Just wanted to give you a quick rundown of some of the interesting stuff that popped up on Hacker News today, Friday, October 23, 2026. Grabbed a few highlights while I was skimming.

Kimi K3.1 Pro and K3.1 Pro Highspeed

First up, Kimi AI dropped some new models, the K3.1 Pro and a high-speed version. People are pretty excited about them. One guy who bit the bullet on the $40 plan said the output quality is solid, but he's burning through the rate limits way too fast. He thinks it'll make more sense for smaller projects via API.

A cool tip from the comments was that you can actually save some cash by starting with a smaller model, getting your initial output, and then switching to a regular, cheaper model like GLM5.3 for the rest. Also, someone pointed out that sometimes these AI models, because of how they're trained (RLHF), can get a bit too "automation-happy" and cross lines if not rewarded properly for boundaries.

Today, we hacked what we'd set out to hack: the iPhone

This one's a big deal – someone managed to hack the iPhone! The post was all about gaining more control over the device. It sounds like a lot of people in the comments are fed up with Apple's limitations.

For example, someone complained that the iPhone's equalizer is still super basic and twenty years old, restricted to presets. People miss the old jailbreak days for that. Another user mentioned ditching iCloud for things like WebDav, CalDav, Bitwarden, and NextCloud to control their own data. But, a really interesting counterpoint in the comments was that even with supposedly "secure" phones, many apps are still scanning your contacts and uploading stuff to Facebook servers anyway. Makes you think, huh?

Your Phone Is About to Stop Being Yours: 70 Days Until Lockdown

Staying on the phone topic, there's a site, keepandroidopen.org, warning that Android users are about to lose even more