Hey buddy,

Just wanted to hit you up real quick about some wild stuff on Hacker News today. Wednesday was kinda nuts. Here’s the rundown:

Italy Goes Nuclear Again!

First off, guess what? Italy’s parliament just voted to bring back nuclear energy! Can you believe it? After all those past votes against it. People in the comments were talking about how public opinion can totally flip, and also debating if it’s really a good idea with how much solar costs have dropped. Someone even pointed out how much nuclear plants cost when they’re offline, which is a good point. Check it out: Italian parliament votes for return to nuclear energy

Claude Discovers New Enzyme System

Then there was this crazy AI story: Claude apparently discovered a whole new enzyme system, kinda like CRISPR. Like, the AI actually found something novel in biology! People were blown away, wondering if it's like a real scientific breakthrough or just a fancy parlor trick. But still, pretty wild for an AI to do that! Here's the link: Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats

Claude Was Snooping with Telemetry On

Speaking of Claude, there was another one about 'Claude Code' reading some AGENTS.md file only when telemetry was on. So basically, it was snooping on developer files but only if you had the 'send data' option enabled. They fixed it, but still, a bit of a sneaky move, right? The comments were all about privacy and how companies pull these stunts. You can read the details here: Claude Code reads AGENTS.md only when telemetry is on [fixed]

Fixing the Portobello Police Station Clock

Something totally different, but cool: someone fixed the old Portobello Police Station Clock. It was this whole detailed blog post about getting this historic clock working again. Turns out the battery was from 2009! And people in the comments were suggesting putting a cheap IP camera inside to monitor the gears – classic HN solution, haha. Pretty neat story: Fixing the Portobello Police Station Clock

Meta's New "VR" Glasses

Meta released new 'VR Glasses' – though a lot of folks in the comments were saying they're not *really* VR, more like those projected display cinema glasses. People are still annoyed about Meta's walled garden approach and how clunky their stuff usually is, even if the camera and sound on their existing glasses are good. See what they're up to: Meta VR Glasses

Grammarly Goes Unhinged When You Cancel

Okay, this one's a warning: apparently, if you try to cancel Grammarly, they send 'unhinged messages' to *all* your users. Like, seriously aggressive tactics to keep you. People were quickly looking for alternatives in the comments, and some even mentioned self-hosted LanguageTool as a good option if you want to avoid that kind of corporate drama. Seriously messed up: Grammarly will send unhinged messages to all your users if you try to cancel

GPT-6 Astra Can "Drive" a Car

And finally, the big one: GPT-6 Astra apparently 'gained the ability to drive a car'! Super headline, but the comments were quick to point out it's more like driving at a snail's pace on a closed course with no obstacles. Still, the idea of a general-purpose AI learning to use tools to drive is pretty wild, even if it's not ready for rush hour yet. Here's the benchmark: GPT-6 Astra has gained the ability to drive a car

Anyway, just thought you'd want the heads-up. Catch you later!