{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hacker News Highlights","title":"2.16.26 | Joining OpenAI, EU bans unsold apparel destruction, Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest highlight U.S. surveillance","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/6d9faed1\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":719,"description":"This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Feb 16, 2026.\nFeel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights\nI’m joining OpenAI\nhttps://steipete.me/posts/2026/openclaw\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47028013\nEU bans the destruction of unsold apparel, clothing, accessories and footwear\nhttps://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu-rules-stop-destruction-unsold-clothes-and-shoes-2026-02-09_en\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47025378\nAmazon's Ring and Google's Nest reveal the severity of U.S. surveillance state\nhttps://greenwald.substack.com/p/amazons-ring-and-googles-nest-unwittingly\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47023238\nI want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?\nhttps://mastodon.world/@knowmadd/116072773118828295\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47031580\nModern CSS Code Snippets: Stop writing CSS like it's 2015\nhttps://modern-css.com\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47025851\nLT6502: A 6502-based homebrew laptop\nhttps://github.com/TechPaula/LT6502\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47025399\nMagnus Carlsen Wins the Freestyle (Chess960) World Championship\nhttps://www.fide.com/magnus-carlsen-wins-2026-fide-freestyle-world-championship/\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47028227\nEditor's Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations\nhttps://arstechnica.com/staff/2026/02/editors-note-retraction-of-article-containing-fabricated-quotations/\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47026071\nGwtar: A static efficient single-file HTML format\nhttps://gwern.net/gwtar\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47024506\nAudio is the one area small labs are winning\nhttps://www.amplifypartners.com/blog-posts/arming-the-rebels-with-gpus-gradium-kyutai-and-audio-ai\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46999285","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4nmCVUJ5pUFbIsTy4mvxtFFdN3d3RgMGSU08kiDg2ac/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NWYy/MGY3NDk0MDRhZjdh/MzljNmM4MTE4YzU0/MDNlNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}