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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 19, 2024 • 18min
March 18th, 2024 | YouTube now requires to label their realistic-looking videos made using AI
YouTube now requires labeling AI-generated videos, 125M accounts breached. Debates on cookie banner laws, new AI chips by Nvidia. Rust code generation advances, EPA bans asbestos. Comparison of web technologies and self-hosted project tracking tools.

Mar 18, 2024 • 19min
March 17th, 2024 | Grok
Topics discussed include decompiling binary code with LLM, Mars' influence on Earth's oceans and climate, sudden increase in car washes, and the release of Django REST framework 3. The podcast also covers AI's impact on academic writing, Heinlein's fan mail solution, vintage tech connectivity, and astrology.

Mar 18, 2024 • 18min
March 16th, 2024 | How web bloat impacts users with slow devices
The podcast discusses the impact of web bloat on user experience, the challenges faced by the Hackintosh community, Cloudflare's domain loss, libraries struggling with e-book costs, the retirement of Mozilla Location Service, macOS 14.4 causing JVM crashes, Microsoft's AutoDev for AI-driven development, and the Telefuncan Datenspeicher device.

Mar 17, 2024 • 18min
March 15th, 2024 | 'If anything happens, it's not suicide': Boeing whistleblower before death
Topics include a whistleblower's statement before death, Berlin's techno scene recognition, McDonald's ice cream machine repair rules, self-teaching language models, Harvard academic misconduct, IAM challenges, Nix vs Docker for image building, and Sunlight's certificate transparency log.

Mar 16, 2024 • 18min
March 14th, 2024 | Vision Pro: What we got wrong at Oculus that Apple got right
This podcast explores topics such as legal misconduct, technological advancements in VR, the cultural significance of Berlin's techno scene, text extraction from images on Linux, academic fraud, and the challenges of repairing McDonald's ice cream machines.

Mar 14, 2024 • 18min
March 12th, 2024 | House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner or ban the app
House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner or ban the app, AI agent for 3D environments, Direct File opens in 12 states, 'Man in the iron lung' dies, Ragtag internet friends forecasting events, Insult Passphrase Generator, Photos transmission in 1930s, Features lost in macOS versions

Mar 14, 2024 • 18min
March 13th, 2024 | A generalist AI agent for 3D virtual environments
Topics covered include a generalist AI for 3D virtual environments, photos transmission in the 1930s, the story of 'the man in the iron lung', IRS's free tax filing service, open-source solution for web automation, AI tool for spreadsheets, giant sequoias in the UK, mass timber construction challenges, and a sand battery for storing heat in a town.

Mar 12, 2024 • 18min
March 11th, 2024 | Boeing whistleblower found dead in US
Topics include Boeing whistleblower found dead in US, Universe's expansion rate confirmed, Python GILOriginal disabling, Diffusion model application, Open Source E-Book Search Engine creation, Kdenlive 24.02 update, AirBnB indoor security camera ban

Mar 12, 2024 • 17min
March 10th, 2024 | Numbers every programmer should know
Topics include open-source DB client DBeaver, Tenstorrent's Grayskull processors, Monte-Carlo graph search, essential numbers for programmers, local file sharing tool LocalSend, Yi Open Foundation Models, essays in technology, open-core project dynamics, PaperMC Minecraft server, and the cognitive impact of lead in gasoline on IQ.

Mar 10, 2024 • 20min
March 9th, 2024 | What Monks Know about Focus
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on March 9th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:34): Bruno: Fast and Git-friendly open-source API client (Postman alternative)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39653718&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:33): S3 is files, but not a filesystemOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39656657&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(04:32): U.S. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry into BoeingOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39656455&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(06:17): Bypassing Safari 17's advanced audio fingerprinting protectionOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39653431&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(08:31): What Monks Know about FocusOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39653517&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(10:27): My Clients, the LiarsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39656475&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:22): I'm Betting on Call-by-Push-ValueOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39653895&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(14:34): AI-Generated Data Can Poison Future AI ModelsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39652262&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(16:22): Activision QA Workers Vote to Form Largest US Video Game Worker Union to DateOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39655859&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(17:34): When 'open core' projects reject contributions for competing with the EEOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39658408&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis 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


