10.12.26 | Passkeys are a trap, Total Annihilation modernized, LLM capability understanding gap widens

Hacker News Highlights · Oct 12, 2026 · 11m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Oct 12, 2026.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:16) - Passkeys are a trap

(01:20) - Total Annihilation, rebuilt for modern computers

(02:29) - The gap in shared understanding of LLM capability is widening

(03:47) - NYC's "Click to Cancel" rule is now in effect

(04:50) - Fingerprints are the new cookies

(06:00) - Terence Tao: Math 2.0 [pdf]

(07:22) - Deloitte falsified documents to evade tax on Abramovich's wealth

(08:34) - So, you’d like to sell your print issues of…