Top Hacker News Stories – November 5, 2025 (Summarized)

In recent tech news, Zohran Mamdani was declared the winner of the New York mayoral race with 707 points, drawing significant attention on Hacker News. Concerns about AI integration in productivity tools grew after discussions about Microsoft’s Co-Pilot being embedded in Excel, which garnered 494 points. Additionally, YouTube removed over 700 videos documenting Israeli human rights violations, highlighting ongoing content moderation debates, while the IRS clarified that the Direct File system will not be implemented in 2026.

#10

The Microsoft SoftCard for the Apple II: Getting two processors to share memory

122 pts, 60 comments

122 points · 60 comments · Add your take →

#11

Optimism associated with exceptional longevity (2019)

119 pts, 88 comments

119 points · 88 comments · Add your take →

#12

Epic vs. Google settlement: Opening up Android

117 pts, 23 comments

117 points · 23 comments · Add your take →

#13

What Happened to Piracy? Copyright Enforcement Fades as AI Giants Rise

112 pts, 58 comments

112 points · 58 comments · Add your take →

#14

A P2P Vision for QUIC (2024)

100 pts, 48 comments

100 points · 48 comments · Add your take →

#15

Preventing Kubernetes from pulling the pause image from the internet

97 pts, 52 comments

97 points · 52 comments · Add your take →

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Top Hacker News Stories – November 5, 2025 (Summarized)

Zohran Mamdani wins the New York mayoral race

New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise tooth repair

I’m worried that they put co-pilot in Excel

YouTube erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli human rights violations

Direct File won't happen in 2026, IRS tells states

Carice TC2 – A non-digital electric car

Hypothesis: Property-Based Testing for Python

Munich's surfers left stunned after famed river wave vanishes

The Hacker’s Manifesto (1986)

The Microsoft SoftCard for the Apple II: Getting two processors to share memory

Optimism associated with exceptional longevity (2019)

Epic vs. Google settlement: Opening up Android

What Happened to Piracy? Copyright Enforcement Fades as AI Giants Rise

A P2P Vision for QUIC (2024)

Preventing Kubernetes from pulling the pause image from the internet

Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayor's race, capping an ascent

Gov Shutdown: US Army is advising its soldiers in Germany to go to food banks

72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, according to study

Norway reviews cybersecurity after remote-access feature found in Chinese buses

Michael Burry is back with two bets against Nvidia and Palantir

Removing XSLT for a more secure browser

Radiant Computer

The grim truth behind the Pied Piper (2020)

NY Smartphone Ban Has Made Lunch Loud Again

Post-heist report reveals the password of the Louvre's video system was 'Louvre'

In a stunning comeback, Jared Isaacman is renominated to lead NASA

OpenAI ends legal and medical advice on ChatGPT

Oracle default fears surge as credit swaps spike – is AI taking its toll?

California Approves Redistricting Plan

Deploying to Amazon's cloud is a pain in the AWS younger devs won't tolerate

Code execution with MCP: Building more efficient agents

My family business runs on a 1993-era text-based-UI (TUI). Anybody else?

Ups Cargo Plane Crashes in Kentucky

UPS MD-11 crashes departing Louisville

The Islamic, Arab Genocide in Sudan which the world ignores

Kosmos: An AI Scientist for Autonomous Discovery

Gnome Mutter Now "Completely Drops the Whole X11 Back End"

iRobot Is in Trouble, but Roomba Is Already Dead

Maude 3 Manual

Why Kingdom of Heaven's Director's Cut Is Better

Client ID Metadata Documents

Dillo, a multi-platform graphical web browser

Global stock markets fall sharply over AI bubble fears

The Database of Faces

Lawyers,how do you deal with AI slop?

Microsoft Can't Keep EU Data Safe from US Authorities

Datadog Instance Explorer

Don't panic yet, investors say as high-flying AI stocks tumble

XAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk's AI girlfriend

Danish authorities in rush to close security loophole in Chinese electric buses

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