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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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October 27th, 2025 | 10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him – bad idea

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 27, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): 10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him – bad idea Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45720376&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:52): It's insulting to read AI-generated blog posts Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45722069&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:15): PSF has withdrawn $1.5M proposal to US Governme...

Oct 28, 202515 min

October 26th, 2025 | A worker fell into a nuclear reactor pool

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 26, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): A worker fell into a nuclear reactor pool Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45708292&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:51): You already have a Git server Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45710721&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:13): Advent of Code 2025: Number of puzzles reduce from 25 to 12 for the first time Original post: https://...

Oct 27, 202514 min

October 25th, 2025 | Meet the real screen addicts: the elderly

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 25, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Meet the real screen addicts: the elderly Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45701305&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:53): React vs. Backbone in 2025 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45702558&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:16): I'm drowning in AI features I never asked for and I hate it Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Oct 26, 202515 min

October 24th, 2025 | Typst 0.14

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 24, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Typst 0.14 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45693978&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:51): Roc Camera Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45690251&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:12): Counter-Strike's player economy is in a freefall Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45689241&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:33): The...

Oct 25, 202514 min

October 23rd, 2025 | Trump pardons convicted Binance founder

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 23, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Trump pardons convicted Binance founder Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45683152&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:52): US axes website for reporting human rights abuses by US-armed foreign forces Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45682169&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:15): VST3 audio plugin format is now MIT Original post: https:...

Oct 24, 202515 min

October 22nd, 2025 | MinIO stops distributing free Docker images

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 22, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): MinIO stops distributing free Docker images Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45665452&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:52): Scripts I wrote that I use all the time Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45670052&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:14): Greg Newby, CEO of Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, has died Original post: ...

Oct 23, 202514 min

October 21st, 2025 | ChatGPT Atlas

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 21, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): ChatGPT Atlas Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45658479&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:53): Replacing a $3000/mo Heroku bill with a $55/mo server Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45661253&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:17): Build your own database Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45657827&utm_source=wonder...

Oct 22, 202515 min

October 20th, 2025 | AWS multiple services outage in us-east-1

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 20, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): AWS multiple services outage in us-east-1 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45640838&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:52): Space Elevator Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45640226&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:15): Major AWS Outage Happening Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45640772&utm_source=wondercraft_ai...

Oct 21, 202515 min

October 19th, 2025 | Replacement.ai

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 19, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Replacement.ai Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45634095&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:51): Doing well in your courses: Andrej's advice for success (2013) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45635533&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:13): OpenAI researcher announced GPT-5 math breakthrough that never happened Original post: https://n...

Oct 20, 202514 min

October 18th, 2025 | IDEs we had 30 years ago and lost (2023)

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 18, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): IDEs we had 30 years ago and lost (2023) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45626910&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:51): Ripgrep 15.0 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45627324&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:12): ./watch Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45626130&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:34): Root System ...

Oct 19, 202514 min

October 17th, 2025 | Migrating from AWS to Hetzner

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 17, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Migrating from AWS to Hetzner Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45614922&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:50): Meow.camera Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45613047&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:11): Andrej Karpathy – It will take a decade to work through the issues with agents Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4...

Oct 18, 202514 min

October 16th, 2025 | TurboTax’s 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing taxes for free (2019)

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 16, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): TurboTax’s 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing taxes for free (2019) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45601750&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:51): How I bypassed Amazon's Kindle web DRM Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45610226&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:12): Claude Skills Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

Oct 17, 202514 min

October 15th, 2025 | Apple M5 chip

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 15, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Apple M5 chip Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45591799&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:53): I almost got hacked by a 'job interview' Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45591707&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:16): Claude Haiku 4.5 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45595403&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:39): Ir...

Oct 16, 202515 min

October 14th, 2025 | FSF announces Librephone project

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 14, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): FSF announces Librephone project Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45586339&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:53): Don’t Look Up: Sensitive internal links in the clear on GEO satellites [pdf] Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45575391&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:17): What Americans die from vs. what the news reports on Original po...

Oct 15, 202515 min

October 13th, 2025 | NanoChat – The best ChatGPT that $100 can buy

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 13, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): NanoChat – The best ChatGPT that $100 can buy Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45569350&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:53): Android's sideloading limits are its most anti-consumer move Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45569371&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:17): No science, no startups: The innovation engine we're switching off ...

Oct 14, 202515 min

October 12th, 2025 | No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 12, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): No I don't want to turn on Windows Backup with One Drive Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45559023&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:53): Wireguard FPGA Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45559857&utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:16): Macro Splats 2025 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45556952&utm_source=wondercr...

Oct 13, 202515 min

October 11th, 2025 | The <output> Tag

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 11, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): The Tag Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45547566&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:51): Microsoft only lets you opt out of AI photo scanning 3x a year Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45551504&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:13): Daniel Kahneman opted for assisted suicide in Switzerland Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Oct 12, 202514 min

October 10th, 2025 | Ryanair flight landed at Manchester airport with six minutes of fuel left

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 10, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Ryanair flight landed at Manchester airport with six minutes of fuel left Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45539943&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:54): Nobel Peace Prize 2025: María Corina Machado Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45536700&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:19): Show HN: I invented a new generative model and got acce...

Oct 11, 202515 min

October 9th, 2025 | A small number of samples can poison LLMs of any size

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 09, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): A small number of samples can poison LLMs of any size Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45529587&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:51): Python 3.14 is here. How fast is it? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45524702&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:13): California enacts law enabling people to universally opt out of data sharing Origin...

Oct 10, 202514 min

October 8th, 2025 | Synology reverses policy banning third-party HDDs

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 08, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Synology reverses policy banning third-party HDDs Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45513485&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:53): We found a bug in Go's ARM64 compiler Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45516000&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:17): One-man campaign ravages EU 'Chat Control' bill Original post: https://news.ycombinato...

Oct 09, 202515 min

October 7th, 2025 | Qualcomm to acquire Arduino

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 07, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Qualcomm to acquire Arduino Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45502541&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:51): German government comes out against Chat Control Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45506143&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:12): Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45507936&amp;ut...

Oct 08, 202514 min

October 6th, 2025 | Ladybird passes the Apple 90% threshold on web-platform-tests

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 06, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Ladybird passes the Apple 90% threshold on web-platform-tests Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45493358&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:53): Why do LLMs freak out over the seahorse emoji? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45487044&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:16): 1 Trillion Web Pages Archived Original post: https://news.ycombin...

Oct 07, 202515 min

October 5th, 2025 | Fire destroys S. Korean government's cloud storage system, no backups available

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 05, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Fire destroys S. Korean government's cloud storage system, no backups available Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45483386&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:54): Americans increasingly see legal sports betting as a bad thing for society Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45478749&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:18): Social Cooling (201...

Oct 06, 202515 min

October 4th, 2025 | The UK is still trying to backdoor encryption for Apple users

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 04, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): The UK is still trying to backdoor encryption for Apple users Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45476273&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:52): Flock's gunshot detection microphones will start listening for human voices Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45473698&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:14): How I influence tech company politic...

Oct 05, 202514 min

October 3rd, 2025 | Apple takes down ICE tracking apps after pressure from DOJ

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 03, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Apple takes down ICE tracking apps after pressure from DOJ Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45457333&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:54): Germany must stand firmly against client-side scanning in Chat Control [pdf] Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45464921&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:19): Niri – A scrollable-tiling Wayland com...

Oct 04, 202515 min

October 2nd, 2025 | How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 02, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): How Israeli actions caused famine in Gaza, visualized Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45447699&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:54): Signal Protocol and Post-Quantum Ratchets Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45451527&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:18): Immich v2.0.0 – First stable release Original post: https://news.ycombinator.c...

Oct 03, 202515 min

October 1st, 2025 | Jane Goodall has died

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 01, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Jane Goodall has died Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45441069&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:54): Show HN: Autism Simulator Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45438346&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:18): CDC File Transfer Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45433768&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:42): Don't av...

Oct 02, 202515 min

September 30th, 2025 | Kagi News

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 30, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Kagi News Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45426490&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:50): Sora 2 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45427982&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:11): I’ve removed Disqus. It was making my blog worse Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45423268&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (04:32): Compre...

Oct 01, 202514 min

September 29th, 2025 | F-Droid and Google’s developer registration decree

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 29, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): F-Droid and Google’s developer registration decree Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45409794&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:53): Claude Sonnet 4.5 Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45415962&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:16): What if I don't want videos of my hobby time available to the world? Original post: https://news.ycombi...

Sep 30, 202515 min

September 28th, 2025 | Privacy Badger is a free browser extension made by EFF to stop spying

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on September 28, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Privacy Badger is a free browser extension made by EFF to stop spying Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45404021&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (01:52): The AI coding trap Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45405177&amp;utm_source=wondercraft_ai (03:15): Play snake in the URL address bar Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?...

Sep 29, 202515 min
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