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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

    Claude Duet works on its own computer

    Anthropic's Claude Duet briefs you and finishes work on a cloud computer. A Santa Fe judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion, Drupal's founder takes on a stale reputation, Railway pauses every deployment, and Super Mario 64 becomes a tabletop diorama. Claude Duet (HN discussion)Meta ordered to pay $25B penalty (HN discussion)Drupal is light-years ahead of its reputation (HN discussion)Railway security disclosure (HN discussion)Super Mario 64 on Apple Vision Pro (HN discussion)Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:42) 1. Claude Duet(02:09) 1. Claude Duet: HN comments(03:50) 2. Meta ordered to pay $25B penalty(05:09) 2. Meta ordered to pay $25B penalty: HN comments(06:55) 3. Drupal is light-years ahead of its reputation(08:08) 3. Drupal is light-years ahead of its reputation: HN comments(09:22) 4. Railway security disclosure(10:33) 4. Railway security disclosure: HN comments(11:43) 5. Super Mario 64 on Apple Vision Pro(13:01) 5. Super Mario 64 on Apple Vision Pro: HN comments(13:48) Wrap-up

  2. 6h ago

    eMudhra keys cracked in a second

    Scott Helme recovered eMudhra's intermediate certificate keys from the public certificates on a laptop in under a second. The episode also covers a broken PHP embargo, the closing of BioWare, a 1954 forecast that FORTRAN would end coding, and a poisoned LiteLLM package on PyPI. eMudhra CA keys cracked in a second (HN discussion)PHP's security release and the embargo (HN discussion)EA is shutting down BioWare (HN discussion)The compiler was supposed to end programming (HN discussion)Compromised LiteLLM on PyPI (HN discussion)Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:47) 1. eMudhra CA keys cracked in a second(01:53) 1. eMudhra CA keys cracked in a second: HN comments(03:42) 2. PHP's security release and the embargo(04:53) 2. PHP's security release and the embargo: HN comments(06:08) 3. EA is shutting down BioWare(07:02) 3. EA is shutting down BioWare: HN comments(08:00) 4. The compiler was supposed to end programming(08:59) 4. The compiler was supposed to end programming: HN comments(10:05) 5. Compromised LiteLLM on PyPI(11:30) 5. Compromised LiteLLM on PyPI: HN comments(12:39) Wrap-up

  3. 10h ago

    PHP patches two decade-old RCE flaws

    PHP ships the emergency patches for two unauthenticated remote code execution flaws found with frontier AI, and a vendor says Qwen3-Coder writes weaker code for American defense contractors. Also Techdirt on the No Kings takedown, why fire escapes disappeared, and Google's PyTorch back end for TPUs. PHP 8.2.35 (HN discussion)Qwen3-Coder writes less secure code when told it's for a US persona (HN discussion)The No Kings Takedown Is Why You Shouldn't Rent Your Megaphone from Zuck (HN discussion)Whatever Happened to Fire Escapes (HN discussion)Google open-sources TorchTPU, a native PyTorch back end for TPUs (HN discussion)Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:52) 1. PHP 8.2.35(02:16) 1. PHP 8.2.35: HN comments(03:40) 2. Qwen3-Coder writes less secure code when told it's for a US persona(04:53) 2. Qwen3-Coder writes less secure code when told it's for a US persona: HN comments(06:01) 3. The No Kings Takedown Is Why You Shouldn't Rent Your Megaphone from Zuck(06:59) 3. The No Kings Takedown Is Why You Shouldn't Rent Your Megaphone from Zuck: HN comments(08:56) 4. Whatever Happened to Fire Escapes(10:41) 4. Whatever Happened to Fire Escapes: HN comments(12:09) 5. Google open-sources TorchTPU, a native PyTorch back end for TPUs(13:15) 5. Google open-sources TorchTPU, a native PyTorch back end for TPUs: HN comments(14:00) Wrap-up

  4. 15h ago

    UN gives up on 1.5 degrees

    The UN's Emissions Gap Report says 1.5 degrees of warming is now unavoidable, and a security firm pulled 6,800 shared Muse chats out of DNS logs. Also: a big year for the Rust compiler, living with Waymos in San Francisco, and Anthropic's 80 billion dollar paper loss. The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement is no longer viable (HN discussion)Muse exposes users' personal and business secrets when they share conversations (HN discussion)2026 is an exciting year for the Rust compiler (HN discussion)Learning to live with Waymos (HN discussion)Anthropic logged net loss of over $80B in first half of 2026 (HN discussion)Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:46) 1. The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement is no longer viable(01:44) 1. The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement is no longer viable: HN comments(03:45) 2. Muse exposes users' personal and business secrets when they share conversations(05:14) 2. Muse exposes users' personal and business secrets when they share conversations: HN comments(06:11) 3. 2026 is an exciting year for the Rust compiler(07:24) 3. 2026 is an exciting year for the Rust compiler: HN comments(08:19) 4. Learning to live with Waymos(09:53) 4. Learning to live with Waymos: HN comments(11:09) 5. Anthropic logged net loss of over $80B in first half of 2026(12:10) 5. Anthropic logged net loss of over $80B in first half of 2026: HN comments(12:53) Wrap-up

  5. 19h ago

    Do academics owe Wikipedia a debt?

    An academic says scholars must defend Wikipedia from AI's pull on its readers, the FBI suspects a ransom negotiator helped run ShinyHunters' extortion site, and a benchmark finds the best coding models break old behavior at five checkpoints in six. Also Josh Comeau's wish list for CSS, and microG's fight with GrapheneOS. Academics have a duty to defend open knowledge systems like Wikipedia (HN discussion)Feds suspect ransom negotiator ran ShinyHunters extortion site (HN discussion)SlopCodeBench 10/2026: Opus 5.5, Astra wins overall, xhigh considered harmful (HN discussion)The Future of CSS (HN discussion)MicroG: Free-libre re-implementation of Google's proprietary Android user space (HN discussion)Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:54) 1. Academics have a duty to defend open knowledge systems like Wikipedia(02:05) 1. Academics have a duty to defend open knowledge systems like Wikipedia: HN comments(03:39) 2. Feds suspect ransom negotiator ran ShinyHunters extortion site(05:18) 2. Feds suspect ransom negotiator ran ShinyHunters extortion site: HN comments(06:18) 3. SlopCodeBench 10/2026: Opus 5.5, Astra wins overall, xhigh considered harmful(07:37) 3. SlopCodeBench 10/2026: Opus 5.5, Astra wins overall, xhigh considered harmful: HN comments(08:45) 4. The Future of CSS(10:02) 4. The Future of CSS: HN comments(11:35) 5. MicroG: Free-libre re-implementation of Google's proprietary Android user space(12:55) 5. MicroG: Free-libre re-implementation of Google's proprietary Android user space: HN comments(14:42) Wrap-up

  6. 23h ago

    Voxtral 3 answers callers in a second

    Mistral's closed Voxtral 3 voice stack, PHP's emergency fix for two critical flaws, a nine-line NixOS feed reader, three galaxies without dark matter, and an essay on benzodiazepine withdrawal. Voxtral 3 (HN discussion)Upcoming critical PHP security release (HN discussion)NixOS is making me less afraid (HN discussion)Triplet of 'ghostly' galaxies hints at what dark matter is and isn't (HN discussion)The Other Epidemic: Trying to get off benzodiazepines (HN discussion)Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:50) 1. Voxtral 3(01:54) 1. Voxtral 3: HN comments(03:28) 2. Upcoming critical PHP security release(04:27) 2. Upcoming critical PHP security release: HN comments(05:17) 3. NixOS is making me less afraid(06:38) 3. NixOS is making me less afraid: HN comments(08:00) 4. Triplet of 'ghostly' galaxies hints at what dark matter is and isn't(09:31) 4. Triplet of 'ghostly' galaxies hints at what dark matter is and isn't: HN comments(10:48) 5. The Other Epidemic: Trying to get off benzodiazepines(12:27) 5. The Other Epidemic: Trying to get off benzodiazepines: HN comments(13:18) Wrap-up

  7. 1d ago

    What shall I teach my son?

    A programmer expecting his first child asks what school is for once AI eats his trade. Also: Cloudflare adopts an agent-written Rust port of TypeScript, a city builder where every permit is a fight, why firms keep holding meetings, and the deep Gulf sixteen years after Deepwater Horizon. What shall I teach my son? (HN discussion)Tsrs: A Port of TypeScript to Rust (HN discussion)SimCity, but with Permits (HN discussion)Why do we have so many meetings? (HN discussion)Sixteen Years After Deepwater Horizon, Deep Sea Life Shows Few Signs of Recovery (HN discussion)Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:52) 1. What shall I teach my son?(02:17) 1. What shall I teach my son?: HN comments(04:09) 2. Tsrs: A Port of TypeScript to Rust(05:37) 2. Tsrs: A Port of TypeScript to Rust: HN comments(06:53) 3. SimCity, but with Permits(08:10) 3. SimCity, but with Permits: HN comments(10:02) 4. Why do we have so many meetings?(11:18) 4. Why do we have so many meetings?: HN comments(12:47) 5. Sixteen Years After Deepwater Horizon, Deep Sea Life Shows Few Signs of Recovery(14:15) 5. Sixteen Years After Deepwater Horizon, Deep Sea Life Shows Few Signs of Recovery: HN comments(15:29) Wrap-up

  8. 1d ago

    Facebook caps Pages at two links a month

    Facebook starts charging business Pages to post more than two outside links a month, eight eMudhra certificate keys turn out to be tiny numbers, and a Tor user gets 333 hijacked exit relays removed. Also Steam players want a filter for AI-made games, and 4chan's lawyer says Ofcom has given up on its fine. Facebook Pages require paid subscription to post more than two links per month (HN discussion)eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise (HN discussion)How I got over 300 Tor exit nodes removed (HN discussion)Steam Users Beg for "No AI" Filter as Vibecoders Flood Next Fest (HN discussion)Ofcom concedes defeat in 4chan case (HN discussion)Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:53) 1. Facebook Pages require paid subscription to post more than two links per month(01:43) 1. Facebook Pages require paid subscription to post more than two links per month: HN comments(03:45) 2. eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise(05:23) 2. eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise: HN comments(06:51) 3. How I got over 300 Tor exit nodes removed(08:38) 3. How I got over 300 Tor exit nodes removed: HN comments(09:44) 4. Steam Users Beg for "No AI" Filter as Vibecoders Flood Next Fest(10:49) 4. Steam Users Beg for "No AI" Filter as Vibecoders Flood Next Fest: HN comments(12:12) 5. Ofcom concedes defeat in 4chan case(13:27) 5. Ofcom concedes defeat in 4chan case: HN comments(14:44) Wrap-up

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