Woxi Rust Challenges Mathematica’s $8,760 Monopoly
Woxi, a Rust-based Mathematica alternative, challenges Wolfram's $1,570-$8,760 pricing. Can open source symbolic math break the 36-year monopoly? HN debates.
California Mandates Age Verification in ALL OS by 2027
California’s Digital Age Assurance Act (AB-1043), signed into law last October, requires every operating system—including ...
Vibe Coding Kills Open Source: cURL, Ghostty, Tailwind Shut Down
cURL shut down bug bounties, Tailwind lost 80% revenue as vibe coding breaks open source ...
Denmark Ditches Microsoft for Open Source: 15,000 Workers
Denmark’s tech agency is pulling 15,000 government workers off Microsoft by the end of 2026. ...
EU Tests Matrix to Replace Microsoft Teams
The EU Just Started Testing an Alternative to Microsoft Teams The European Commission announced in ...
Anki Transferred to AnkiHub: Open Source at Risk?
After 19 years maintaining Anki, creator Damien Elmes transferred ownership to AnkiHub—a for-profit company with 35 employees. The Hacker News reaction (349 points, ...
OpenClaw Security Crisis: 123K GitHub Stars, Massive Vulnerabilities
123,000 GitHub stars in 48 hours. Peter Steinberger’s weekend project became the fastest-growing open-source AI ...
Netflix Backs Blender with €240K: Open Source Wins
Netflix Animation Studios joins Blender Fund with €240,000/year, validating open-source 3D tools over Autodesk Maya. ...
GOG Linux Support: Last Holdout Announces Native Client
GOG.com announced in late January 2026 that Linux is “the next major frontier” for their ...
Systemd Creator Launches Amutable: Linux Integrity Startup
Lennart Poettering, the systemd creator who sparked years of Linux controversy, announced yesterday a new ...