top 20 hacker news stories for 2025-09-05

Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5B to settle lawsuit with book authors

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/technology/anthropic-settlement-copyright-ai.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jk8.bTTt.Zir9wmtPaTp2&smid=url-share

8 months ago

989 upvotes – 737 comments

I bought the cheapest EV, a used Nissan Leaf

https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-bought-cheapest-ev-used-nissan-leaf

8 months ago

473 upvotes – 672 comments

I ditched Docker for Podman

https://codesmash.dev/why-i-ditched-docker-for-podman-and-you-should-too

8 months ago

1123 upvotes – 654 comments

Tesla changes meaning of 'Full Self-Driving', gives up on promise of autonomy

https://electrek.co/2025/09/05/tesla-changes-meaning-full-self-driving-give-up-promise-autonomy/

8 months ago

520 upvotes – 648 comments

Kenvue stock drops on report RFK Jr will link autism to Tylenol during pregnancy

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/05/rfk-tylenol-autism-kenvue-stock-for-url.html

8 months ago

166 upvotes – 414 comments

A computer upgrade shut down BART

https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2025/news20250905

8 months ago

234 upvotes – 363 comments

European Commission fines Google €2.95B over abusive ad tech practices

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1992

8 months ago

400 upvotes – 343 comments

South Korea: 'many' of its nationals detained in ICE raid on GA Hyundai facility

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-hyundai-plant-georgia-enforcement-action-rcna229148

8 months ago

266 upvotes – 318 comments

Protobuffers Are Wrong (2018)

https://reasonablypolymorphic.com/blog/protos-are-wrong/

8 months ago

244 upvotes – 307 comments

Freeway guardrails are now a favorite target of thieves

https://laist.com/news/transportation/guardrails-aluminum-theft

8 months ago

157 upvotes – 298 comments

Fil's Unbelievable Garbage Collector

https://fil-c.org/fugc

8 months ago

603 upvotes – 281 comments

Nest 1st gen and 2nd gen thermostats no longer supported from Oct 25

https://community.hubitat.com/t/nest-1st-gen-and-2nd-gen-thermostats-no-longer-supported-by-google-from-10-25-2025/152952

8 months ago

283 upvotes – 281 comments

ML needs a new programming language – Interview with Chris Lattner

https://signalsandthreads.com/why-ml-needs-a-new-programming-language/

8 months ago

311 upvotes – 278 comments

Nepal moves to block Facebook, X, YouTube and others

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/4/nepal-moves-to-block-facebook-x-youtube-and-others

8 months ago

286 upvotes – 266 comments

I'm absolutely right

https://absolutelyright.lol/

8 months ago

651 upvotes – 266 comments

US economy added just 22,000 jobs in August, unemployment highest in 4 yrs

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/economy/us-jobs-report-august-final

8 months ago

184 upvotes – 233 comments

OpenAI eats jobs, then offers to help you find a new one at Walmart

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/openai_jobs_board/

8 months ago

237 upvotes – 231 comments

I kissed comment culture goodbye

https://sustainableviews.substack.com/p/the-day-i-kissed-comment-culture

8 months ago

257 upvotes – 211 comments

The Universe Within 12.5 Light Years

http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/12lys.html

8 months ago

268 upvotes – 190 comments

Age verification doesn’t work

https://pornbiz.com/post/17/the_scam_of_age_verification

8 months ago

134 upvotes – 164 comments
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