Hacker News for Jan 15, 2026

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Today's topics:
-AI agent data exfiltration flaw
-Copper demand myth in AI
-Why tech writers still matter
-Raspberry Pi AI HAT reality
-Design skills for AI coding
-Thief’s software rendering tricks
-Shell test vs square brackets
-Z80 kit computing nostalgia
-Jiga modern manufacturing sourcing

-https://investinglive.com/news/the-500000-ton-typo-why-data-center-copper-math-doesnt-add-up-20260113/
-https://passo.uno/letter-those-who-fired-tech-writers-ai/
-https://www.promptarmor.com/resources/claude-cowork-exfiltrates-files
-https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/raspberry-pi-ai-hat-2/
-https://nothings.org/gamedev/thief_rendering.html
-https://fluca1978.github.io/2025/12/10/testAndSquareBrackets.html
-https://sunrise-ev.com/z80.htm
-https://impeccable.style/
-https://jiga.io/about-us


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