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1 NOV 2026 · Hacker News · 165 pts · 97 comments ↗

Proton's CEO Andy Yen discouraged an engineer from taking extra time to test new code, calling it "loser thinking" and implying that relying on human review and testing is slowing the company down, despite the company's emphasis on security and user trust. This decision highlights a problem with Proton's leadership prioritizing speed over caution, particularly given the company's focus on protecting users' sensitive information. The incident raises questions about the company's culture and values, particularly in regards to AI adoption. AI summary

28 OCT 2026 · Hacker News · 1,011 pts · 800 comments ↗

Gemini 4 Carbon is the strongest model with state-of-the-art cybersecurity and long horizon capabilities, achieving significant gains in coding, agentic, and scientific tasks, as well as full-stack web development and multimodal understanding. AI summary