1.24.26 | Microsoft provided FBI BitLocker keys, Proof of Corn, Unrolling Codex agent loop

Hacker News Highlights · Jan 24, 2026 · 11m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jan 24, 2026.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:17) - Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops

(01:30) - Proof of Corn

(02:42) - Unrolling the Codex agent loop

(03:38) - Gas Town's agent patterns, design bottlenecks, and vibecoding at scale

(04:48) - Booting from a vinyl record (2020)

(05:49) - Comma openpilot – Open source driver-assistance

(06:58) - New YC homepage

(07:57) - Show HN: Whosthere: A LAN discovery tool with a…