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December 18th, 2025 | Beginning January 2026, all ACM publications will be made open access Dec 19, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on December 18, 2025.
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(00:30): Beginning January 2026, all ACM publications will be made open access
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46313991&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:53): We pwned X, Vercel, Cursor, and Discord through a supply-chain attack
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46317098&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:16): Your job is to deliver code you have proven to work
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46313297&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:39): Classical statues were not painted horribly
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46311856&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:02): Are Apple gift cards safe to redeem?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46313061&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:25): Please just try HTMX
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46312973&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:48): GPT-5.2-Codex
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46316367&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:11): Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46307973&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:34): Independent review of UK national security law warns of overreach
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46311355&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:58): History LLMs: Models trained exclusively on pre-1913 texts
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46319826&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

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December 17th, 2025 | Gemini 3 Flash: Frontier intelligence built for speed Dec 18, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on December 17, 2025.
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(00:30): Gemini 3 Flash: Frontier intelligence built for speed
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46301851&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:51): Is Mozilla trying hard to kill itself?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46299934&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:13): AWS CEO says replacing junior devs with AI is 'one of the dumbest ideas'
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46302267&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:35): Tell HN: HN was down
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46301921&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:57): Coursera to combine with Udemy
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46301346&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:19): A Safer Container Ecosystem with Docker: Free Docker Hardened Images
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46302337&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:41): I got hacked: My Hetzner server started mining Monero
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46305585&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:03): How SQLite is tested
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46303277&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:25): Gut bacteria from amphibians and reptiles achieve tumor elimination in mice
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46306894&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:47): A16z-backed Doublespeed hacked, revealing what its AI-generated accounts promote
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46303291&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

December 16th, 2025 | 8M users' AI conversations sold for profit by "privacy" extensions Dec 17, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on December 16, 2025.
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(00:30): 8M users' AI conversations sold for profit by "privacy" extensions
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46284266&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:52): alpr.watch
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46290916&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:14): This is not the future
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46288371&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:36): Pricing Changes for GitHub Actions
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46291156&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:58): Children with cancer scammed out of millions fundraised for their treatment
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46285376&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:21): No Graphics API
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46293062&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:43): SHARP, an approach to photorealistic view synthesis from a single image
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46284658&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:05): Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46288491&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:27): Quill OS: An open-source OS for Kobo's eReaders
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46283016&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:50): AI will make formal verification go mainstream
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46294574&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

December 15th, 2025 | Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges Dec 16, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on December 15, 2025.
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(00:30): Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46268854&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:54): I'm Kenyan. I don't write like ChatGPT, ChatGPT writes like me
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46273466&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:18): “Super secure” messaging app leaks everyone's phone number
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46279123&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:42): If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46268709&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:06): Pro-democracy HK tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted in national security trial
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46276740&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:30): Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson's. They blame a deadly pesticide
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46275079&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:54): Carrier Landing in Top Gun for the NES
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46274822&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:18): Avoid UUID Version 4 Primary Keys in Postgres
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46272487&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:42): Secret Documents Show Pepsi and Walmart Colluded to Raise Food Prices
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46280887&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:07): Unscii
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46270282&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

December 14th, 2025 | Europeans' health data sold to US firm run by ex-Israeli spies Dec 15, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on December 14, 2025.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): Europeans' health data sold to US firm run by ex-Israeli spies
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46262524&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:51): Elevated errors across many models
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46267385&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:13): Hashcards: A plain-text spaced repetition system
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46264492&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:35): AI and the ironies of automation – Part 2
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46262816&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:56): Kimi K2 1T model runs on 2 512GB M3 Ultras
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46262734&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:18): GraphQL: The enterprise honeymoon is over
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46264704&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:40): Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46264491&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:01): Shai-Hulud compromised a dev machine and raided GitHub org access: a post-mortem
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46262021&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:23): Claude CLI deleted my home directory and wiped my Mac
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46268222&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:45): 2002: Last.fm and Audioscrobbler Herald the Social Web
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46266875&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

December 13th, 2025 | Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A plea for help Dec 14, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on December 13, 2025.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A plea for help
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46252114&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:50): VPN location claims don't match real traffic exits
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46257339&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:10): Ask HN: How can I get better at using AI for programming?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46255285&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:31): Google removes Sci-Hub domains from U.S. search results due to dated court order
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46251684&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:51): I tried Gleam for Advent of Code
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46255991&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:11): Computer animator and Amiga fanatic Dick van Dyke turns 100
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46252993&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:32): 1300 Still Images from the Animated Films of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli (2023)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46251582&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:52): Why Twilio Segment moved from microservices back to a monolith
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46257714&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:13): YouTube's CEO limits his kids' social media use – other tech bosses do the same
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46253985&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:33): LG TV's new software update installed MS Copilot, which cannot be deleted
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46255335&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

December 12th, 2025 | Nokia N900 Necromancy Dec 13, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on December 12, 2025.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): Nokia N900 Necromancy
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46239177&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:51): Google de-indexed Bear Blog and I don't know why
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46239752&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:12): Epic celebrates "the end of the Apple Tax" after court win in iOS payments case
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46245398&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:34): SQLite JSON at full index speed using generated columns
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46243904&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:55): macOS 26.2 enables fast AI clusters with RDMA over Thunderbolt
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46248644&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:16): The Tor Project is switching to Rust
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46243543&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:38): CRISPR fungus: Protein-packed, sustainable, and tastes like meat
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46239629&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:59): Koralm Railway
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46242871&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:20): Id Software devs form "wall-to-wall" union
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46246845&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:42): The tiniest yet real telescope I've built
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46241763&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

December 11th, 2025 | GPT-5.2 Dec 12, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on December 11, 2025.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): GPT-5.2
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46234788&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:52): Patterns.dev
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46226483&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:14): iPhone Typos? It's Not Just You – The iOS Keyboard Is Broken [video]
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46232528&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:36): Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46230072&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(05:59): UK House of Lords attempting to ban use of VPNs by anyone under 16
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46236738&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:21): French supermarket's Christmas advert is worldwide hit (without AI) [video]
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46231187&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:43): Craft software that makes people feel something
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46231274&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:05): Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Universal Hands Free
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46234920&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:28): Litestream VFS
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46234710&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:50): Denial of service and source code exposure in React Server Components
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46236924&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

December 10th, 2025 | Size of Life Dec 11, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on December 10, 2025.
This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai
(00:30): Size of Life
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46219346&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:52): Rust in the kernel is no longer experimental
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46213585&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:15): Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46220488&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:37): Israel used Palantir technologies in pager attack in Lebanon
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46218640&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:00): In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop in pollution
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46218725&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:23): Auto-grading decade-old Hacker News discussions with hindsight
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46220540&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:45): Getting a Gemini API key is an exercise in frustration
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46223311&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:08): DeepSeek uses banned Nvidia chips for AI model, report says
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46219853&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:31): Revisiting "Let's Build a Compiler"
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46214693&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:53): I got an Nvidia GH200 server for €7.5k on Reddit and converted it to a desktop
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46222237&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

December 9th, 2025 | Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 hallucinates the HN front page 10 years from now Dec 10, 2025

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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on December 09, 2025.
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(00:30): Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 hallucinates the HN front page 10 years from now
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46205632&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(01:52): Ask HN: Should "I asked $AI, and it said" replies be forbidden in HN guidelines?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46206457&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(03:15): 10 Years of Let's Encrypt
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46208962&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:38): Horses: AI progress is steady. Human equivalence is sudden
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46199723&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:01): Mistral releases Devstral2 and Mistral Vibe CLI
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46205437&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:24): Handsdown one of the coolest 3D websites
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46206531&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(08:46): PeerTube is recognized as a digital public good by Digital Public Goods Alliance
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46207464&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(10:09): Pebble Index 01 – External memory for your brain
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46205661&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:32): If you're going to vibe code, why not do it in C?
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46207505&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(12:55): The universal weight subspace hypothesis
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46199623&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

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