Hacker News Digest - February 26, 2026

Stories marked "Not new today" appeared on one or more previous daily pages.

1. Google API keys weren't secrets, but then Gemini changed the rules

trufflesecurity.com | hiisthisthingon | 1283 points | 305 comments | discussion

First seen: February 26, 2026 | Consecutive daily streak: 1 day

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2. I don't know how you get here from “predict the next word”

grumpy-economist.com | qsi | 163 points | 240 comments | discussion

First seen: February 26, 2026 | Consecutive daily streak: 1 day

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3. Jimi Hendrix was a systems engineer

spectrum.ieee.org | tintinnabula | 675 points | 252 comments | discussion

First seen: February 26, 2026 | Consecutive daily streak: 1 day

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4. First Website (1992)

info.cern.ch | shrikaranhanda | 310 points | 87 comments | discussion

First seen: February 26, 2026 | Consecutive daily streak: 1 day

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5. RAM now represents 35 percent of bill of materials for HP PCs

arstechnica.com | jnord | 394 points | 341 comments | discussion

First seen: February 26, 2026 | Consecutive daily streak: 1 day

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6. How will OpenAI compete?

ben-evans.com | iamskeole | 482 points | 669 comments | discussion

First seen: February 26, 2026 | Consecutive daily streak: 1 day

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7. The Pleasures and Pains of Coffee (1830)

quod.lib.umich.edu | jxmorris12 | 38 points | 15 comments | discussion

First seen: February 26, 2026 | Consecutive daily streak: 1 day

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8. Artist who “paints” portraits on glass by hitting it with a hammer Not new today

simonbergerart.com | cs702 | 107 points | 38 comments | discussion

First seen: February 25, 2026 | Consecutive daily streak: 2 days

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9. Making MCP cheaper via CLI

kanyilmaz.me | thellimist | 322 points | 120 comments | discussion

First seen: February 26, 2026 | Consecutive daily streak: 1 day

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10. Windows 11 Notepad to support Markdown

blogs.windows.com | andreynering | 353 points | 536 comments | discussion

First seen: February 26, 2026 | Consecutive daily streak: 1 day

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