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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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Oct 24, 2023 • 19min
October 23rd, 2023 | Google pulls up the ladder on open internet, pushes unconstitutional regulation
Topics covered in this podcast include: Protomaps, software disenchantment, cooler screens at Walgreens, Google's regulations on the open internet, Shopify's lawsuit over DMCA abuse, Mazda's cease-and-desist for DIY smart home integration, a woman's win against Google in a 12-year legal battle, building a unikernel that runs WebAssembly, the postponement of the EU Chat Control Bill, and a Java implementation of a quantum computing-resistant cryptographic algorithm.

Oct 23, 2023 • 19min
October 21st, 2023 | We have used too many levels of abstractions
This podcast explores the dangers of over-reliance on technology abstraction, discusses the use of O3DE technology in classrooms, reviews the launch of the Google Pixel 8 Pro, emphasizes the importance of code refactoring and managing tech debt, and dives into myths and misconceptions in microbiome research.

Oct 23, 2023 • 20min
October 22nd, 2023 | Who profits most from America's baffling health-care system?
Topics discussed include: the recreation of Tenochtitlan in 3D, stealing OAuth tokens of Microsoft accounts, profiting from America's healthcare system, the C4 model for visualizing software architecture, Amiga ASCII art, the Great Male Renunciation, global encryption day, nanofiche as small storage, the impact of married parents on children, and Europe's largest copper producer.

Oct 21, 2023 • 20min
October 20th, 2023 | In search of the least viewed article on Wikipedia (2022)
This podcast covers topics such as cyber espionage, a lawsuit filed against a teenager for invasion of privacy, the resurrection of Healthcare.gov, political comments on the U.S. health care system, criticism of Wikipedia's governance, exploration of architectural space, city planning's impact on crime, manipulation of European Union legislation, downsizing of Bandcamp, potential removal of Python's global interpreter lock (GIL), trends in parallelism, and a security breach on Okta's support unit.

Oct 20, 2023 • 20min
October 19th, 2023 | Meta is banning people from advertising after running ads for Python and Pandas
AI misinterpretation leads to Python instructor banned from advertising on Meta. Changes at Bandcamp and concerns about labor laws discussed. Tax reform suggestions and Peter Thiel revealed as FBI informant. Exploring Local Pilot's capabilities for programming. Closure of Convoy Inc raises concerns about job security in tech startups.

Oct 19, 2023 • 21min
October 18th, 2023 | What is the Demoscene? An interview
Learn about the Demoscene and its impact on the 3D industry. Explore topics like work-life balance, cyber misdeeds, and USB-C chargers. Discover Reflect, a revolutionary multiplayer web app, and a new antiviral pill for COVID-19 symptom relief. Dive into the vulnerability of vision-prompt injection in GPT-4 and server reliability. Explore technology, cybersecurity, malware, and the misuse of blockchain.

Oct 18, 2023 • 20min
October 17th, 2023 | Free IRS-run tax filing pilot to be available in 13 states
This podcast covers various interesting topics including the IRS pilot program for free tax filing, game exploitation and security issues, crossover media discussions with personal reviews of the recent Frasier season, a case of fraudulent IP acquisitions, and an open-source alternative to YouTube called PIPED.

Oct 17, 2023 • 19min
October 16th, 2023 | LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees
This podcast discusses the layoffs at Bandcamp, LinkedIn's layoff of 700 employees, the link between the herbicide Roundup and chronic kidney disease, improvements in Go 1.22 HTTP server routing, the private YouTube client FreeTube, the nature of C programming language, and the importance of Microsoft-verified apps and transitioning to Linux.

Oct 16, 2023 • 18min
October 14th, 2023 | Anything longer ago than yesterday should just say the actual date
The podcast discusses the challenges of displaying time frames on websites. It explores interacting with Chat GPT and the EU Commission's push for surveillance. It also covers the FDA approval of tumor-destroying sound waves and the petition against EU chat control. Additionally, it talks about the Snowden Archive and AMD's driver rollback.

Oct 16, 2023 • 18min
October 15th, 2023 | Finland to vote against the EU mass surveillance and encryption ban directive
Finland voting against EU's mass surveillance and encryption ban directive, Hacker News for retro computing and gaming, Mastercard's data selling practices, Google's negative impact on the internet, Apple's one-on-one sign language interpreting, SSH server and client security auditing, Cloudflare's data migration service, a free, open source read-it-later app called Omnivore, old Mark Twain video, Beagle V single-board computer