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Lutnick, chip rules and his sons' firm

11/15/2026
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The commerce secretary pushes softer chip rules that touch his family's firm, two AI agents get into a 1994 Jeep's engine computer, Microsoft's outage hides a hotel pool alarm, Turbo Pascal's tiny size, and crows that decide faster than people.

  1. Lutnick Pushed to Weaken Chip Rules That Overlap with His Family Business (HN discussion)
  2. Claude Code and Codex reverse engineered my 1994 Jeep's ECU over a $3 Arduino (HN discussion)
  3. Microsoft 365 outage leads to chlorine gas poisoning of 15 hotel guests (HN discussion)
  4. Things That Turbo Pascal Is Smaller Than (HN discussion)
  5. 'Birdbrain' Is a Misnomer. Crows Make Decisions Faster Than We Can (HN discussion)

Chapters:
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) 1. Lutnick Pushed to Weaken Chip Rules That Overlap with His Family Business
(02:03) 1. Lutnick Pushed to Weaken Chip Rules That Overlap with His Family Business: HN comments
(03:48) 2. Claude Code and Codex reverse engineered my 1994 Jeep's ECU over a $3 Arduino
(04:54) 2. Claude Code and Codex reverse engineered my 1994 Jeep's ECU over a $3 Arduino: HN comments
(06:26) 3. Microsoft 365 outage leads to chlorine gas poisoning of 15 hotel guests
(07:26) 3. Microsoft 365 outage leads to chlorine gas poisoning of 15 hotel guests: HN comments
(08:21) 4. Things That Turbo Pascal Is Smaller Than
(09:13) 4. Things That Turbo Pascal Is Smaller Than: HN comments
(10:11) 5. 'Birdbrain' Is a Misnomer. Crows Make Decisions Faster Than We Can
(11:21) 5. 'Birdbrain' Is a Misnomer. Crows Make Decisions Faster Than We Can: HN comments
(11:58) Wrap-up

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