2.24.26 | Age verification risks data, Ladybird uses Rust and AI, AI creates Wi-Fi driver for old MacBook

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Feb 24, 2026.

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:21) - The Age Verification Trap: Verifying age undermines everyone's data protection
• (01:51) - Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI
• (03:22) - FreeBSD doesn't have Wi-Fi driver for my old MacBook, so AI built one for me
• (05:00) - Terence Tao, at 8 years old (1984) [pdf]
• (06:16) - Show HN: PgDog – Scale Postgres without changing the app
• (07:53) - Firefox 148 Launches with AI Kill Switch Feature and More Enhancements
• (09:28) - Blood test boosts Alzheimer's diagnosis accuracy to 94.5%, clinical study shows
• (10:46) - A simple web we own
• (12:25) - “Car Wash” test with 53 models
• (14:03) - Hetzner Prices increase 30-40%
• (15:12) - Outro

The Age Verification Trap: Verifying age undermines everyone's data protection
https://spectrum.ieee.org/age-verification
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47122715

Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI
https://ladybird.org/posts/adopting-rust/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47120899

FreeBSD doesn't have Wi-Fi driver for my old MacBook, so AI built one for me
https://vladimir.varank.in/notes/2026/02/freebsd-brcmfmac/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47129361

Terence Tao, at 8 years old (1984) [pdf]
https://gwern.net/doc/iq/high/smpy/1984-clements.pdf
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47123689

Show HN: PgDog – Scale Postgres without changing the app
https://github.com/pgdogdev/pgdog
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47123631

Firefox 148 Launches with AI Kill Switch Feature and More Enhancements
https://serverhost.com/blog/firefox-148-launches-with-exciting-ai-kill-switch-feature-and-more-enhancements/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47133313

Blood test boosts Alzheimer's diagnosis accuracy to 94.5%, clinical study shows
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-blood-boosts-alzheimer-diagnosis-accuracy.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47132388

A simple web we own
https://rsdoiel.github.io/blog/2026/02/21/a_simple_web_we_own.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47124149

“Car Wash” test with 53 models
https://opper.ai/blog/car-wash-test
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47128138

Hetzner Prices increase 30-40%
https://docs.hetzner.com/general/infrastructure-and-availability/price-adjustment/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47120145