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Hacker News Recap

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A podcast that recaps some of the top posts on Hacker News every day. This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by Wondercraft.ai. Create your own news rundown podcast at app.wondercraft.ai

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Episodes

April 26th, 2026 | The West forgot how to make things, now it’s forgetting how to code

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 26, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): The West forgot how to make things, now it’s forgetting how to code Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47907879&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:56): Asahi Linux Progress Linux 7.0 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47909226&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:22): I bought Friendster for $30k – Here's what I'm doing with it Original post: h...

Apr 27, 202615 min

April 25th, 2026 | New 10 GbE USB adapters are cooler, smaller, cheaper

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 25, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): New 10 GbE USB adapters are cooler, smaller, cheaper Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47899053&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:59): Trump fires NSF's oversight board Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47905283&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:29): Firefox Has Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com...

Apr 26, 202616 min

April 24th, 2026 | DeepSeek v4

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 24, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): DeepSeek v4 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47884971&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:59): I cancelled Claude: Token issues, declining quality, and poor support Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47892019&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:28): Google plans to invest up to $40B in Anthropic Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/ite...

Apr 25, 202616 min

April 23rd, 2026 | GPT-5.5

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 23, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): GPT-5.5 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47879092&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:57): I am building a cloud Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47872324&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:24): Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the bad guys Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47878633&utm_source=wond...

Apr 24, 202615 min

April 22nd, 2026 | Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 22, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47865868&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:56): Windows 9x Subsystem for Linux Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47861270&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:22): Qwen3.6-27B: Flagship-Level Coding in a 27B Dense Model Original post: https://news.ycombin...

Apr 23, 202615 min

April 21st, 2026 | Framework Laptop 13 Pro

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 21, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Framework Laptop 13 Pro Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47852177&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:58): Laws of Software Engineering Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47847179&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:27): ChatGPT Images 2.0 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47852835&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:55): Anth...

Apr 22, 202616 min

April 20th, 2026 | John Ternus to become Apple CEO

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 20, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): John Ternus to become Apple CEO Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47840219&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:58): All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47834195&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:26): GitHub's fake star economy Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id...

Apr 21, 202615 min

April 19th, 2026 | Vercel April 2026 security incident

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 19, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Vercel April 2026 security incident Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47824463&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:59): Notion leaks email addresses of all editors of any public page Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47824945&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:28): The seven programming ur-languages (2022) Original post: https://news.ycombin...

Apr 20, 202616 min

April 18th, 2026 | Migrating from DigitalOcean to Hetzner

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 18, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Migrating from DigitalOcean to Hetzner Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47815774&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:58): Anonymous request-token comparisons from Opus 4.6 and Opus 4.7 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47816960&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:26): State of Kdenlive Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4781...

Apr 19, 202615 min

April 17th, 2026 | Claude Design

This Hacker News Recap dives into several key tech discussions, including the architecture of AI systems like Claude and their ethical implications, alongside debates on data privacy and age verification online. It also explores challenges in space exploration like lunar dust and trajectory optimization, innovations in virtual machines, the robust design of the Ada programming language, and a fascinating ancient coin discovery.

Apr 18, 202615 min

April 16th, 2026 | Claude Opus 4.7

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 16, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Claude Opus 4.7 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47793411&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:58): Qwen3.6-35B-A3B: Agentic coding power, now open to all Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47792764&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:26): Codex for almost everything Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47796469&utm_source=w...

Apr 17, 202615 min

April 15th, 2026 | Google broke its promise to me – now ICE has my data

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 15, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Google broke its promise to me – now ICE has my data Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47782570&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:55): God sleeps in the minerals Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47778475&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:20): Live Nation illegally monopolized ticketing market, jury finds Original post: https://news.ycomb...

Apr 16, 202615 min

April 14th, 2026 | DaVinci Resolve – Photo

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 14, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): DaVinci Resolve – Photo Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47760529&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:55): Backblaze has stopped backing up OneDrive and Dropbox folders and maybe others Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47762864&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:20): A new spam policy for “back button hijacking” Original post: https://news...

Apr 15, 202615 min

April 13th, 2026 | Someone bought 30 WordPress plugins and planted a backdoor in all of them

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 13, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Someone bought 30 WordPress plugins and planted a backdoor in all of them Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47755629&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:58): All elementary functions from a single binary operator Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47746610&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:26): GitHub Stacked PRs Original post: https://news....

Apr 14, 202615 min

April 12th, 2026 | I run multiple $10K MRR companies on a $20/month tech stack

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 12, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): I run multiple $10K MRR companies on a $20/month tech stack Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47736555&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:56): Tell HN: Docker pull fails in Spain due to football Cloudflare block Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47738883&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:22): Pro Max 5x quota exhausted in 1.5 hours despite...

Apr 13, 202615 min

April 11th, 2026 | Artemis II safely splashes down

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 11, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Artemis II safely splashes down Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47725583&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:58): Small models also found the vulnerabilities that Mythos found Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47732020&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:27): France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk O...

Apr 12, 202616 min

April 10th, 2026 | France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 10, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47716043&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:57): 1D Chess Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47719740&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:24): Artemis II safely splashes down Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47725583&u...

Apr 11, 202615 min

April 9th, 2026 | LittleSnitch for Linux

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 09, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): LittleSnitch for Linux Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47697870&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:57): EFF is leaving X Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47706268&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:24): Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47703419&utm_source=wonde...

Apr 10, 202615 min

April 8th, 2026 | Git commands I run before reading any code

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 08, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Git commands I run before reading any code Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47687273&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:56): I ported Mac OS X to the Nintendo Wii Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47691730&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:23): Veracrypt project update Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47686549&utm_s...

Apr 09, 202615 min

April 7th, 2026 | Project Glasswing: Securing critical software for the AI era

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 07, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Project Glasswing: Securing critical software for the AI era Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47679121&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:56): Show HN: Brutalist Concrete Laptop Stand (2024) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47673360&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:23): System Card: Claude Mythos Preview [pdf] Original post: https://new...

Apr 08, 202615 min

April 6th, 2026 | Sam Altman may control our future – can he be trusted?

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 06, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Sam Altman may control our future – can he be trusted? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47659135&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:55): Issue: Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks with Feb updates Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47660925&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:21): Show HN: I built a tiny LLM to demystify ho...

Apr 07, 202615 min

April 5th, 2026 | The threat is comfortable drift toward not understanding what you're doing

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 05, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): The threat is comfortable drift toward not understanding what you're doing Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47647788&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:56): Caveman: Why use many token when few token do trick Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47647455&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:22): Eight years of wanting, three months of building ...

Apr 06, 202615 min

April 4th, 2026 | Author of "Careless People" banned from saying anything negative about Meta

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 04, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Author of "Careless People" banned from saying anything negative about Meta Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47639524&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:57): Show HN: A game where you build a GPU Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47640728&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:24): Embarrassingly simple self-distillation improves code generati...

Apr 05, 202615 min

April 3rd, 2026 | Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 03, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47625952&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:55): Show HN: Apfel – The free AI already on your Mac Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47624645&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:21): Artemis II crew take “spectacular” image of Earth Original post: https://news.y...

Apr 04, 202615 min

April 2nd, 2026 | LinkedIn is searching your browser extensions

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 02, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): LinkedIn is searching your browser extensions Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47613981&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:56): Google releases Gemma 4 open models Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47616361&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:23): Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom Original post: https:/...

Apr 03, 202615 min

April 1st, 2026 | Claude Code Unpacked : A visual guide

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 01, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Claude Code Unpacked : A visual guide Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47597085&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:56): Live: Artemis II Launch Day Updates Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47603657&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:23): EmDash – A spiritual successor to WordPress that solves plugin security Original post: https://news.yc...

Apr 02, 202615 min

March 31st, 2026 | Claude Code's source code has been leaked via a map file in their NPM registry

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on March 31, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Claude Code's source code has been leaked via a map file in their NPM registry Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47584540&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:56): Axios compromised on NPM – Malicious versions drop remote access trojan Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47582220&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:22): The Claude Code Source Le...

Apr 01, 202615 min

March 30th, 2026 | Copilot edited an ad into my PR

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on March 30, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Copilot edited an ad into my PR Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47570269&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:56): How to turn anything into a router Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47574034&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:23): Fedware: Government apps that spy harder than the apps they ban Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Mar 31, 202615 min

March 29th, 2026 | LinkedIn uses 2.4 GB RAM across two tabs

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on March 29, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): LinkedIn uses 2.4 GB RAM across two tabs Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561489&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:57): Say No to Palantir in Europe Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47563655&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:25): Nitrile and latex gloves may cause overestimation of microplastics Original post: https://news.ycombinator...

Mar 30, 202615 min

March 28th, 2026 | Founder of GitLab battles cancer by founding companies

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on March 28, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Founder of GitLab battles cancer by founding companies Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47556729&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:59): Spanish legislation as a Git repo Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47553798&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:29): Go hard on agents, not on your filesystem Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Mar 29, 202616 min
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