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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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Apr 30, 2023 • 14min
April 29th, 2023 | ChatGPT makes a good doctor
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 29th, 2023.(00:37): Remove “This incident will be reported.” from user warningsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35752237(01:55): Children aged 2-6 successfully trained to acquire absolute pitch (2012)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35753838(03:12): Get The TLDR Of Any YouTube VideoOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35754793(04:28): Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment appOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35752756(05:42): Study: ChatGPT outperforms physicians in quality, empathetic answers to patients Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35751276(07:07): MRSK: Deploy web apps anywhereOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35753106(08:23): Sensenmann: Code Deletion at ScaleOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35755841(09:47): Microsoft quietly supported legislation to make it easier to fix devicesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35758842(10:53): My product is my garden (2020)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35753550(12:18): An Ominous Heating Event Is Unfolding in the OceansOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35752433This 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

Apr 29, 2023 • 14min
April 28th, 2023 | Yes, your Ikea chair is causing your monitor to crash
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 28th, 2023.(00:42): Check if your IKEA chair is compatible with your screenOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35742476(01:36): Driver adventures for a 1999 webcamOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35740001(02:59): Microsoft exec says Windows 11 kernel will soon be booting with Rust insideOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35738829(04:27): Is Gmail killing independent email?Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35744888(05:37): How to spend money on your friends without it looking like briberyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35740277(07:07): A small number of companies are colluding to cheat H1B visa lottery, US saysOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35741609(08:47): Europe’s Longest Bicycling Tunnel Opens in NorwayOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35738231(10:00): Gpt4free repo given takedown notice by OpenAIOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35740836(11:15): Intel posts largest loss in its history as sales plungeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35739519(12:22): There’s more than one way to write an IP address (2019)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35744130This 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

Apr 28, 2023 • 14min
April 27th, 2023 | Oil rigs may be evil, but they sure are beautiful
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 27th, 2023.(00:41): Datomic is FreeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35727967(02:01): Steven Spielberg: ‘No film should be revised’ based on modern sensitivityOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35724634(03:32): As I am currently in a war zone, I don't have many options for cablingOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35730074(04:52): Colorado governor signs tractor right-to-repair law opposed by John DeereOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35729558(06:14): Every web search result in Brave Search is now served by our own indexOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35730711(07:32): Dropbox telemetry can't be disabledOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35724939(08:48): Dropbox to reduce global workforce by about 16%, or 500 staffOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35728216(10:05): A visual book recommenderOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35726559(11:27): The unintentional dystopian beauty of oil rigsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35725094(12:30): Google Cloud region currently down due to water intrusionOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35732384This 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

Apr 27, 2023 • 14min
April 26th, 2023 | Microsoft's Activision acquisition in jeopardy
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 26th, 2023.(00:44): Netflix loses 1M users in Spain over password policingOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35710269(01:44): UK Blocks Microsoft’s $69B Activision DealOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35711968(03:29): Lessons by 3blue1brownOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35714228(05:01): Linen.dev: A 500 kb Slack alternativeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35718417(06:19): Why did Google Brain exist?Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35716216(07:41): Automakers are starting to admit that drivers hate touchscreensOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35720865(08:59): Colorado becomes first to pass ‘right to repair’ for farmersOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35714294(10:15): Why is OAuth still hard in 2023?Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35713518(11:24): Long before trees overtook the land, Earth was covered by prototaxites (2013)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35713524(12:46): Payments 101 for a DeveloperOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35714145This 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

Apr 26, 2023 • 13min
April 25th, 2023 | Apparently everyone's leaking your data
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 25th, 2023.(00:36): Smartphones with Qualcomm chip secretly send personal data to QualcommOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35698547(01:43): The EU suppressed a 300-page study that found piracy doesn’t harm salesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35701785(02:53): Microsoft Edge is leaking the sites you visit to BingOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35703789(04:02): Use of antibiotics in farming ‘endangering human immune system’Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35700881(05:17): People who use Notion to plan their whole livesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35698521(06:38): A non-technical explanation of deep learningOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35701572(07:47): Shell admits 1.5C climate goal means immediate end to fossil fuel growthOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35702201(09:09): Call on the IRS to provide libre tax-filing softwareOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35705469(10:36): Deep Neural Networks from Scratch in ZigOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35696776(11:54): NitroKey disappoints meOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35706858This 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

Apr 25, 2023 • 14min
April 24th, 2023 | The end of end-to-end encryption
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 24th, 2023.(00:37): MouthPad – In-Mouth Bluetooth Mouse Uses Tongue Sensitive TrackpadOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35684828(01:42): Statement on EU-US Cooperation on Turning Public Opinion Against EncryptionOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35689044(03:07): Bullet Train – Rails-based SaaS frameworkOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35687157(04:37): Google Authenticator now supports Google Account synchronizationOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35690398(05:57): I don’t want to sign up for your newsletter (2018)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35684807(07:08): UK Threatens End-to-End EncryptionOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35686450(08:37): Apple wins antitrust court battle with Epic Games, appeals court rulesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35691771(09:57): Red Hat cutting hundreds of jobs, CEO says in letter to employeesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35687687(11:03): 1Password to Add TelemetryOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35691383(12:05): Remote work brings hidden penalty for young professionals, study saysOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35686121This 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

Apr 24, 2023 • 13min
April 23th, 2023 | A social network just for chatbots
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 23th, 2023.(00:39): Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facilityOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35676564(01:51): The dark side of the Mac App StoreOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35677813(03:07): LSD: Not Even OnceOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35679911(04:31): YouTube, the jewel of the internetOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35679372(05:34): A social media site for chatbots to talk to each otherOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35676138(06:39): Bilingualism affords no general cognitive advantages: StudyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35681824(07:58): Some mistakes I made as a new managerOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35681322(09:07): Russia killed its tech industryOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35675732(10:19): Micro- and nanoplastics breach the blood–brain barrier in miceOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35675731(11:37): I’m ChatGPT, and for the love of God please don’t make me do anymore copywritingOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35678372This 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

Apr 23, 2023 • 14min
April 22th, 2023 | Parrots use Zoom
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 22th, 2023.(00:41): The “Build Your Own Database” book is finishedOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35666598(01:50): Parrots learn to make video calls to chat with other parrots: studyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35664219(03:02): Sundar Pichai received $226M compensation, boosted by a triennial stock grantOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35664972(04:18): Prompt engineering vs. blind promptingOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35668387(05:39): Housing should be affordable except for when I sell my house for $1MOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35668357(06:37): Why the brain’s connections to the body are crisscrossedOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35667429(08:07): Finetuning Large Language ModelsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35666201(09:24): Animal meat and milk sales drop in Europe as vegan versions hit record highsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35664586(10:48): Using solar farms to generate fresh desert soil crustOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35667714(12:12): Effective Immediately: A central hub for people who've been recently laid offOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35670646This 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

Apr 22, 2023 • 15min
April 21th, 2023 | Nuclear energy is the answer
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 21th, 2023.(00:36): CATL has announced a new “condensed” battery with 500 Wh/kgOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35649935(02:03): The EARN IT bill is back, seeking to scan our messages and photosOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35655282(03:15): GitHub Copilot emits GPL codeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35657982(04:41): Tech bosses are letting dictators censor what Americans seeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35653867(06:16): Inkscape is hiring: Accelerating the GTK4 migrationOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35650663(07:31): Nuclear Power Is the Answer to Global and Environmental Energy WoesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35658318(08:51): The weird world of Windows file pathsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35654574(10:08): ChatGPT could cost over $700k per day to operate Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35652434(11:20): Windows on BtrfsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35660186(12:44): Scaling Databases at ActivisionOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35655910This 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

Apr 21, 2023 • 13min
April 20th, 2023 | MDMA therapy anyone?
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 20th, 2023.(00:35): SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after launch from TexasOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35640002(01:41): Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant – customer data not compromisedOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35638917(03:00): Shutting down my legal torrent site after 17 yearsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35639370(04:07): Google DeepmindOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35643049(05:36): Spinning Diagrams with CSSOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35646199(06:28): BuzzFeed News is shutting downOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35641448(07:33): US could soon approve MDMA therapyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35638362(08:56): Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucksOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35645624(10:12): Bark – Text-prompted generative audio modelOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35643219(11:26): Seagate hit with $300M penalty for selling sanctioned storage to Huawei Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35638899This 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


