The Automated Daily - Hacker News Edition

Hacker News for Feb 8, 2026


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Today's topics:
-Secrets-safe AI agent sandboxes

-Local-first AI assistant in Rust

-Why agentic coding hurts flow

-Apple silicon E-cores explained

-Open-source privacy apps and transparency

-Atari 2600 reverse engineering deep dive

-Remembering Internet pioneer David Farber

-Ursula K. Le Guin exhibit and legacy

-A practical guide to startup exits


-https://donotnotify.com/opensource.html
-https://eclecticlight.co/2026/02/08/last-week-on-my-mac-why-e-cores-make-apple-silicon-fast/
-https://github.com/joshuanwalker/Raiders2600
-https://github.com/jingkaihe/matchlock
-https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/TSNPJVFH4DKLINIKSMRIIVNHDG5XKJCM/
-https://hyperallergic.com/curating-a-show-on-my-ineffable-mother-ursula-k-le-guin/
-https://haskellforall.com/2026/02/beyond-agentic-coding
-https://github.com/localgpt-app/localgpt
-https://derekyan.com/ma-book/


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