8.22.26 | Kagi adds setting for paywalled links, citizen faces felony charges for deleting phone data at US Border, Felony Bench

Hacker News Highlights · Aug 22, 2026 · 14m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 22, 2026.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:16) - Kagi added a setting for removing paywalled links from search results

(01:35) - Felony charges for citizen deleting phone data at US Border

(02:50) - Felony Bench

(04:07) - I accidentally logged hundreds of thousands of phone calls to military bases

(05:58) - Kobo can run apps now

(07:25) - I'm becoming AI-blind

(09:02) - AI boosted homework scores, then exam scores dropped: study

(10:19) - There's no reason for…