Show HN: AISlop, a CLI for catching AI generated code smells
Hi, I’m Kenny, I’ve been building aislop. I starting working on this after using Claude Code, codex and opencode several times and noticing some slops. They aren’t syntax and passes most tests, they are patterns like empty catch blocks, useless comments, duplicated helpers, dead code and many more. So I built a tool to scan and check for these patterns and wired it into hooks so after each tool call, the agent checks for the slops.

You can try it out with npx aislop sca … ⌘ Read more

Ebola and hantavirus see record-breaking spread of conspiracy theories
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WA bracing for ‘once in five-year’ storm
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BHP workers strike could cost WA $7 million a day
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HP Omnibook 3 Review: Redefining the Budget Laptop
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GoRuck GR1 Review: Great For Travel, Rucking, the Gym, and More
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It’s time for a change, and to offer voters something new
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Cars are trying to spy on you, and it’s only just the beginning
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260513-your-car-is-spying-on-you-its-about-to-get-worse

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48318481

Points: 9

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The GOP’s Attacks on James Talarico Are Straight Out of the Incel Handbook
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Ask HN: Entrepreneurs, how long did it take you to succeed?
How long did it take? How many ideas did you go through? What made you stick to an idea vs pivot?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48315206

Points: 4

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The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They Are
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Zendesk forced a customer from 2016 to pay 4X more, they rebuilt it in 48 hours
Article URL: https://tradecore.com/resources/blog/we-replaced-zendesk-in-48-hours

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48310604

Points: 11

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Citing ‘severe’ math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM
Article URL: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-27/uc-math-professors-demand-return-of-sat-for-stem-admissions

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48309233

Points: 28

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New Moms Are Returning to Coding Jobs Radically Reshaped by AI
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These Ebola Researchers Are Stuck in US Due to Trump’s Funding Cuts
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Scammers Are Using Your Real Hotel Reservations to Trick You With Spear-Phishing Attacks
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Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/criminal-inquiry-e-jean-carroll-trump-accusations.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48303131

Points: 17

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Illinois Lawmakers Just Passed America’s Strongest AI Safety Bill
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Google Security Engineer Arrested in Million-Dollar Polymarket Trading Scheme
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How to Quickly Warm Up Your MacBook
Article URL: https://z3ugma.github.io/2019/11/18/warm-up-your-macbook/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48300342

Points: 8

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YouTube to automatically label AI-generated videos
Article URL: https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/youtube-ai-video-labels-automatic-detection-1236758865/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48299753

Points: 11

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Germany Law to Force Algorithm Boost for State-Approved News
Article URL: https://nonogra.ph/germany-considers-law-to-force-social-media-algorithm-boost-for-state-approved-news-05-27-2026

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48298837

Points: 17

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Huawei’s ‘Chip Queen’ Throws Down the Gauntlet
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A Dating App Is Giving Away Free Gas to Convince People to Get Out of the House
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Corporations can vote in some Delaware elections, judge says
Article URL: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/corporations-have-the-right-to-vote-in-delaware-town-judge-says

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48295460

Points: 4

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Drone Ports and Funding Mayhem: Trump’s Ballroom Has Turned Toxic
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Italy region: +200% tax on datacenters built in green/agricultural areas
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The State Department Really Doesn’t Want to Talk About the Office of Remigration
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I’m Tired of Talking to AI
Article URL: https://orchidfiles.com/im-tired-of-ai-generated-answers/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48292224

Points: 18

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Department of Labor Tells Employees to Report Anyone Prioritizing DEI
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NASA Details Its Plan to Build a Lunar Base at the Moon’s South Pole
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Show HN: Posthorn, self-hosted mail without the mail server
Introducing Posthorn, a self hosted email gateway. One docker container (or Go binary) between every self hosted app on your VPS and your transactional email provider. Set up Posthorn once, point your apps to it, done.

I was trying to deploy Ghost on a DigitalOcean droplet and found that DO and many different VPS services have started to block the default SMTP ports to try to combat the various types of abuse they get. To actually configure my app, I had to hack to … ⌘ Read more

Stripe is friendly to “friendly fraud”
Article URL: https://www.gingerlime.com/2026/stripe-seem-friendly-to-friendly-fraud/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48287982

Points: 15

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Why the Vatican Invited Anthropic to the Pope’s AI Encyclical Presentation
Pope Leo’s first encyclical marks an unprecedented alliance between the Church and Silicon Valley. ⌘ Read more

The Best Movies to Stream This Month (May 2026)
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Internet Starts to Return in Iran After 3-Month Blackout
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Launch HN: Minicor (YC P26) – Windows desktop automations at scale
Hey we’re Faiz and Saheed and we built Minicor so AI companies who need to integrate to desktop systems with no API can quickly build scalable desktop RPAs. Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD0GHZIJ1cw

We were working on non-RPA integrations when a customer promised to sign a deal in 2 days if we could unblock a sale of theirs that involved integrating with a clinic’s Windows based medical record system. We didn’t know it at … ⌘ Read more

Stockholm poised to become leading European geospatial intel player
Article URL: https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/05/26/stockholm-poised-to-become-leading-european-geospatial-intel-player,110772386-eve

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The US Can Put People on the Moon. Why Can’t It Get Iranians Online?
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15 Best Travel Toiletry Bags, Tested Over Many Miles (2026)
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Nearly half (44%) of every T-shirt goes to waste before you even buy it
Article URL: https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2026/05/nearly-half-of-every-t-shirt-goes-to-waste-before-you-even-buy-it/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48278832

Points: 7

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The Earth’s spin is now slowing down at an ‘unprecedented’ rate
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AI Is Taking Over the Most Cursed Job in the World
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Take This Mandatory AI Workplace Training Right Now—or Else
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I Spent a Week Recording Myself Doing Chores for Money. Who’s the Robot Now?
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Ask HN: Is anyone working at least 4 hours daily on an Apple Vision Pro?
I asked this in 2024 and would love to see the change: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41748125

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48275508

Points: 10

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Motorola phones have started hijacking the Amazon app to insert affiliate codes
Article URL: https://9to5google.com/2026/05/25/motorola-amazon-app-hijacking-behavior/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48274794

Points: 4

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Canada losing top talent as workers head to the U.S.
Article URL: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/market-outlook/2026/05/25/market-outlook-canada-losing-top-talent-as-workers-head-to-the-us/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48272749

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Japan’s New Hypersonic Engine Could Make 2-Hour Flights to the US a Reality
Article URL: https://www.bgr.com/2178211/japan-hypersonic-engine-ramjet-2-hour-flights-to-us/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48270812

Points: 9

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California moves to exempt Linux from its age-verification law after backlash
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Ubers COO says its getting harder to justify the money spent on AI tokenmaxxing
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Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48268871

Points: 7

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Launch HN: Chert (YC P26) – Twilio for iMessage
Hey HN! We’re Gary and Ian, and we’re building Chert ( https://www.trychert.com/), an API for businesses to send, receive, and automate iMessage conversations at scale. Check out our demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRdwvVxMMoI.

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These Privacy-Conscious Gay Dating Apps Want to Dethrone Grindr
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