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January 27th, 2026 | TikTok users can't upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues Jan 28, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 27, 2026.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): TikTok users can't upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46779809&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:57): FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46783254&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:24): Prism
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46783752&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:52): U.S. government has lost more than 10k STEM PhDs since Trump took office
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46784263&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:19): Cloudflare claimed they implemented Matrix on Cloudflare workers. They didn't
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46781516&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:47): Kimi Released Kimi K2.5, Open-Source Visual SOTA-Agentic Model
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46775961&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:14): 430k-year-old well-preserved wooden tools are the oldest ever found
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46781530&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:42): I made my own Git
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46778341&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:09): Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after speaking out against ICE
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46777652&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:37): Doing the thing is doing the thing
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46776155&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

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January 26th, 2026 | After two years of vibecoding, I'm back to writing by hand Jan 27, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 26, 2026.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): After two years of vibecoding, I'm back to writing by hand
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46765460&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:56): France Aiming to Replace Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, etc.
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46767668&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:23): Television is 100 years old today
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46766188&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:50): Fedora Asahi Remix is now working on Apple M3
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46769051&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:17): Qwen3-Max-Thinking
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46766741&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:44): MapLibre Tile: a modern and efficient vector tile format
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46763864&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:11): Iran's internet blackout may become permanent, with access for elites only
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46761822&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:37): Google AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any medical site for health queries
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46766031&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:04): Clawdbot - open source personal AI assistant
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46760237&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:31): Apple introduces new AirTag with longer range and improved findability
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46765819&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

January 25th, 2026 | ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data Jan 26, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 25, 2026.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46756117&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:56): A flawed paper in management science has been cited more than 6k times
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46752151&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:23): Deutsche Telekom is throttling the internet
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46751899&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:49): Adoption of EVs tied to real-world reductions in air pollution: study
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46749198&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:16): A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46754944&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:42): First, make me care
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46757067&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:09): Yes, It's Fascism
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46757822&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:36): Doom has been ported to an earbud
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46753484&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:02): Oneplus phone update introduces hardware anti-rollback
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46757944&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:29): Introduction to PostgreSQL Indexes
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46751826&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

January 24th, 2026 | Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning Jan 25, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 24, 2026.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46745047&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:57): MS confirms it will give the FBI your Windows PC data encryption key if asked
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46743154&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:24): BirdyChat becomes first European chat app that is interoperable with WhatsApp
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46746476&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:52): How I estimate work
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46742389&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:19): Doing gigabit Ethernet over my British phone wires
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46742362&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:46): Claude Code's new hidden feature: Swarms
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46743908&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:14): Comma openpilot – Open source driver-assistance
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46740029&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:41): I added a Bluesky comment section to my blog
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46747366&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:09): Adoption of EVs tied to real-world reductions in air pollution: study
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46749198&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:36): Europe wants to end its dangerous reliance on US internet technology
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46748771&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

January 23rd, 2026 | Bugs Apple loves Jan 24, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 23, 2026.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): Bugs Apple loves
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46727587&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:58): Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46735545&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:26): European Alternatives
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46731976&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:54): Proton Spam and the AI Consent Problem
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46729368&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:22): AI Usage Policy
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46730504&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:50): I built a light that reacts to radio waves [video]
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46728808&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:18): Proof of Corn
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46735511&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:46): Booting from a vinyl record (2020)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46730885&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:14): Gas Town's agent patterns, design bottlenecks, and vibecoding at scale
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46734302&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:42): Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46736683&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

January 22nd, 2026 | We will ban you and ridicule you in public if you waste our time on crap reports Jan 23, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 22, 2026.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): We will ban you and ridicule you in public if you waste our time on crap reports
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46717556&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:56): GPTZero finds 100 new hallucinations in NeurIPS 2025 accepted papers
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46720395&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:22): Show HN: isometric.nyc – giant isometric pixel art map of NYC
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46721802&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:49): In Europe, wind and solar overtake fossil fuels
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46719491&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:15): Qwen3-TTS family is now open sourced: Voice design, clone, and generation
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46719229&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:41): I was banned from Claude for scaffolding a Claude.md file?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46723384&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:08): Internet voting is insecure and should not be used in public elections
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46713924&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:34): Douglas Adams on the English–American cultural divide over "heroes"
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46719222&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:01): Why does SSH send 100 packets per keystroke?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46723990&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:27): Bugs Apple Loves
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46727587&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

January 21st, 2026 | EU–INC – A new pan-European legal entity Jan 22, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 21, 2026.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): EU–INC – A new pan-European legal entity
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46703763&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:57): Anthropic's original take home assignment open sourced
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46700594&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:25): Show HN: ChartGPU – WebGPU-powered charting library (1M points at 60fps)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46706528&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:53): cURL removes bug bounties
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46701733&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:21): Claude's new constitution
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46707572&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:49): Tell HN: Bending Spoons laid off almost everybody at Vimeo yesterday
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46707699&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:17): Linux from Scratch
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46709727&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:45): Internet voting is insecure and should not be used in public elections
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46713924&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:13): Skip is now free and open source
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46706906&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:41): How AI destroys institutions
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46705606&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

January 20th, 2026 | Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries Jan 21, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 20, 2026.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46692594&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:55): De-dollarization: Is the US dollar losing its dominance? (2025)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46693346&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:21): I'm addicted to being useful
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46690402&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:46): The Overcomplexity of the Shadcn Radio Button
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46688971&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:12): Porsche sold more electrified cars in Europe in 2025 than pure gas-powered cars
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46686640&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:37): A 26,000-year astronomical monument hidden in plain sight (2019)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46695628&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:03): Nvidia Stock Crash Prediction
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46693205&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:28): Nova Launcher added Facebook and Google Ads tracking
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46686655&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:54): California is free of drought for the first time in 25 years
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46698660&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:20): Running Claude Code dangerously (safely)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46690907&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

January 19th, 2026 | American importers and consumers bear the cost of 2025 tariffs: analysis Jan 20, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 19, 2026.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): American importers and consumers bear the cost of 2025 tariffs: analysis
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46680212&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:59): A decentralized peer-to-peer messaging application that operates over Bluetooth
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46675853&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:28): Radboud University selects Fairphone as standard smartphone for employees
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46676276&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:57): Amazon is ending all inventory commingling as of March 31, 2026
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46678205&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:26): Letter from a Birmingham Jail (1963)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46683205&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:55): GLM-4.7-Flash
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46679872&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:24): Level S4 solar radiation event
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46684056&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:53): What came first: the CNAME or the A record?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46681611&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:22): Show HN: I quit coding years ago. AI brought me back
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46673809&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:52): Apple testing new App Store design that blurs the line between ads and results
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46680974&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

January 18th, 2026 | jQuery 4 Jan 19, 2026

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 18, 2026.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): jQuery 4
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46664755&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:59): Gaussian Splatting – A$AP Rocky "Helicopter" music video
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46670024&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:28): Iconify: Library of Open Source Icons
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46665411&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:57): Predicting OpenAI's ad strategy
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46668021&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:26): Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46669025&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:55): A Social Filesystem
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46665839&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:24): Command-line Tools can be 235x Faster than your Hadoop Cluster (2014)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46666085&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:54): Erdos 281 solved with ChatGPT 5.2 Pro
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46664631&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:23): The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46669404&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:52): Police Invested Millions in Shadowy Phone-Tracking Software Won't Say How Used
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46672150&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

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