap to Pay (for in-person donations) and Push Provisioning (for adding your card to your digital wallet). It was months of back-and-forth emails, test case recordings, and also compliance checks.

Even after securing Apple/Google’s permission, any minor fix required publishing a new build, which was time-consuming. After dealing with this for a while, I adopted the idea of “over the air updates” using Expo’s EAS update service. This allowed me to remotely trigger updates without needing a new app build.

The 250 hours I spent building this app were an INSANE learning experience, but it was also a whole lot of fun. Give the app a try, and I’d love any feedback you have on it!

btw, back in March, we open-sourced this nonprofit neobank on GitHub. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43519802

The article explores the complex and often counterintuitive nature of tides, highlighting how they are influenced by various factors such as the moon, sun, and local geography, and how their patterns can be more unpredictable than commonly assumed.

The article discusses the decision to build the Lightpanda platform using the Zig programming language, highlighting its performance, simplicity, and safety benefits compared to other languages like C and Rust.

Frinkiac is a searchable database that allows users to easily find and share screenshots from the popular animated TV series The Simpsons. The website provides a powerful tool for fans to quickly locate and explore memorable moments from the show.

This article discusses ways to make RSS (Really Simple Syndication) more engaging and enjoyable for users, including adding personality to feeds, creating interactive elements, and leveraging multimedia content to enhance the reading experience.

Hey HN! I'm Daniel, building Onlook, the Cursor for Designers. We built an open-source collaborative canvas for code that lets designers and developers craft incredible web experiences together.

Since launching, Onlook hit #1 on Hacker News, was the #1 trending repo on GitHub—above DeepSeek + Anthropic—and has earned over 23,000 GitHub stars. We’re looking to bring on Onlook’s first Founding Engineers.

This role requires autonomy - you’ll be setting standards for one of the fastest-growing open source projects backed by YC ever. You’ll help design and build an uncompromising visual IDE loved by tens of thousands of designers and engineers around the world, and you'll have a heavy influence on the direction of where we take the company.

You’re a full-stack engineer based in the U.S. who is ultra comfortable in Typescript, NextJS, React, and Tailwind, and ready to jump-in and build.

The most important things we look for:

• Olympic-level dedication – you want to be the best in the world at what you do.

• Ownership – you like autonomy and control over the destiny of the company.

• Speed – you’re comfortable shipping and iterating quickly with feedback.

• Craft – you’re opinionated and are willing to defend your opinions.

Ideally, you:

• Are looking for a fast-paced, early startup environment.

• Are willing to put in long hours and go the extra mile.

• Are comfortable with any part of the stack, front-end, back-end, or database.

• Believe in open source and are ok with your work being very public.

The comp range for this role is $130k-200k, 1-5% equity, great healthcare + other perks, and an awesome office if you happen to be in SF. We're open to remote / hybrid candidates.

If you’d like to stand out, please share a project or piece of work that you’re most proud of. We love seeing people’s work. If you have a personal website, please include that as well.

If you're interested, email daniel@onlook.com with your Github / LinkedIn / Website or work samples and why you'd be a great addition to the team, or apply here: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/onlook/jobs/e4gHv1n-fo...

Excited to meet, and build alongside you!

Ubiquiti's Unifi 5G is a new wireless networking solution that aims to provide high-speed, low-latency connectivity for residential and enterprise users. The article introduces the key features and capabilities of Unifi 5G, highlighting its potential to revolutionize wireless internet access.

The article discusses a court ruling in favor of the Software Freedom Conservancy in a case against Vizio for alleged violations of the GNU General Public License (GPL). The ruling is seen as a win for software freedom and the enforcement of open-source licensing terms.

The article discusses the development of 'tiny models', small neural network models that can run efficiently on low-power devices. It explores the trade-offs between model size, accuracy, and inference speed, highlighting the potential applications of such models in various fields, including mobile and edge computing.

The article profiles Mary Pipher, a clinical psychologist and author known for her compassionate yet critical approach to societal issues. It explores Pipher's views on the challenges facing modern society and her belief in the power of empathy and community to foster positive change.

Hello HN! We're a team of three building a new kind of web-based markdown editor.

There are many editors out there, so one is spoiled for choice, but Kraa's approach is a little different. It's trying to be both a minimal and distraction-free experience while being feature-rich and allowing for tons of use cases.

What Kraa's good for:

- Distraction-free writing & reading (minimal UI, performant, styling logic completely separated from the editing experience)

- Quick sharing of any written text – compared to many other writing tools, your content can be easily shared just by posting a link and giving 'read' or 'edit' access (we also have password-protection)

- Real-time chat / communities – Kraa has some unique features around real-time editing and our Chat widget allows for a frictionless chat experience. No send button.

- Kraa works well on mobile (though dedicated apps are planned)

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Demo examples (all live, no login needed):

Blog article: https://kraa.io/kraa/examples/echolibrary

Long-form story: https://kraa.io/kraa/examples/insidekick

Magazine: https://kraa.io/weeklyinspiration

Kraa is built on top of ProseMirror (and TipTap) and Svelte.

You don’t need an account to try Kraa. We’d really appreciate your thoughts and feedback!

Google is investigating a security breach that is locking users out of their Gmail accounts with no recovery options, leaving them unable to access their emails, contacts, and other Google services.

The article discusses Nim, a statically typed, compiled programming language that aims to be efficient, expressive, and maintainable. It highlights Nim's key features, such as its performance, concurrency support, and metaprogramming capabilities, making it a suitable choice for various development tasks.