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The best of Hacker News, read aloud: what each story says and what the comment thread made of it.

  1. 2h ago

    Cisco's unlimited AI token rewrite

    Cisco's president hands a 27-year-old engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite almost all of its old code. Also: a critique of stealth crawler bills, Tangled's federated code forge, Raymond Chen on batch files and the current directory, and plans for black hole movies. Cisco gives engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite legacy code (HN discussion)Breaking the open web won't stop the bad bots (HN discussion)The federated code forge (HN discussion)Why a program doesn't work when run from a batch file, but works when clicked (HN discussion)How do you take a picture of a black hole? (HN discussion)Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:47) 1. Cisco gives engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite legacy code(01:45) 1. Cisco gives engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite legacy code: HN comments(03:43) 2. Breaking the open web won't stop the bad bots(04:51) 2. Breaking the open web won't stop the bad bots: HN comments(06:09) 3. The federated code forge(07:09) 3. The federated code forge: HN comments(07:57) 4. Why a program doesn't work when run from a batch file, but works when clicked(09:01) 4. Why a program doesn't work when run from a batch file, but works when clicked: HN comments(09:50) 5. How do you take a picture of a black hole?(11:15) 5. How do you take a picture of a black hole?: HN comments(12:10) Wrap-up

  2. 6h ago

    Anthropic's debt may be rated junk

    Blackstone now expects Anthropic to get a junk credit rating after its IPO. Also: a startup that merges five times more code, a Nintendo inside Qwen weights, classic Mac OS on a Wii, and five cross-tenant holes in Azure. Anthropic may not secure investment-grade rating after IPO, Blackstone says (HN discussion)Building an AI-native engineering org (HN discussion)Show HN: A working Nintendo in ~1GB of Qwen weights (HN discussion)My favourite PowerMac is a Nintendo Wii (HN discussion)Azure's Weakest Link: Five Full Cross-Tenant Compromises (HN discussion)Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:43) 1. Anthropic may not secure investment-grade rating after IPO, Blackstone says(02:02) 1. Anthropic may not secure investment-grade rating after IPO, Blackstone says: HN comments(03:46) 2. Building an AI-native engineering org(05:00) 2. Building an AI-native engineering org: HN comments(06:22) 3. Show HN: A working Nintendo in ~1GB of Qwen weights(07:35) 3. Show HN: A working Nintendo in ~1GB of Qwen weights: HN comments(08:47) 4. My favourite PowerMac is a Nintendo Wii(10:01) 4. My favourite PowerMac is a Nintendo Wii: HN comments(10:41) 5. Azure's Weakest Link: Five Full Cross-Tenant Compromises(12:15) 5. Azure's Weakest Link: Five Full Cross-Tenant Compromises: HN comments(13:03) Wrap-up

  3. 10h ago

    AI is deskilling on-call engineers

    An essay argues AI is leaving site reliability engineers out of practice, tech stocks slide for a second day over AI spending, and Proton's CEO cancels AI re-interviews. Plus a Northflank outage that readers call a breach, and a daily gerrymandering puzzle starring a horse. AI isn't replacing SREs, it's deskilling them (HN discussion)US tech stocks see sharp falls over AI cost fears (HN discussion)Proton's CEO cancels AI 're-interviews' (HN discussion)Northflank breached (HN discussion)elect.horse (HN discussion)Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:44) 1. AI isn't replacing SREs, it's deskilling them(02:09) 1. AI isn't replacing SREs, it's deskilling them: HN comments(03:53) 2. US tech stocks see sharp falls over AI cost fears(05:03) 2. US tech stocks see sharp falls over AI cost fears: HN comments(06:28) 3. Proton's CEO cancels AI 're-interviews'(07:36) 3. Proton's CEO cancels AI 're-interviews': HN comments(08:46) 4. Northflank breached(09:43) 4. Northflank breached: HN comments(11:10) 5. elect.horse(11:51) 5. elect.horse: HN comments(12:57) Wrap-up

  4. 13h ago

    The Claude Code backdoor's Mac bug

    A Mac security firm finds a flaw in the backdoor planted in a tampered Claude Code extension on Cursor's marketplace, while Anthropic says its own systems were never breached. Also: a reported Claude Code rule against game clones, a House resolution against an A.I. bailout, how the Binance theft unfolded, and the case for Medicare paying for heart calcium scans. Backdoor in Claude Code for VS Code extension on the Cursor Marketplace (HN discussion)Anthropic cracking down on video game rewrites (HN discussion)Democrats' resolution opposing an AI bubble bailout (HN discussion)The $6.3B Binance hack took 20 minutes (HN discussion)Medicare should pay $100 to prevent a heart attack (HN discussion)Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:42) 1. Backdoor in Claude Code for VS Code extension on the Cursor Marketplace(01:48) 1. Backdoor in Claude Code for VS Code extension on the Cursor Marketplace: HN comments(03:47) 2. Anthropic cracking down on video game rewrites(04:50) 2. Anthropic cracking down on video game rewrites: HN comments(05:38) 3. Democrats' resolution opposing an AI bubble bailout(06:38) 3. Democrats' resolution opposing an AI bubble bailout: HN comments(08:12) 4. The $6.3B Binance hack took 20 minutes(09:26) 4. The $6.3B Binance hack took 20 minutes: HN comments(10:46) 5. Medicare should pay $100 to prevent a heart attack(11:58) 5. Medicare should pay $100 to prevent a heart attack: HN comments(13:18) Wrap-up

  5. 18h ago

    Pico CSS calls it quits, citing AI

    The maintainer of Pico CSS archives the framework, saying AI now writes lean pages on its own. Plus record El Niño tides in the Bay Area, a backdoored Claude Code extension on Cursor's marketplace, a logic-bug-only Microsoft Edge exploit chain, and Tom Sawyer at 150. Pico CSS is no longer maintained (HN discussion)El Niño is flooding California's coasts with the highest tides to come (HN discussion)Backdoors in official Claude Code extensions (HN discussion)Forging a Microsoft Edge Full Chain with Logic Bugs Only (HN discussion)The Great American Rascal: Tom Sawyer at 150 (HN discussion)Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:45) 1. Pico CSS is no longer maintained(01:37) 1. Pico CSS is no longer maintained: HN comments(02:23) 2. El Niño is flooding California's coasts with the highest tides to come(03:22) 2. El Niño is flooding California's coasts with the highest tides to come: HN comments(04:00) 3. Backdoors in official Claude Code extensions(05:10) 3. Backdoors in official Claude Code extensions: HN comments(05:42) 4. Forging a Microsoft Edge Full Chain with Logic Bugs Only(07:23) 4. Forging a Microsoft Edge Full Chain with Logic Bugs Only: HN comments(08:05) 5. The Great American Rascal: Tom Sawyer at 150(09:14) 5. The Great American Rascal: Tom Sawyer at 150: HN comments(10:02) Wrap-up

  6. 22h ago

    Android XR glasses with a pocket puck

    Google and Xreal's Aura glasses move the computer into a pocket puck, and Karl Bushby nears the end of a 28-year walk from Chile to Hull. Plus where AI assistants' statistics really come from, Gemini 4 Carbon's cost per task, and an Iceland study of school phone bans. Xreal Aura, the first wired Android XR glasses (HN discussion)Karl Bushby is almost home after 28 years walking (HN discussion)Zombie stats: where the numbers AI quotes come from (HN discussion)Gemini 4 Carbon tops the Artificial Analysis index (HN discussion)Iceland study: school phone bans and mental health (HN discussion)Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:50) 1. Xreal Aura, the first wired Android XR glasses(01:50) 1. Xreal Aura, the first wired Android XR glasses: HN comments(02:31) 2. Karl Bushby is almost home after 28 years walking(03:49) 2. Karl Bushby is almost home after 28 years walking: HN comments(05:04) 3. Zombie stats: where the numbers AI quotes come from(06:18) 3. Zombie stats: where the numbers AI quotes come from: HN comments(07:13) 4. Gemini 4 Carbon tops the Artificial Analysis index(08:14) 4. Gemini 4 Carbon tops the Artificial Analysis index: HN comments(09:27) 5. Iceland study: school phone bans and mental health(10:35) 5. Iceland study: school phone bans and mental health: HN comments(11:25) Wrap-up

  7. 1d ago

    NetBSD gets a tiny Emacs-style editor

    NetBSD adds atto, a 48 kilobyte modeless editor, to its base system. Plus a classic explainer on how H.264 works, people who lose their Wikipedia pages, an app that silences a nagging macOS prompt, and fifty AI agents who built a bureaucracy in Minecraft. NetBSD adds a new text editor called atto (HN discussion)H.264 Is Magic (2016) (HN discussion)The tragedy of losing your Wikipedia page (HN discussion)Show HN: Auto Dismiss Mac OS "Allow to find devices on local networks?" (HN discussion)We ran AI agent swarms in Minecraft and Mindustry (HN discussion)Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:47) 1. NetBSD adds a new text editor called atto(01:55) 1. NetBSD adds a new text editor called atto: HN comments(03:10) 2. H.264 Is Magic (2016)(04:04) 2. H.264 Is Magic (2016): HN comments(05:17) 3. The tragedy of losing your Wikipedia page(06:43) 3. The tragedy of losing your Wikipedia page: HN comments(07:42) 4. Show HN: Auto Dismiss Mac OS "Allow to find devices on local networks?"(08:47) 4. Show HN: Auto Dismiss Mac OS "Allow to find devices on local networks?": HN comments(09:30) 5. We ran AI agent swarms in Minecraft and Mindustry(10:47) 5. We ran AI agent swarms in Minecraft and Mindustry: HN comments(11:32) Wrap-up

  8. 1d ago

    Patrick Stewart dies at 86

    Patrick Stewart, Star Trek's Captain Picard, has died at 86. Plus billions drained from Binance, PHP2Shell used to break into Palo Alto firewalls, a US spy finding near Nvidia's Jensen Huang, and an essay on why a post-work world won't just hang out. Patrick Stewart has died (HN discussion)Binance-hacker-1029: $5.6B stolen from Binance (HN discussion)Chained PHP2Shell exploit roots 25 servers, including US government servers (HN discussion)Alleged Chinese spy had 'close relationship' with Nvidia boss Jensen Huang (HN discussion)We won't "just hang out" (HN discussion)Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:45) 1. Patrick Stewart has died(01:39) 1. Patrick Stewart has died: HN comments(03:17) 2. Binance-hacker-1029: $5.6B stolen from Binance(04:15) 2. Binance-hacker-1029: $5.6B stolen from Binance: HN comments(05:54) 3. Chained PHP2Shell exploit roots 25 servers, including US government servers(07:24) 3. Chained PHP2Shell exploit roots 25 servers, including US government servers: HN comments(08:43) 4. Alleged Chinese spy had 'close relationship' with Nvidia boss Jensen Huang(10:05) 4. Alleged Chinese spy had 'close relationship' with Nvidia boss Jensen Huang: HN comments(11:07) 5. We won't "just hang out"(12:23) 5. We won't "just hang out": HN comments(14:00) Wrap-up

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