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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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June 14th, 2024 | Microsoft's Recall AI feature is now indefinitely delayed

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 14th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:35): Microsoft's Recall AI feature is now indefinitely delayed Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40683210&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:55): Nvidia Warp: A Python framework for high performance GPU simulation and graphics Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40680737&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:48): I found a 55 year old bug in the fir...

Jun 15, 202418 min

June 13th, 2024 | Microsoft Chose Profit over Security, Whistleblower Says

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 13th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): Microsoft Chose Profit over Security, Whistleblower Says Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40667976&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:12): MLow: Meta's low bitrate audio codec Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40670612&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:58): Indian startup 3D prints rocket engine in 72 hours Original post: https://news.yc...

Jun 14, 202417 min

June 12th, 2024 | How Meta trains large language models at scale

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 12th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:42): The GJK Algorithm: A weird and beautiful way to do a simple thing Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40660761&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:34): Elixir 1.17 released: set-theoretic types in patterns, durations, OTP 27 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40656747&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:23): Japan enacts law to promote competit...

Jun 13, 202419 min

June 11th, 2024 | Silicon Valley's best kept secret: Founder liquidity

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 11th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:34): Lynn Conway has died Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40648470&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:14): I like the RP2040 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40646061&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:07): Silicon Valley's best kept secret: Founder liquidity Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40654190&utm_source=wonderc...

Jun 13, 202419 min

June 10th, 2024 | Apple Intelligence for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 10th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): Apple Intelligence for iPhone, iPad, and Mac Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40636844&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:01): Apple's On-Device and Server Foundation Models Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40639506&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:05): OpenAI and Apple Announce Partnership Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Jun 11, 202418 min

June 9th, 2024 | The Weird Nerd comes with trade-offs

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 9th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:33): Piku: Allows git push deployments to your own servers Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40622704&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:03): Economic Termites: Monopolies not noticeable enough for most of us Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40623843&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:39): Designing a Lego orrery Original post: https://news.yco...

Jun 10, 202418 min

June 8th, 2024 | The Backrooms of the Internet Archive

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 8th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:33): The Backrooms of the Internet Archive Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40618079&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:20): Detecting a PS2 Emulator: When 1*X does not equal X Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40618459&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:08): Viagra improves brain blood flow and could help to prevent dementia Original post: htt...

Jun 09, 202418 min

June 7th, 2024 | Cancel Adobe if you are a creative under NDA with your clients

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 7th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): Cancel Adobe if you are a creative under NDA with your clients Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40607442&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:18): Microsoft will switch off Recall by default after security backlash Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40610435&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:11): ASCII Silhouettify Original post: https://new...

Jun 08, 202417 min

June 6th, 2024 | Super Heavy has splashed down in The Gulf of Mexico

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 6th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:34): Super Heavy has splashed down in The Gulf of Mexico Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40596883&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:50): I learned Vulkan and wrote a small game engine with it Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40595741&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:38): AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS Original post...

Jun 07, 202419 min

June 5th, 2024 | Employees who stay in companies longer than two years get paid 50% less (2014)

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 5th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): Vulkan1.3 on the M1 in one month Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40585842&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:34): Israel reportedly used fake social accounts to garner support from US lawmakers Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40584135&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:13): Boeing Starliner launches first crewed mission Original post: h...

Jun 06, 202419 min

June 4th, 2024 | Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 4th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:37): A breakthrough towards the Riemann hypothesis Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40571995&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:06): I am sick of LeetCode-style interviews Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40571395&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:05): Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it Original po...

Jun 05, 202419 min

June 3rd, 2024 | I Am So Sick of Leetcode-Style Interviews

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 3rd, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): How many photons are received per bit transmitted from Voyager 1? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40561872&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:36): Hacking millions of modems and investigating who hacked my modem Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40570781&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:15): I Am So Sick of Leetcode-Style Interviews Ori...

Jun 04, 202417 min

June 2nd, 2024 | New head of one of the world’s oldest universities organized a citation cartel

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 2nd, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:35): An intuitive guide to Maxwell's equations (2020) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40557134&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:46): New head of one of the world’s oldest universities organized a citation cartel Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40554394&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:48): Hotwire: HTML Over The Wire Original post: https...

Jun 03, 202419 min

June 1st, 2024 | Napster sparked a file-sharing revolution 25 years ago

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on June 1st, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:39): Napster sparked a file-sharing revolution 25 years ago Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40545436&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:18): Loss of nearly a full decade of information from early days of Chinese internet Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40546920&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:54): Einstein went to his office just so he co...

Jun 02, 202417 min

May 31st, 2024 | Snowflake breach: Hacker confirms access through infostealer infection

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 31st, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:32): Snowflake breach: Hacker confirms access through infostealer infection Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40534868&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:15): IRS Direct File to open to all 50 states and D.C. for 2025 tax season Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40536400&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:57): How to copy a file from a 30-year-o...

Jun 01, 202419 min

May 30th, 2024 | Engineering for Slow Internet

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 30th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:32): Engineering for Slow Internet Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40531100&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:33): Japan's push to make all research open access Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40530670&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:25): Things you wish you didn't need to know about S3 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id...

Jun 01, 202418 min

May 29th, 2024 | I sold TinyPilot, my first successful business

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 29th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:31): I sold TinyPilot, my first successful business Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40512500&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:09): Kino: Pro Video Camera Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40514282&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:38): Codestral: Mistral's Code Model Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40512250&utm_sourc...

May 30, 202417 min

May 28th, 2024 | Ex-OpenAI board member reveals what led to Sam Altman's brief ousting

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 28th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:33): TTE: Terminal Text Effects Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40503202&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:17): Ex-OpenAI board member reveals what led to Sam Altman's brief ousting Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40506582&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:52): Reproducing GPT-2 in llm.c Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=...

May 30, 202418 min

May 27th, 2024 | Controlling the Taylor Swift Eras Tour wristbands with Flipper Zero

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 27th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): Controlling the Taylor Swift Eras Tour wristbands with Flipper Zero Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40492515&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:01): Big data is dead (2023) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40488844&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:55): Instead of “auth”, we should say “permissions” and “login” Original post: https://ne...

May 28, 202418 min

May 26th, 2024 | Cloudflare took down our website

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 26th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:33): Cloudflare took down our website Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40481808&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:23): Google Meet rolls out multi-device adaptive audio merging Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40482833&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:47): Hurl, the Exceptional Language Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40...

May 27, 202418 min

May 25th, 2024 | Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 25th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:31): Abusing Go's Infrastructure Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40474712&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:59): Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40475578&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:25): The hikikomori in Asia: A life within four walls Original post: https://news.ycombina...

May 26, 202417 min

Financial Statement Analysis with Large Language Models | May 24th, 2024

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 24th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:35): ICQ will stop working from June 26 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40467625&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:09): 2D Rigid Body Collision Resolution Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40463764&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:31): Financial Statement Analysis with Large Language Models Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i...

May 25, 202417 min

May 23rd, 2024 | We're ending our Samsung collaboration

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 23rd, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:37): Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40456834&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:13): The Space Quest II Master Disk Blunder Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40455758&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:55): We're ending our Samsung collaboration Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4...

May 24, 202419 min

May 22nd, 2024 | Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics toward former employees

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 22nd, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:34): Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics toward former employees Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40447431&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:06): US Justice Department to seek breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40447626&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:44): Try Clojure Original post: https://n...

May 23, 202418 min

May 21st, 2024 | The OpenAI board was right

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 21st, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:33): Gordon Bell has died Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40432688&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:55): What UI density means and how to design for it Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40428386&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:44): CADmium: A local-first CAD program built for the browser Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id...

May 22, 202419 min

May 20th, 2024 | Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 20th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40421225&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:48): ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40414329&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:32): 3M executives convinced a scientist...

May 21, 202417 min

May 19th, 2024 | Llama3 implemented from scratch

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 19th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:36): Llama3 implemented from scratch Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40408880&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:09): Coding My Handwriting Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40408291&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:58): The Lunacy of Artemis Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40410404&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (05:49): ...

May 20, 202419 min

May 18th, 2024 | Calculus with Julia

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 18th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:35): Cyber Security: A pre-war reality check Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40397637&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:36): I organized a 20-acre game of Capture the Flag Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40400139&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:13): Gio UI – Cross-platform GUI for Go Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40...

May 19, 202418 min

May 17th, 2024 | OpenAI departures: Why can’t former employees talk?

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 17th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:35): Bend: a high-level language that runs on GPUs (via HVM2) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40390287&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:32): Ex-OpenAI staff must sign lifetime no-criticism contract or forfeit all equity Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40394778&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:29): OpenAI departures: Why can’t former empl...

May 18, 202418 min

May 16th, 2024 | VCs aren’t your friends

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 16th, 2024. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:38): VCs aren’t your friends Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40375548&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (02:00): Llama 3 implemented in pure NumPy Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40378499&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:28): Slack AI Training with Customer Data Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40383978&utm_source=wonde...

May 17, 202416 min
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