top 10 hacker news stories for 2026-01-16

STFU

https://github.com/Pankajtanwarbanna/stfu

1 month ago

1032 upvotes – 600 comments

Astro Joining Cloudflare

https://astro.build/blog/joining-cloudflare/

1 month ago

957 upvotes – 392 comments

East Germany balloon escape

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany_balloon_escape

1 month ago

722 upvotes – 302 comments

Cursor's latest "browser experiment" implied success without evidence

https://embedding-shapes.github.io/cursor-implied-success-without-evidence/

1 month ago

721 upvotes – 309 comments

Just the Browser

https://justthebrowser.com/

1 month ago

560 upvotes – 258 comments

Scott Alexander: The Dilbert Afterlife

https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/the-dilbert-afterlife

1 month ago

545 upvotes – 385 comments

6-Day and IP Address Certificates Are Generally Available

https://letsencrypt.org/2026/01/15/6day-and-ip-general-availability

1 month ago

505 upvotes – 280 comments

Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%

https://electrek.co/2026/01/16/canada-breaks-with-us-slashes-100-tariffs-chinese-evs/

1 month ago

452 upvotes – 594 comments

OpenBSD-current now runs as guest under Apple Hypervisor

https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260115203619

1 month ago

408 upvotes – 57 comments

Michelangelo's First Painting, Created When He Was Only 12 or 13 Years Old

https://www.openculture.com/2026/01/discover-michelangelos-first-painting.html

1 month ago

371 upvotes – 172 comments
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