{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hacker News Highlights","title":"2.1.26 | Mobile carriers track GPS, Finland considers Australia-style social media ban, Swift offers convenience over Rust","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7a1f9569\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":611,"description":"This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Feb 1, 2026.Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlightsMobile carriers can get your GPS locationhttps://an.dywa.ng/carrier-gnss.htmlhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46838597Finland looks to introduce Australia-style ban on social mediahttps://yle.fi/a/74-20207494https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46838417Swift is a more convenient Rust (2023)https://nmn.sh/blog/2023-10-02-swift-is-the-more-convenient-rusthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46841374Scientist who helped eradicate smallpox dies at age 89https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/smallpox-eradication-champion-william-foege-dies-at-89/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46793313Show HN: Moltbook – A social network for moltbots (clawdbots) to hang outhttps://www.moltbook.com/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46802254CPython Internals Explainedhttps://github.com/zpoint/CPython-Internalshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46780086Apple Platform Security (Jan 2026) [pdf]https://help.apple.com/pdf/security/en_US/apple-platform-security-guide.pdfhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46837814In praise of –dry-runhttps://henrikwarne.com/2026/01/31/in-praise-of-dry-run/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46840612Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android devicehttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/inside-nvidias-10-year-effort-to-make-the-shield-tv-the-most-updated-android-device-ever/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46837346List animals until failurehttps://rose.systems/animalist/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46842603","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}