
Hacker News Recap
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
Latest episodes

Jun 2, 2024 • 17min
June 1st, 2024 | Napster sparked a file-sharing revolution 25 years ago
This podcast discusses Napster's file-sharing revolution, Chinese internet history, Einstein and Godel's friendship, AI model security, human brain adaptability with a robotic thumb, and supporting local businesses while critiquing modern capitalism.

Jun 1, 2024 • 19min
May 31st, 2024 | Snowflake breach: Hacker confirms access through infostealer infection
Topics include Snowflake breach via infostealer infection, IRS Direct File expansion, copying files from old laptops, defeating Intel's tricks with Kapton tape, stealing data from Windows PC, AI scam on fake Facebook support, Spotify's Car Thing refund process

Jun 1, 2024 • 18min
May 30th, 2024 | Engineering for Slow Internet
Topics discussed include challenges of engineering for slow internet, open access research in Japan, S3 security measures, Snowflake breach, leaner language models, IRS Direct File expansion, Ulysses release milestone, Firefox developments, Intel's anti-upgrade tricks defeated, and 25 Years of Krita celebration.

May 30, 2024 • 18min
May 28th, 2024 | Ex-OpenAI board member reveals what led to Sam Altman's brief ousting
Tech Leadership Controversies and AI Innovations are discussed, such as the turmoil within OpenAI and the ousting of CEO Sam Altman. They also explore replicating GPT-2, API security risks, and a cost-efficient AI model, Llama 3V. Additionally, they explore Moby Free Ecosystem and AI Headphones Innovation, including a privacy-focused mobile ecosystem and innovative AI headphones. The podcast also covers cracking a $3 million crypto wallet password, Bitcoin discussions, TinyGrad 9.0 features, and OpenAI's controversial practices.

May 30, 2024 • 17min
May 29th, 2024 | I sold TinyPilot, my first successful business
This podcast covers topics such as selling a successful business, new filmmaking app features, AI code generation models, vector indexing Wikipedia, surveillance legislation, Colorado's right-to-repair law, remote work challenges, software complexity, and modern databases.

May 28, 2024 • 18min
May 27th, 2024 | Controlling the Taylor Swift Eras Tour wristbands with Flipper Zero
This podcast discusses controlling Taylor Swift's wristbands with Flipper Zero, the death of big data, using JWTs for authentication, a ring of galaxies confounding astronomers, being priced out of home ownership, wi-fi-based positioning systems, and a possible link between tattoos and lymphoma.

May 27, 2024 • 18min
May 26th, 2024 | Cloudflare took down our website
Explore topics such as Cloudflare taking down a website, Google Meet's adaptive audio merging, the Hurl programming language, damaged Svalbard cable, turning an iPhone into a 'dumb phone', Git cheat sheet, llama-fs file system, a total glossectomy anniversary, and the brain's unique processing of reading code vs language.

May 26, 2024 • 17min
May 25th, 2024 | Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search
Google dealing with weird AI search results, Asian social isolation, and Tmux debate. Mistral model fine-tuning, Google's AI challenges, and Zellage terminal workspace. Externalizing cognitive processes through diagrams and gestures.

May 25, 2024 • 17min
Financial Statement Analysis with Large Language Models | May 24th, 2024
Topics include financial statement analysis using language models, creating a Unix clone in a month, Kabosu - the 'Doge' meme dog passing away, Google Search hallucinations, Lewis Carroll's day of the week calculation method, and Apple adopting ARMv9 architecture.

May 24, 2024 • 19min
May 23rd, 2024 | We're ending our Samsung collaboration
This podcast discusses the termination of a collaboration with Samsung, challenges in repair advocacy, artists' perceptions on commercial deals, efficiency improvements in EC2 boot time, sustainable cement recycling method, renewable energy challenges, and the discovery of orphan stars by the Euclid satellite.