1.1.26 | Buffett resigns as Berkshire Hathaway CEO, 2025 focuses on LLMs, canceled book deal

Hacker News Highlights · Jan 1, 2026 · 10m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jan 1, 2026.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:15) - Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after six decades

(01:22) - 2025: The Year in LLMs

(02:38) - I canceled my book deal

(03:42) - Show HN: Use Claude Code to Query 600 GB Indexes over Hacker News, ArXiv, etc.

(04:46) - Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design (2011) [pdf]

(05:56) - Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups

(07:09) - Demystifying DVDs

(08:10) - On privacy and control

(09:24) - Scientists…