Terrence Tao does not understand cancer medicine

What happened

Key facts

• Article URL: https://www.drvinayprasad.com/p/terrence-tao-does-not-understand Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50039331 Points: 17 # Comments: 7…
• Reported by Hacker News and published Sun, 11 Oct 2026 02:42:42 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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1. 14:30 UTC · Engadget

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2. 02:42 UTC · Hacker News

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