Top 10 Hacker News — Top Stories — March 25, 2026

Litellm 1.82.7 and 1.82.8 on PyPI were flagged as compromised, drawing 721 votes from a rattled Python community that debated supply-chain security in 437 comments.

Show HN: after 16 years, the original developer reclaimed Video.js and rewrote it to be 88% smaller — a 442-point comeback story that celebrates code ownership and reduction.

Flighty Airports landed at 351 points, an unexpected hit that proves practical travel tech can outrank AI hype in the Hacker News ecosystem.

TurboQuant makes a strong case for extreme AI compression at 207 points, arguing that efficiency is the next frontier — not just bigger models.

In Edison's Revenge, Data Centers Are Transitioning From AC to DC — a 166-point story resurrecting old power debates for modern infrastructure.

VitruvianOS, a desktop Linux inspired by BeOS, racked up 174 upvotes and 103 comments, showing enduring nostalgia for early 2000s design paradigms.

Meta told to pay $375M for misleading users over child safety — scored 88 points, signaling that even massive fines barely dent Big Tech’s reputation.

I tried to prove I'm not AI. My aunt wasn't convinced — a 57-point personal essay that resonated because everyone fears being mistaken for a bot.

Looking at Unity made me understand the point of C++ coroutines — at 41 points, a niche but insightful take on game engine design that satisfied language nerds.

Litellm 1.82.7 and 1.82.8 on PyPI were flagged as compromised, drawing 721 votes from a rattled Python community that debated supply-chain security in 437 comments.

Show HN: after 16 years, the original developer reclaimed Video.js and rewrote it to be 88% smaller — a 442-point comeback story that celebrates code ownership and reduction.

Flighty Airports landed at 351 points, an unexpected hit that proves practical travel tech can outrank AI hype in the Hacker News ecosystem.

TurboQuant makes a strong case for extreme AI compression at 207 points, arguing that efficiency is the next frontier — not just bigger models.

In Edison's Revenge, Data Centers Are Transitioning From AC to DC — a 166-point story resurrecting old power debates for modern infrastructure.

VitruvianOS, a desktop Linux inspired by BeOS, racked up 174 upvotes and 103 comments, showing enduring nostalgia for early 2000s design paradigms.

Meta told to pay $375M for misleading users over child safety — scored 88 points, signaling that even massive fines barely dent Big Tech’s reputation.

I tried to prove I'm not AI. My aunt wasn't convinced — a 57-point personal essay that resonated because everyone fears being mistaken for a bot.

Looking at Unity made me understand the point of C++ coroutines — at 41 points, a niche but insightful take on game engine design that satisfied language nerds.