

Hacker News Recap
Wondercraft.ai
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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Jun 6, 2024 • 19min
June 5th, 2024 | Employees who stay in companies longer than two years get paid 50% less (2014)
Topics discussed in this podcast include the impact of long-term employment on salaries, Israel's use of fake social accounts, Boeing Starliner's crewed mission, Microsoft's AI spying scandal, and the acquisition of the popular Mac app 'Bartender' by an unknown developer.

Jun 5, 2024 • 19min
June 4th, 2024 | Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it
Topics discussed in the podcast include breakthrough in the Riemann hypothesis, frustrations with LeetCode-style interviews, humorous texts from phone thieves, odd values of electronic components, encryption at rest, Microsoft's crackdown on Windows 11 workaround, and insights on online content creation and Pale Fire.

Jun 4, 2024 • 17min
June 3rd, 2024 | I Am So Sick of Leetcode-Style Interviews
Topics include hacking modems, critique of Leetcode-style interviews, program synthesis, FBI raid on corporate landlord, DuckDB 1.0.0 release, Industrial Revolution dynamics, and German Minecraft server shutdown.

Jun 3, 2024 • 19min
June 2nd, 2024 | New head of one of the world’s oldest universities organized a citation cartel
Topics include an academic citation cartel scandal, hacking techniques for SPI Flash, NASA's workmanship standards, intellectual obesity, nuclear material at a hacker camp, and secure embedded operating systems for microcontrollers.

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 • 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.

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

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.


