HN Top Links - Popular Stories from Hacker News

40231.

California is gripped by economic problems, with no easy fix (economist.com)

19 points by jseliger on Apr 1, 2024 | 129 comments

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Are US EV sales a disaster or a booming segment? The answer may be both (bbc.com)

19 points by rntn on Feb 29, 2024 | 118 comments

40233.

What makes switching to GNU Linux almost impossible for many? (nixsanctuary.com)

19 points by paulcarroty on Jan 28, 2024 | 96 comments

40234.

Cups vs. grams: why can't American and British cooks agree on food measurements? (theguardian.com)

19 points by YeGoblynQueenne on Apr 3, 2024 | 90 comments

40235.

Why do we have right-on-red, and is it time to get rid of it? (abc7.com)

19 points by lxm on Jan 21, 2024 | 85 comments

40236.

Social Security now expected to run short on funds in 2035, one year later (cnbc.com)

19 points by paulpauper on May 11, 2024 | 75 comments

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5.6M vacant homes and counting: There's a housing crisis brewing in the US (economictimes.indiatimes.com)

19 points by harambae on Oct 18, 2024 | 75 comments

40238.

Wireless power transfer system achieves 270-kilowatt charge (ornl.gov)

19 points by sharpshadow on Jun 21, 2024 | 73 comments

40239.

What to do if your car is submerged in water (wsj.com)

19 points by JumpCrisscross on Mar 13, 2024 | 65 comments

40240.

In the AI Economy, There Will Be Zero Percent Unemployment (reason.com)

19 points by jazzdev on Apr 29, 2024 | 63 comments

40241.

Balsamic vinegar is likely fake (bbc.com)

19 points by willvarfar on May 6, 2024 | 60 comments

40242.

Gavin Newsom Bans California from Requiring ID to Vote (newsweek.com)

19 points by mgh2 on Oct 6, 2024 | 60 comments

40243.

Court docs reveal Epic CEO's anger at Steam's 30% fees (arstechnica.com)

19 points by Kluggy on Mar 14, 2024 | 58 comments

40244.

Europe's flying taxi dreams falter as cash runs short (bbc.com)

19 points by ZeljkoS on Nov 15, 2024 | 57 comments

40245.

Europe's biggest problem: It is falling way behind America's powerhouse economy (washingtonpost.com)

19 points by blinding-streak on Jun 14, 2024 | 56 comments

40246.

Judge dismisses classified documents case against Donald Trump (cnn.com)

19 points by ceejayoz on Jul 15, 2024 | 56 comments

40247.

Tesla's Robotaxi event still not started after 40 minutes [video] (youtube.com)

19 points by sorenbs on Oct 11, 2024 | 55 comments

40248.

Can a Closed Nuclear Power Plant from the '70s Be Brought Back to Life? (wsj.com)

19 points by fortran77 on Aug 27, 2024 | 51 comments

40249.

Got fed up with 36 hours of weekly meetings. Built something to fix it

19 points by ashfernandez on Jan 9, 2024 | 50 comments

40250.

Logitech mouse and keyboard users are getting a free AI upgrade (zdnet.com)

19 points by geox on Apr 17, 2024 | 50 comments

40251.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to families of children harmed online (abcnews.go.com)

19 points by divbzero on Jan 31, 2024 | 49 comments

40252.

Biggest airport to open by 2030 with 6 runways and 120M passenger a year (thesun.co.uk)

19 points by teleforce on Mar 3, 2024 | 49 comments

40253.

'Charger hogs' are ruining the electric vehicle experience (cnn.com)

19 points by rntn on Aug 4, 2024 | 49 comments

40254.

Nations don't get rich by plundering other nations (noahpinion.blog)

19 points by mooreds on Jan 16, 2024 | 48 comments

40255.

Tesla 'scraps plan for affordable electric car' (thetimes.co.uk)

19 points by voisin on Apr 7, 2024 | 48 comments

40256.

Ask HN: Why can't modern smartphones play music smoothly?

19 points by c0deR3D on Apr 8, 2024 | 47 comments

40257.

Does anyone integrate with their customers' DB directly?

19 points by johnyeocx on Sep 2, 2024 | 47 comments

40258.

SCOTUS Rules That US Government Can Continue Talking to Social Media Companies (wired.com)