Hacker News for Jan 13, 2026

Welcome to 'The Automated Daily', your ultimate source for a streamlined and insightful daily news experience. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Invest Like the Pros with StockMVP - https://www.stock-mvp.com/?via=ron Support The Automated Daily directly: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theautomateddaily Today's topics: -Amazon shipping cheaper than stamps -Claude Cowork brings agent workflows -Mozilla pushes open AI stack -Time-capsule LLMs for history -FOSDEM talk: FOSS under pressure -UK predictive policing and biometrics -SnackBase: compliant Python backend -Primoco shared family budgeting web -Do text browsers still matter - https://claude.com/blog/cowork-research-preview - https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/FE7ULY-foss-in-times-of-war-scarcity-and-ai/ - https://freedomnews.org.uk/2025/04/11/how-the-uk-is-shaping-a-future-of-precrime-and-dissent-management/ - https://snackbase.dev/ - https://primoco.me/en/ - https://cssence.com/2026/text-base