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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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May 9, 2023 • 14min
May 8th, 2023 | Espionage Exposed: CIA's Secret Saudi Connection to 9/11
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 8th, 2023.(00:51): Ink: React for interactive command-line appsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35863837(01:54): FBI agents accuse CIA of 9/11 coverupOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35862656(03:16): Street Fighter II, paper trails (2021)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35859338(04:23): KeePassXC pull request to add basic support for WebAuthnOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35859877(05:47): Please don’t upload my code on GitHubOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35859142(07:12): Cantonese Font with PronunciationOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35867275(08:30): Intel Announces Layoffs After Paying $1.5B in Q1 DividendsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35862833(09:51): Ancient Greek terms worth revivingOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35867935(11:06): GitHub code search is generally availableOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35863175(12:09): Canada extends copyright protection another 20 years to meet trade obligationOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35860401This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

May 8, 2023 • 14min
May 7th, 2023 | The Great Academic Exodus: Sky-High Publishing Fees
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 7th, 2023.(00:31): Walkout at global science journal over ‘unethical’ feesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35848894(02:14): I'm never investing in Google's smart home ecosystem againOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35849060(03:36): Pixel phones are sold with bootloader unlocking disabledOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35852192(04:58): The Prime Video microservices to monolith storyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35853148(06:16): EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new iPhonesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35849043(07:45): BurnoutOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35849384(09:04): Contrast RebellionOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35850044(10:25): Five Books: The best books on everythingOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35853131(11:52): Passkeys: A Loss of User Control?Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35854216(12:58): AMD promises its new laptop chips will crush the Apple M2 and it’s got receiptsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35851174This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

May 7, 2023 • 14min
May 6th, 2023 | The AI Overlords: The Corporations that Control AI
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 6th, 2023.(00:42): Intel OEM Private Key Leak: A Blow to UEFI Secure Boot SecurityOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35843566(02:04): Sailing boat rescued by the GötheborgOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35838751(03:21): Atuin replaces your existing shell history with a SQLite databaseOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35839470(04:46): AI’s biggest risk is the corporations that control themOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35841542(06:20): It looks like GPT-4-32k is rolling outOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35841460(07:20): Using ChatGPT to generate a GPT project end-to-endOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35839536(08:47): I downloaded all 1.6M posts on BlueskyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35845504(09:56): FDA Finalizes Rule to Deregulate Hearing AidsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35842470(11:29): Ocean-surface temperatures are breaking recordsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35841748(12:44): ACM Software System Award Given to seL4 MicrokernelOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35842240This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

May 6, 2023 • 15min
May 5th, 2023 | On Todays' HN Recap: The HN Recap
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 5th, 2023.(00:41): Show HN: The HN Recap – AI generated daily HN podcastOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35831177(01:57): Htmx Is the FutureOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35829733(03:37): Build your own private WireGuard VPN with PiVPN Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35828046(04:58): What is a Vector Database? (2021)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35826929(06:28): Element is one of fourteen messaging apps blocked by Central Indian GovernmentOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35826946(07:33): The EARN IT bill is back. We've killed it twice, let's do it againOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35826088(08:37): Journalist writes about discovering she’d been surveilled by TikTokOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35829294(09:50): Unlimiformer: Long-Range Transformers with Unlimited Length InputOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35832802(11:30): Releasing 3B and 7B RedPajamaOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35836411(12:37): U.S. Hits Z-Library with New Domain Name SeizuresOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35828664(13:54): When “free forever” means “free for the next 4 months”Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35836541This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

May 5, 2023 • 5min
(Bonus episode) Learnings from 1 month of running the HackerNews Recap daily podcast
This episode is a little bit different. Instead of covering the top HackerNews posts, we'll be diving into the learnings gained by the Wondercraft team after one month of running this podcast. Before we begin, we want to extend our heartfelt thank you for being a loyal listener - your support means the world to us! If you're seeking today's regular episode, simply check the feed.Find out more about wondercraft by visiting wondercraft.aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC.This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

May 5, 2023 • 14min
May 4th, 2023 | Google's AI Vulnerability: Open Source Threat is Real
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 4rd, 2023.(00:33): Google “We have no moat, and neither does OpenAI”Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35813322(01:49): New Yorkers want to stop landlords from using facial recognitionOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35814043(03:09): Facebook has not been doing enough to comply with a 2020 privacy order: FTCOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35814081(04:34): EARN IT Act undermines the privacy, security, and safety of law-abiding usersOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35814113(05:56): The seven programming ur-languages (2021)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35813496(07:09): Shopify will be smaller by about 20% and Flexport will buy Shopify LogisticsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35813763(08:17): Googlers angry about CEO’s $226M pay after cuts in perks and 12,000 layoffsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35821927(09:45): Heavy marijuana use increases schizophrenia in men, study findsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35817213(11:20): Europeans drain billions from banks, fed up with shrinking savingsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35815538(12:29): How companies use dark patterns to keep you subscribedOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35815765This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

May 4, 2023 • 13min
May 3rd, 2023 | Google CEO Thrives, Employees Strive
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 3rd, 2023.(00:31): MSFT is forcing Outlook and Teams to open links in Edge and IT admins are angryOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35800158(01:51): Replit's new Code LLM: Open Source, 77% smaller than Codex, trained in 1 weekOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35803435(03:02): I want to talk about WebGPUOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35800988(04:23): Passkeys: The beginning of the end of the passwordOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35801392(05:32): OpenLLaMA: An Open Reproduction of LLaMAOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35798888(06:39): The Framework Laptop 13Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35802210(08:00): JavaScript import maps are now supported cross-browserOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35800711(09:06): How Does an FPGA Work?Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35804935(10:24): Beware of AI pseudoscience and snake oiOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35800667(11:57): Google employees complain about CEO's pay raise as cost cuts hit companyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35809807This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

May 3, 2023 • 14min
May 2nd, 2023 | Microsoft's Great Browser Sabotage
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 2nd, 2023.(00:29): Film studios lose bid to unmask Reddit users who wrote comments on piracyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35787080(01:31): Mojo – a new programming language for AI developersOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35790367(03:04): Fakespot Is Acquired by MozillaOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35789963(04:19): Microsoft broke a Chrome feature to promote EdgeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35787707(05:31): PornHub blocks users in Utah, cites state’s age verification lawOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35786086(06:46): Let's make sure GitHub doesn't become the only optionOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35787102(08:07): faulTPM: Exposing AMD fTPMs' Deepest SecretsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35787195(09:38): How to Design Programs 2nd EditioOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35784167(11:09): Jsonformer: Generate structured output from LLMs Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35790092(12:43): IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AIOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35784814This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

May 2, 2023 • 14min
May 1st, 2023 | Vacation in the Soviet Union was... unorthodox
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 1st, 2023.(00:41): Geoffrey Hinton leaves Google and warns of danger aheadOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35771104(02:00): Help make mass surveillance of entire populations uneconomicalOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35772005(03:16): Krita: A professional free and open source painting programOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35771994(04:50): JPMorgan Chase Bank Assumes All the Deposits of First Republic BankOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35770048(06:23): Significant breakthrough in search for Parkinson's biomarkerOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35770563(07:44): A bacterial culprit for rheumatoid arthritis?Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35775704(08:57): Vacations in the Soviet UnionOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35774540(10:17): First clean water, now clean airOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35770678(11:42): Millions snap up new Germany-wide public transit ticketOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35770816(13:07): Storage on VercelOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35774730This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

May 1, 2023 • 14min
April 30th, 2023 | Let the Boeing 737 Max fly
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 30th, 2023.(00:35): Whistleblowers are the conscience of society, yet suffer gravelyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35762780(02:12): FAA overruled engineers, let Boeing Max keep flyingOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35761706(03:18): MLC-LLM: GPT/Llama on consumer-class GPUs and phonesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35763483(04:41): Engineers develop water filtration that removes “forever chemicals”Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35764476(06:10): 40 Years of KoyaanisqatsiOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35764584(07:26): Pure Sh BibleOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35765707(08:36): Minetest: An open source voxel game engineOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35766570(09:56): Rebuilding a featured news section with modern CSS: Vox newsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35763100(11:03): Why are lithium prices collapsing? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35760087(12:38): Orbital MechanicsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35762483This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai


