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Type of site | News aggregator |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Y Combinator |
| Founder(s) | Paul Graham, known as pg in the website |
| URL | news |
| Registration | Optional, required for posting and voting |
| Launched | February 19, 2007 as Startup News |
| Current status | Online |
| Written in | Arc |
Hacker News (HN) is a social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship. It is run by the investment fund and startup incubator Y Combinator. In general, content that can be submitted is defined as "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity."[1]
The word hacker in "Hacker News" is used in its original meaning and refers to the hacker culture which consists of people who enjoy tinkering with technology.
- ^ Graham, Paul. "Hacker News Guidelines". Archived from the original on 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2019-07-04.