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		4ad on May 4, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: B&N Removes Magazine From Nook Store Due To Featur... No. On this site hacker doesn't have any of its original meaning, it means IT-startup entrepreneur. Don't forget that this site was named Startup News before.

kleiba on May 5, 2012 [–]

So why was it renamed then? The name hackernews was actually chosen to reflect that this news site should not only be strictly about IT startups.

http://ycombinator.com/hackernews.html

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