Man, Friday's Hacker News was wild, especially with all the AI stuff.

AI and Government Control

First off, remember how we joked about the government controlling everything? Well, it's kinda happening with AI. The US government is apparently going to decide who gets to use OpenAI's new GPT-5.6 (link) and Anthropic's 'Mythos' model (link). Like, you need their approval. People in the comments were saying this AI game is totally winner-take-all, and some think Mythos isn't even that big of a leap. One person even commented that the EU has the talent but not the structure to compete with the US and China in this race.

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol Preview

OpenAI themselves also dropped a preview of GPT-5.6 Sol (link). One funny comment stood out: some dude got his visa accepted because he used the word 'penultimate' in a sentence, and the council figured he was too smart to overstay his visa! Haha, imagine that.

The Satirical CVE-2026-LGTM

Then there was this "Incident CVE-2026-LGTM" report (link). It's actually satire, but it's super well-written because a bunch of people, including me, couldn't tell it was fake until like a third of the way through. It's about a future where AI-generated 'slop' code causes a massive vulnerability. Pretty wild that it was so believable.

Defending Open Source

On a more serious note, there's this letter defending open source (link) from a bunch of companies. They're basically saying we all rely on it and need to protect it. But some comments were pretty cynical, like one saying most people (99%!) don't actually give a crap about open source, which is a bit harsh but maybe true for the general public.

California's 3D Printer Surveillance

California's at it again too, trying to push this 3D printer surveillance scheme (link). The EFF is fighting it because it would basically criminalize using open-source software with your own 3D printer. Sounds like a "right to repair" fight all over again, but for printing, you know?

PlayStation Deleting Purchased Movies

And dude, this one is gonna piss you off: PlayStation is straight up DELETING 551 movies (link) that people bought from their accounts because of licensing changes. People are rightfully furious in the comments, asking if buying digital stuff was a mistake and if we should have stuck to open hardware. It's a classic example of why digital ownership is so shaky.

Anyway, that's the gist. Catch you later!