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Polymarket saw $529M traded on bets tied to bombing of Iran

Six newly-created accounts made a profit of $1 million by correctly betting that the U.S. would strike Iran by February 28.

Let’s explore the best alternatives to Discord

With many users feeling uneasy about Discord's new age verification requirement, here are some alternatives that could be worth exploring.

Kalshi voids some bets on Khamenei’s ouster because it’s ‘directly tied to death’

In a statement on X, Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour said his company would pay out positions on "Ali Khamenei out as Supreme Leader?" at the last trading price before his death. Mansour said that Kalshi doesn't "list markets directly tied to death" and that its rules are designed to "prevent people from profiting from death." […]

The 5 Big ‘Known Unknowns’ of Donald Trump’s New War With Iran

The all-out air assault on the Islamic Republic might be the biggest gamble of the president’s career.

January in Servo: preloads, better forms, details styling, and more

Article URL: https://servo.org/blog/2026/02/28/january-in-servo/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47208744

Points: 18

# Comments: 2

Google looks to tackle longstanding RCS spam in India — but not alone

Google is integrating carrier-level filtering into RCS in India through a partnership with Airtel to strengthen protections against spam.

Investors spill what they aren’t looking for anymore in AI SaaS companies

TechCrunch spoke with VCs to learn what investors aren't looking for in AI SaaS startups anymore.

I Built a Scheme Compiler with AI in 4 Days

Article URL: https://matthewphillips.info/programming/posts/i-built-a-scheme-compiler-with-ai/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47208423

Points: 20

# Comments: 18

When does MCP make sense vs CLI?

Article URL: https://ejholmes.github.io/2026/02/28/mcp-is-dead-long-live-the-cli.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47208398

Points: 80

# Comments: 62

OpenAI reveals more details about its agreement with the Pentagon

By CEO Sam Altman’s own admission, OpenAI’s deal with the Department of Defense was “definitely rushed,” and “the optics don’t look good.”