2.16.26 | Joining OpenAI, EU bans unsold apparel destruction, Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest highlight U.S. surveillance

Hacker News Highlights · Feb 16, 2026 · 11m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Feb 16, 2026.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:21) - I’m joining OpenAI

(01:26) - EU bans the destruction of unsold apparel, clothing, accessories and footwear

(02:44) - Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest reveal the severity of U.S. surveillance state

(03:51) - I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?

(04:52) - Modern CSS Code Snippets: Stop writing CSS like it's 2015

(06:06) - LT6502: A 6502-based homebrew laptop

(07:06) - Magnus…