top 10 hacker news stories for today

Ask HN: Does anyone else feel like nothing matters anymore?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49340013

9 hours ago

183 upvotes – 121 comments

Linux 7.3 improves performance when running out of vRAM

https://pixelcluster.dev/VRAM-Overcommit/

2 hours ago

154 upvotes – 25 comments

The Benchmarkpocalypse

https://danluu.com/benchpocalypse/

8 hours ago

115 upvotes – 31 comments

I don't enjoy the Internet any more

https://btao.org/posts/2026-08-17-i-dont-enjoy-the-internet/

5 hours ago

105 upvotes – 78 comments

Google wins bankruptcy auction for Spirit Airlines emails, chats, documents

https://www.axios.com/2026/08/17/google-spirit-airlines-bankruptcy

10 hours ago

81 upvotes – 33 comments

Rethinking Database Programming

https://acadia.engineering/blog/rethinking-database-programming

3 hours ago

61 upvotes – 11 comments

PM Carney announces largest clean energy investment in North American history

https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2026/08/17/prime-minister-carney-announces-largest-clean-energy-investment-north

10 hours ago

58 upvotes – 31 comments

Expert Witness to ChatGPT: "Show how 3M is 0 percent at fault"

https://www.404media.co/show-how-3m-is-0-at-fault-expert-witness-used-chatgpt-to-write-report-defending-company-in-deadly-explosion-lawsuit/

7 hours ago

1 change
47 upvotes – 29 comments

git git git git git

https://caiustheory.com/git-git-git-git-git/

3 hours ago

41 upvotes – 16 comments

Exercise intensity modulates interorgan communication and is associated with

https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791%2826%2900405-2?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2666379126004052%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

5 hours ago

33 upvotes – 5 comments
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