HN Daily - May 2, 2026

Microsoft defaults VS Code to add 'Co-Authored-By Copilot' on every commit — even when Copilot wasn't used or AI features are disabled NetHack 5.0.0 ships after 11 years, replacing yacc/lex with full Lua scripting and unlocking modding Noctua's deep engineering blog: why carbon black pigment forces them to retool injection molds and run 12 months of validation California will start ticketing driverless cars July 1 — manufacturer pays, with a 30-second response requirement to police Roblox stock down 18% as new child-safety friction cuts a billion off bookings guidance — and they're still facing 140+ federal lawsuits Uber's CTO floats turning millions of drivers into a sensor grid for 25 AV partners — driver compensation conspicuously unaddressed