top 20 hacker news stories for 2026-04-10

Filing the Corners Off MacBooks

https://kentwalters.com/posts/corners/

4 months ago

1D Chess

https://rowan441.github.io/1dchess/chess.html

4 months ago

France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

https://www.numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/espace-presse/souverainete-numerique-reduction-dependances-extra-europeennes/

4 months ago

Installing Every* Firefox Extension

https://jack.cab/blog/every-firefox-extension

4 months ago

France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/france-to-ditch-windows-for-linux-to-reduce-reliance-on-us-tech/

4 months ago

FBI used iPhone notification data to retrieve deleted Signal messages

https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/09/fbi-used-iphone-notification-data-to-retrieve-deleted-signal-messages/

4 months ago

WireGuard makes new Windows release following Microsoft signing resolution

https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/wireguard/2026-April/009561.html

4 months ago

AI assistance when contributing to the Linux kernel

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

4 months ago

You can't trust macOS Privacy and Security settings

https://eclecticlight.co/2026/04/10/why-you-cant-trust-privacy-security/

4 months ago

I Still Prefer MCP over Skills

https://david.coffee/i-still-prefer-mcp-over-skills/

4 months ago

Industrial design files for Keychron keyboards and mice

https://github.com/Keychron/Keychron-Keyboards-Hardware-Design

4 months ago

OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-backs-bill-exempt-ai-firms-model-harm-lawsuits/

4 months ago

Chimpanzees in Uganda locked in vicious 'civil war', say researchers

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr71lkzv49po

4 months ago

CPUid Compromised

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/supply-chain-attack-at-cpuid-pushes-malware-with-cpu-z-hwmonitor/

4 months ago

I gave every train in New York an instrument

https://www.trainjazz.com/

4 months ago

Helium Is Hard to Replace

https://www.construction-physics.com/p/helium-is-hard-to-replace

4 months ago

Sam Altman's response to Molotov cocktail incident

https://blog.samaltman.com/2279512

4 months ago

Microsoft suspends dev accounts for high-profile open source projects

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-suspends-dev-accounts-for-high-profile-open-source-projects/

4 months ago

We've raised $17M to build what comes after Git

https://blog.gitbutler.com/series-a

4 months ago

A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it

https://ericwbailey.website/published/a-compelling-title-that-is-cryptic-enough-to-get-you-to-take-action-on-it/

4 months ago