10.14.26 | Gemini 4 Argon, Anthropic redesigns source control, Apple HomeView

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Oct 14, 2026.

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:19) - Gemini 4 Argon
• (01:33) - Redesigning source control at Anthropic
• (02:45) - Apple HomeView
• (03:51) - Ledger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto thefts
• (04:56) - OpenAI engineer arrested in bugging of executive conference room
• (05:58) - Show HN: Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard
• (07:08) - The United Kingdom generates less electricity per person than in the 1970s
• (08:10) - AOSP Source Releases Are So Late Developers Disassemble Libraries to Report Bugs
• (09:31) - MIT class project turns into an FDA-cleared treatment for tremors
• (10:28) - Recreational Programming
• (11:23) - Outro

Gemini 4 Argon
https://deepmind.google/models/gemini/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50073879

Redesigning source control at Anthropic
https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/redesigning-source-control
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50073633

Apple HomeView
https://www.apple.com/apple-homeview/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50071017

Ledger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto thefts
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ledger-confirms-hardware-wallet-spy-implant-behind-crypto-thefts/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50054092

OpenAI engineer arrested in bugging of executive conference room
https://sfstandard.com/2026/10/13/openai-engineer-arrested-alleged-bugging-executive-conference-room/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50078141

Show HN: Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard
https://guitoro.com/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50077020

The United Kingdom generates less electricity per person than in the 1970s
https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/electricity-generation-per-person-in-the-united-kingdom-has-fallen-by-a-third-from-its-early-2000s-peak
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50072994

AOSP Source Releases Are So Late Developers Disassemble Libraries to Report Bugs
https://github.com/android/ndk/issues/2260
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50083130

MIT class project turns into an FDA-cleared treatment for tremors
https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-class-project-turns-into-fda-cleared-treatment-for-tremors-1002
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50061659

Recreational Programming
https://www.cphiri.dev/presentations/recreational-programming
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50079865