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New best story on Hacker News: Why Robinhood disabled buys but not sells

Why Robinhood disabled buys but not sells 583 by stu2b50 | 606 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: GitHub Should Start an App Store

GitHub Should Start an App Store 590 by quaintdev | 220 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: CDC website built by Deloitte at a cost of $44M is abandoned due to bugs

CDC website built by Deloitte at a cost of $44M is abandoned due to bugs 589 by donsupreme | 358 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Statement of SEC Regarding Recent Market Volatility

Statement of SEC Regarding Recent Market Volatility 563 by TeMPOraL | 847 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Robinhood, in Need of Cash, Raises $1B from Its Investors

Robinhood, in Need of Cash, Raises $1B from Its Investors 631 by coloneltcb | 459 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours

Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours 693 by rvnx | 560 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Robinhood is said to draw on bank credit lines amid tumult

Robinhood is said to draw on bank credit lines amid tumult 727 by kypro | 464 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Losing faith in UX

Losing faith in UX 552 by duck | 313 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech (2019)

Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech (2019) 638 by ege_erdogan | 264 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play Store

Element (Matrix chat app) suspended from the Google Play Store 815 by redsolver | 428 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Facebook shuts popular stock trading group amid GameStop frenzy

Facebook shuts popular stock trading group amid GameStop frenzy 677 by ttt0 | 341 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: EU citizens’ rights are under threat from anti-encryption proposals

EU citizens’ rights are under threat from anti-encryption proposals 644 by eddieoz | 133 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Robinhood now has a 1-Star rating on the Google Play Store

Robinhood now has a 1-Star rating on the Google Play Store 634 by sschueller | 265 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: We Are Preparing a Class Action Lawsuit Against Robinhood

We Are Preparing a Class Action Lawsuit Against Robinhood 653 by f430 | 252 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: WebRTC is now a W3C and IETF standard

WebRTC is now a W3C and IETF standard 617 by kaycebasques | 88 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: My 2 Year Journey to $10K MRR

My 2 Year Journey to $10K MRR 629 by ronyfadel | 103 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Robinhood is limiting purchases of stocks: AMC, Blackberry, Nokia, and GameStop

Robinhood is limiting purchases of stocks: AMC, Blackberry, Nokia, and GameStop 711 by Miner49er | 531 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went private for a while

Discord bans r/WallStreetBets server, subreddit went private for a while 634 by icpmacdo | 499 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: GameStop Is Rage Against the Financial Machine

GameStop Is Rage Against the Financial Machine 577 by tempsy | 649 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: The unreasonable effectiveness of simple HTML

The unreasonable effectiveness of simple HTML 576 by edent | 226 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company

The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company 569 by yawnxyz | 348 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Social media damages teenagers' mental health, report says

Social media damages teenagers' mental health, report says 541 by alexrustic | 258 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: IKEA Buys 11,000 Acres of U.S. Forest to Keep It from Being Developed

IKEA Buys 11,000 Acres of U.S. Forest to Keep It from Being Developed 518 by Beggers1960 | 385 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: I tried to report scientific misconduct. How did it go?

I tried to report scientific misconduct. How did it go? 497 by ivank | 179 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Firefox 85

Firefox 85 474 by amake | 261 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Halt and Catch Fire Syllabus

Halt and Catch Fire Syllabus 455 by gammarator | 168 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Halt and Catch Fire Syllabus

Halt and Catch Fire Syllabus 454 by gammarator | 168 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Firefox 85 Cracks Down on Supercookies

Firefox 85 Cracks Down on Supercookies 542 by todsacerdoti | 303 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Myopia treatment 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in Asia

Myopia treatment 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in Asia 475 by isof4ult | 280 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Time-lapse of a single cell transforming into a salamander (2019)

Time-lapse of a single cell transforming into a salamander (2019) 466 by smusamashah | 120 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani

Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani 496 by cf100clunk | 665 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle formats

Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle formats 540 by moneytoo | 284 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Upvote to encourage more people to visit New Links on Hacker News

Upvote to encourage more people to visit New Links on Hacker News 538 by crazypython | 82 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: PGM Indexes: Learned indexes that match B-tree performance with 83x less space

PGM Indexes: Learned indexes that match B-tree performance with 83x less space 536 by hbrundage | 110 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Google has turned off access to sync features for Chromium

Google has turned off access to sync features for Chromium 415 by stsewd | 178 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: I bought 200 Raspberry Pi Model B’s and I’m going to fix them

I bought 200 Raspberry Pi Model B’s and I’m going to fix them 464 by stedaniels | 155 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Please don't say just hello in chat (2013)

Please don't say just hello in chat (2013) 448 by talhof8 | 349 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: WhatsApp loses millions of users after terms update

WhatsApp loses millions of users after terms update 564 by pseudolus | 289 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Deskreen – Turn any device with a web browser to a second computer screen

Deskreen – Turn any device with a web browser to a second computer screen 523 by maydemir | 128 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Pip has dropped support for Python 2

Pip has dropped support for Python 2 729 by groodt | 571 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Facebook shuts down the Socialist Workers Party in Britain

Facebook shuts down the Socialist Workers Party in Britain 525 by jimmy2020 | 501 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Atomic resolution video of salt crystals forming in real time

Atomic resolution video of salt crystals forming in real time 653 by rbanffy | 124 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Dissecting the Apple M1 GPU, Part II

Dissecting the Apple M1 GPU, Part II 569 by dddddaviddddd | 185 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: Iconduck – 100k open source icons, downloadable and searchable

Show HN: Iconduck – 100k open source icons, downloadable and searchable 512 by onassar | 74 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Software engineering topics I changed my mind on

Software engineering topics I changed my mind on 700 by goostavos | 458 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client

Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client 666 by smusamashah | 443 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Brad Cox has died

Brad Cox has died 638 by carlosrg | 115 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: New Intel CEO rehiring retired CPU architects

New Intel CEO rehiring retired CPU architects 649 by rbanffy | 423 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Still alive

Still alive 660 by Lewton | 224 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: AWS announces forks of Elasticsearch and Kibana

AWS announces forks of Elasticsearch and Kibana 629 by ke4qqq | 536 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Rust for Windows

Rust for Windows 583 by dsr12 | 199 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes?

Ask HN: Anyone know any funny programming jokes? 634 by arthurcolle | 759 comments on Hacker News. Can be super esoteric or super generalized, I love it when I get them, or when I just learn something new.

New best story on Hacker News: Porting Firefox to Apple Silicon

Porting Firefox to Apple Silicon 605 by sylvestre | 205 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: I built an online interactive course that helps you learn Vim faster

Show HN: I built an online interactive course that helps you learn Vim faster 575 by CoffeePython | 254 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Select a muscle and it provides the exercises to workout the selected muscle

Select a muscle and it provides the exercises to workout the selected muscle 736 by punkspider | 168 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: Beeper – All Your Chats in One App

Show HN: Beeper – All Your Chats in One App 590 by erohead | 335 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: I no longer trust The Great Suspender

I no longer trust The Great Suspender 617 by davidfstr | 232 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Kids find a security flaw in Linux Mint by mashing keys

Kids find a security flaw in Linux Mint by mashing keys 580 by subins2000 | 257 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Capitol Attack Was Months in the Making on Facebook

Capitol Attack Was Months in the Making on Facebook 567 by alexrustic | 773 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Anyone else burnt out due to extended lockdown and work-from-home?

Ask HN: Anyone else burnt out due to extended lockdown and work-from-home? 568 by throwwfh | 434 comments on Hacker News. I'm no more productive at work. I produce in a week the same amount of code I used to produce in a day before the pandemic. Am I alone to feel work-from-home made things worse?

New best story on Hacker News: IPFS Support in Brave

IPFS Support in Brave 622 by alexrustic | 210 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: IPFS Support in Brave

IPFS Support in Brave 542 by alexrustic | 182 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: GitHub has received a DMCA from MPA about torrent tracker nyaa.si

GitHub has received a DMCA from MPA about torrent tracker nyaa.si 445 by livueta | 219 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: What You Should Know Before Leaking a Zoom Meeting

What You Should Know Before Leaking a Zoom Meeting 655 by danso | 194 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: We are sending more foster kids to prison than to college

We are sending more foster kids to prison than to college 519 by aminozuur | 379 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Context switching costs more than we give it credit for

Context switching costs more than we give it credit for 581 by maddynator | 347 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: BitLocker Lockscreen Bypass

BitLocker Lockscreen Bypass 564 by rdpintqogeogsaa | 123 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: ‘Seven Sisters’ Myths May Reach Back 100k Years

‘Seven Sisters’ Myths May Reach Back 100k Years 444 by akamoonknight | 209 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Amazon: Not OK – Why we had to change Elastic licensing

Amazon: Not OK – Why we had to change Elastic licensing 724 by buro9 | 364 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: I wasted $40k on a fantastic startup idea

I wasted $40k on a fantastic startup idea 626 by swyx | 299 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Software effort estimation is mostly fake research

Software effort estimation is mostly fake research 628 by walterclifford | 240 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: GPT-Neo – Building a GPT-3-sized model, open source and free

GPT-Neo – Building a GPT-3-sized model, open source and free 594 by sieste | 226 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: HR is not your friend, and other things I think you should know

HR is not your friend, and other things I think you should know 578 by atg_abhishek | 341 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Google Safe Browsing can kill a startup

Google Safe Browsing can kill a startup 622 by gomox | 228 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Signal is having technical difficulties

Signal is having technical difficulties 488 by tonymet | 438 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Thanks HN: You helped save a company that now helps thousands make a living

Thanks HN: You helped save a company that now helps thousands make a living 532 by callmevlad | 58 comments on Hacker News. Dear HN, I’m feeling a deep sense of gratitude this morning, and wanted to share it with you all. On this day in 2013, the Webflow co-founders were huddled around our usual desk that we claimed every early morning at the Hacker Dojo (a co-working space) in Mountain View, working like hell into the evenings to get something off the ground. We had quit our jobs about 6 months prior, and totally underestimated how long it would take to build even a beta. I had personally convinced my wife that we’d only have to be income-less for 3 months – the amount of savings we had in the bank – but that time had now doubled, and those savings were long gone. The Kickstarter campaign we had poured all of our savings into producing had fallen through, never even making it live because we hadn’t read the Terms of Service to learn that they didn’t allow SaaS subscriptions to be f...

New best story on Hacker News: Tell HN: Dropbox now requires access to contacts for Google login

Tell HN: Dropbox now requires access to contacts for Google login 549 by poxobloc | 346 comments on Hacker News. I remember I was using Google login to login to my Dropbox and in the last year or so Dropbox started asking me to access my contacts in Google. I would always deny access and still manage to successfully login. Yesterday I tried the same but with no luck. I contacted Dropbox support and this is their reply: > I'm afraid that is not possible at the time. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Interesting that they chose this route when users are getting more and more privacy-aware.

New best story on Hacker News: Aquafaba

Aquafaba 515 by david-given | 261 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Twitter shuts down account of Sci-Hub

Twitter shuts down account of Sci-Hub 501 by amrrs | 297 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: We don't need data scientists, we need data engineers

We don't need data scientists, we need data engineers 508 by winkywooster | 272 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Bill and Melinda Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner

Bill and Melinda Gates: America’s Top Farmland Owner 483 by jelliclesfarm | 387 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Dropbox to cut 11% of its global workforce

Dropbox to cut 11% of its global workforce 470 by champagnepapi | 652 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Intel CEO Bob Swan to step down, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger to replace him

Intel CEO Bob Swan to step down, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger to replace him 560 by totalZero | 313 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Null

Null 566 by JNRowe | 140 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Pirate Bay founder thinks Parler’s inability to stay online is 'embarrassing'

Pirate Bay founder thinks Parler’s inability to stay online is 'embarrassing' 552 by weare138 | 496 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Apple removes first-party firewall exemption in macOS 11.2 beta 2

Apple removes first-party firewall exemption in macOS 11.2 beta 2 539 by mortenjorck | 176 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: WRT54G History: The Router That Accidentally Went Open Source

WRT54G History: The Router That Accidentally Went Open Source 587 by uptown | 264 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: BeagleV – An affordable RISC-V computer designed to run Linux

BeagleV – An affordable RISC-V computer designed to run Linux 548 by pathompong | 269 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Visa and Plaid Abandon Merger After Antitrust Division’s Suit to Block

Visa and Plaid Abandon Merger After Antitrust Division’s Suit to Block 596 by theBashShell | 270 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: If it will matter after today, don't talk about it in a chat room

If it will matter after today, don't talk about it in a chat room 741 by mcrittenden | 312 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Facebook confirms data-sharing agreements with Chinese firms, including Huawei (2018)

Facebook confirms data-sharing agreements with Chinese firms, including Huawei (2018) 545 by z3t111 | 60 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Teamspeak 5 to be based on the Matrix protocol

Teamspeak 5 to be based on the Matrix protocol 535 by circularfoyers | 209 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Response to “WireGuard: great protocol, but skip the Mac app”

Response to “WireGuard: great protocol, but skip the Mac app” 834 by motiejus | 343 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Signal community: Reminder: Please be nice

Signal community: Reminder: Please be nice 814 by decrypt | 312 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler

How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler 725 by amadeuspagel | 1136 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Sci-Hub Is Now on the ‘Uncensorable Web’

Sci-Hub Is Now on the ‘Uncensorable Web’ 689 by rasengan | 313 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Europe Is Guaranteeing Citizens the Right to Repair

Europe Is Guaranteeing Citizens the Right to Repair 656 by janvdberg | 213 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Tell HN: Aaron Swartz died today, 8 years ago

Tell HN: Aaron Swartz died today, 8 years ago 671 by ignoramous | 135 comments on Hacker News. "Aaron is dead. Wanderers in this crazy world, we have lost a mentor, a wise elder. Hackers for right, we are one down, we have lost one of our own. Nurturers, carers, listeners, feeders, parents all, we have lost a child. Let us all weep." - Tim Berners Lee. Thank you for everything, Aaron. -- Discussions at the time: 1. https://ift.tt/3qb7sZy 2. https://ift.tt/2Xs2T0G Blog post in 2016 by Noah, Aaron's brother: https://ift.tt/1OpuzFT

New best story on Hacker News: 70TB of Parler users’ messages, videos, and posts leaked by security researchers

70TB of Parler users’ messages, videos, and posts leaked by security researchers 674 by joiguru | 664 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Stealing Your Private YouTube Videos, One Frame at a Time

Stealing Your Private YouTube Videos, One Frame at a Time 660 by gbrown_ | 113 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: The account of realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours

The account of realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours 624 by edward | 942 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using app

WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using app 631 by erwinmatijsen | 348 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests

U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests 887 by fortran77 | 724 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: What I’ve Learned in 45 Years in the Software Industry

What I’ve Learned in 45 Years in the Software Industry 584 by FauxDemure | 211 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Asahi Linux: Linux on Apple Silicon project

Asahi Linux: Linux on Apple Silicon project 627 by jackhalford | 387 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Ticketmaster admits it hacked Songkick before it went out of business

Ticketmaster admits it hacked Songkick before it went out of business 608 by cpascal | 302 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in Iran

GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in Iran 595 by PhilipTrauner | 484 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Slack is down

Slack is down 562 by oblio | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: DALL·E: Creating Images from Text

DALL·E: Creating Images from Text 931 by todsacerdoti | 179 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: GitHub is fully available in Iran

GitHub is fully available in Iran 822 by todsacerdoti | 274 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional profiles

Show HN: I made an alternative platform for professional profiles 737 by _andychung | 268 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Ditherpunk: The article I wish I had about monochrome image dithering

Ditherpunk: The article I wish I had about monochrome image dithering 733 by todsacerdoti | 110 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: USA vs. Julian Assange Judgment

USA vs. Julian Assange Judgment 713 by yuriko | 483 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Slack is down

Slack is down 685 by gpmcadam | 605 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: School or Prison

School or Prison 699 by nickburlett | 471 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Google workers announce plans to unionize

Google workers announce plans to unionize 849 by virde | 537 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: ECC matters

ECC matters 712 by rajesh-s | 431 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Uber discovered they’d been defrauded out of 2/3 of their ad spend

Uber discovered they’d been defrauded out of 2/3 of their ad spend 700 by rbanffy | 303 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: How to overcome Phone Addiction

How to overcome Phone Addiction 704 by Shred77 | 285 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Show HN: I shot high-res stitched panoramas in Iceland using a thermal camera

Show HN: I shot high-res stitched panoramas in Iceland using a thermal camera 704 by dheera | 91 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: A half-hour to learn Rust

A half-hour to learn Rust 747 by selvan | 163 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: EU Signs €145B Declaration to Develop Next Gen Processors and 2nm Technology

EU Signs €145B Declaration to Develop Next Gen Processors and 2nm Technology 665 by simonpd | 397 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store

Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store 697 by giuliomagnifico | 435 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: My Experience at Apple

My Experience at Apple 621 by limono | 246 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaurant without an agreement

California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaurant without an agreement 657 by supernova87a | 336 comments on Hacker News.

New best story on Hacker News: TabFS: Mount your Browser Tabs as a Filesystem

TabFS: Mount your Browser Tabs as a Filesystem 604 by thesephist | 80 comments on Hacker News.