New top story on Hacker News: Australia Bans Generative A.I. From Official Music Charts

Australia Bans Generative A.I. From Official Music Charts
13 by bookofjoe | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Tell HN: PayPal Blocks GrapheneOS

Tell HN: PayPal Blocks GrapheneOS
38 by leumon | 12 comments on Hacker News.
It seems like the PayPal app now refuses to run on GrapheneOS. I don't know if it's only because I have enabled the PayPal card for contacless NFC payments, but when opening the app it crashes with the following exception: com.paypal.oslo.app.rasp.RootDetectionSecurityException: Security policy violation: s=root

New top story on Hacker News: RAG Is Simpler Than You Think

RAG Is Simpler Than You Think
35 by j0selit0 | 19 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Credit Card Rewards Became a $9.2B Wealth Transfer

Credit Card Rewards Became a $9.2B Wealth Transfer
75 by conbrian | 79 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Quantum battery upends the rules of charging

Quantum battery upends the rules of charging
15 by reconnecting | 4 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Screen viewing time from age 1 to 8 years and subsequent academic performance

Screen viewing time from age 1 to 8 years and subsequent academic performance
16 by Markoff | 8 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2026 – Show and tell

Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2026 – Show and tell
12 by kaladan | 7 comments on Hacker News.
There was another one of these a couple of months ago and it did not get any traction. Lets hope this one does better. I myself am at $0/mo from my side projects and am really hoping side projects still have a future. So, those of you making $500/month or more on side projects in 2026, what are you doing these days? https://ift.tt/qH58Pl6 (2024) https://ift.tt/w0da5Hh (2023) https://ift.tt/bLveMyz (2022) https://ift.tt/wCnsav9 (2021) https://ift.tt/bURWpt0 (2020)