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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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Nov 13, 2023 • 19min
November 12th, 2023 | Casino-like apps have drained people of millions
Topics discussed in this podcast include the HTML first approach to web development, the creative cinematography of the Steam Deck OLED launch trailer, hardware discussions and the importance of GPUs for AI, AI applications and the ethics of gambling in online games, research transparency and accessibility in data science, the flaws in Western Digital's Sandisk Extreme Pro SSDs, and the limitations imposed by Apple's control over repairs and software updates.

Nov 12, 2023 • 20min
November 11th, 2023 | How I got here
This podcast discusses the vulnerabilities of Experian credit reporting, personal experiences with fraud, multilingual naming strategies, challenges in music metadata encoding, the myth of data anonymization, user data collection and cryptographic hashing, and KDE's adoption of Wayland in Plasma 6.0.

Nov 11, 2023 • 19min
November 10th, 2023 | I skipped to the ending
Topics discussed in the podcast include a cursorless tool for coding, efforts to optimize the Rust compiler, exploring RISC-V and critique of billionaires, the importance of typing speed and AI in product development, and understanding user preferences, startup identity, Albert Einstein's message, intelligence, and Apple's pricing.

Nov 10, 2023 • 19min
November 9th, 2023 | What I learned getting acquired by Google
The guest, who learned valuable lessons from being acquired by Google, discusses topics including the new features of the Steam Deck, contractor rights in the tech industry, Steve Wozniak's stroke and the Servo web engine, the acquisition of Tumblr by Automatic, and the ruling on automakers' storage of smartphone data.

Nov 9, 2023 • 19min
November 8th, 2023 | Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software engineer job
The podcast covers various interesting topics like the closure of Omegle, integration issues with Home Assistant, challenges faced by software engineers, controversy over Chamberlain blocking third-party support, debates on EU regulation on CSA material, and discussions on bureaucracy, Python package migration, Quake Brutalist Jam 2 reviews, and more.

Nov 8, 2023 • 19min
November 7th, 2023 | Seeing like a bank
An exploration of the disorganization and inefficiencies of banks. Enhanced gaming universe with new tools, language, graphics, and effects. The Euclid Space Mission's 3D map of the universe. Debate on antitrust regulations and CPU limits in containerized applications. Open-source platforms, iPhone filmmaking, and Maine's constitution explored.

Nov 7, 2023 • 19min
November 6th, 2023 | GPTs: Custom versions of ChatGPT
Topics include: mastering DOM manipulation in web development, updates and pricing strategy of OpenAI's GPT, Sudo's memory safe sudo implementation, developer boycott against Apple, USB-C cable with imprinted specs

Nov 6, 2023 • 20min
November 5th, 2023 | Exclusive access for LLM companies to largest Chinese nonfiction book collection
This podcast recap covers a variety of interesting topics including exclusive access to a large Chinese nonfiction book collection, the ineffectiveness of email obfuscation against ChatGPT, the revolutionary impact of the Intel 80386 processor, Montreal's cost-efficient rapid transit system, psychedelics research and time perception, changes to Amazon's practices, renewable energy potential in Britain, and a lawsuit alleging collusion among big landlords to raise rents.

Nov 6, 2023 • 18min
November 4th, 2023 | NewPipe – Lightweight YouTube experience for Android
Discover the new pipe platform, a lightweight YouTube alternative for Android users. Explore controversies surrounding sponsored content and ad-blocking, and the performance issues of a popular video game. Learn about the deadly consequences of turmeric adulteration. Explore upcoming Firefox for Android extensions and the history of GPS receivers.

Nov 4, 2023 • 18min
November 3rd, 2023 | As I retire, my goal now is to release 40+ years of source code
Retired author plans to release 40+ years of source code. Trap scammers in an impossible maze. Bringing garbage collected programming languages to WebAssembly. Rwanda joins Kenya in visa-free travel. Cloudflare outage continues for 24 hours. First observation of a virus attaching to another virus. Performance considerations for M3 Macs. GPT-4 update with 32K context window. Okta hit by another breach.