

Hacker News Recap
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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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Mar 29, 2024 • 18min
March 28th, 2024 | Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison, Boeing's corporate culture changes, NotepadNext cross-platform plans, data privacy discussions, AI model advancements, Dioxus 0.5 framework update, and insights into OpenAI's developer community.

Mar 28, 2024 • 19min
March 27th, 2024 | DBRX: A new open LLM
Topics include Databricks' new open LLM DBRX, 'MFA Bombing' attacks on Apple users, FuryGpu custom FPGA GPU, impact of sleep on age, container technology, GPT-4 vs. Claude 3, engineering background for Boeing chief, Amazon's $2.7B investment in Anthropic, Rust GUI Egui 0.27 release, MIT's Gen AI tool for rapid image generation.

Mar 27, 2024 • 19min
March 26th, 2024 | Baltimore's Key Bridge struck by cargo ship, collapses
Topics include Baltimore bridge collapse, Linux vulnerability, Canva's acquisition of Affinity, Florida social media law for minors, Julian Assange's extradition appeal, Moirai forecasting model, HybridNet for audio separation, and DIY hardware volume control with DG

Mar 26, 2024 • 19min
March 25th, 2024 | Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia will be completed in 2026
EU probes tech giants for compliance, Sagrada Familia completion in 2026, async/await vs threads debate, Rowhammer attacks on AMD Zen, Pyenv for Python versions, Windows 98 icons, Boeing CEO stepping down, LSD blotter packaging, engineering interview question, SPQR system for scaling

Mar 25, 2024 • 19min
March 24th, 2024 | What Happens When a Fifteen Year Old Pumps and Dumps with a Net Profit of $800k? (2002)
From a young trader's $800k stock manipulation success to China blocking foreign chips, the podcast covers tech trends, memory research, and C++ technicalities with insights into cyber security tools, memory abilities, and programming techniques.

Mar 25, 2024 • 19min
March 23rd, 2024 | Linux Crisis Tools
This podcast covers topics such as pre-installed Linux crisis tools, renewed interest in Blu-ray, discovery of Aztec codices, property investment in Pine Bluff Arkansas, technical analysis of the Intel 8,088 processor, impacts of tectonic movements on mapping services, Tynyshid SSH server, AUSIDE Cloud Computer, Marimo Interactive Fluffy Ball customization options, and HACSI programming language for game development.

Mar 23, 2024 • 19min
March 22nd, 2024 | Boom announces successful flight of XB-1 demonstrator aircraft
Topics discussed in the podcast include the successful flight of Booms XB1 aircraft, mapping legal documents in Australia, Google's privacy concerns, Bulma CSS framework update, inflation targets, AI business strategies, open-source robotics, seismic activity off Canada coast, and more.

Mar 22, 2024 • 19min
March 21st, 2024 | U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone monopoly
A recap of Hacker News includes topics like U.S. suing Apple for iPhone monopoly, a new code comparison tool Difftastic, the intelligence of E. coli chemotaxis, hackers opening hotel keycard locks, DuckDB as a new jq, Ludic Python framework with Htmx support, GoFetch side-channel attack, Ikigai for finding meaning in life, and plant-based polymers for sustainability.

Mar 21, 2024 • 18min
March 20th, 2024 | Flightradar24's new GPS jamming map
Topics discussed include Flightradar24's new GPS jamming map, regex character interpretations, open-source dungeon crawler games, Google employees' work on transformers, open-source vector graphics renderer, Google Scholar PDF reader, Paris's public housing investments, Intel's grants for building chip plants, and Michel Talagrand winning Abel Prize for randomness work

Mar 20, 2024 • 20min
March 19th, 2024 | How to Start Google
Debates on starting Google, Java 22 release, Lego set value analysis, AT&T data breach, vintage computing insights, Alzheimer's fat buildup, APOE4 gene variant study, Apple software release fallout, and tribute to astronaut Thomas Stafford


