2.7.26 | Ads on Apple News are scams, Waymo World Model, OpenCiv3 reimagines Civilization III

Hacker News Highlights · Feb 7, 2026 · 11m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Feb 7, 2026.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:21) - I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams

(01:31) - The Waymo World Model

(02:47) - OpenCiv3: Open-source, cross-platform reimagining of Civilization III

(03:51) - Hackers (1995) Animated Experience

(04:53) - An Update on Heroku

(05:55) - Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info

(06:50) - Microsoft open-sources LiteBox, a security-focused library OS

(07:56) - Show HN: I spent 4 years building a UI design…