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31. Breaking Paragraphs into Lines [pdf]
32. GitHub postponing the announced billing change for self-hosted GitHub Actions
33. Fluent: A Localization System for Natural-Sounding Translations
34. Developers can now submit apps to ChatGPT
35. Finland Gave Two Groups Identical Payments. One Saw 33% Better Mental Health
New research from Finland's basic income experiment proves that simply trusting people with money—not just the money itself—significantly improves mental health
36. AWS CEO says replacing junior devs with AI is 'one of the dumbest ideas'
AWS CEO Matt Garman pushes back on AI replacing junior developers and explains how AI should be used in the workplace.
37. Gut Bacteria from Amphibians and Reptiles Achieve Complete Tumor Elimination
38. Judge hints Vizio TV buyers may have rights to source code licensed under GPL
39. A Safer Container Ecosystem with Docker: Free Docker Hardened Images
Security for everyone. Docker Hardened Images are now free to use, share, and build on with no licensing surprises.
40. Don MacKinnon: Why Simplicity Beats Cleverness in Software Design [audio]
In this conversation, Robby speaks with Don MacKinnon, Lead Architect and Engineering Manager at Searchcraft, about reducing unnecessary complexity, choosing the right abstractions, and designing software for the long haul.
41. OBS Studio Gets a New Renderer
Starting with OBS Studio 32.0.0 a new renderer backend based on Apple's Metal graphics API is available for users to test as an experimental alternative to the existing OpenGL …
42. Coursera to combine with Udemy
Highly Complementary Capabilities Will Create a Leading Technology Platform, Redefining Skills Discovery, Development, and Mastery for Learners and Organizations at Scale Unites Udemy’s Dynamic AI-Powered Skills Development Marketplace with World-Class University and Industry Brands Under the Coursera Ecosystem, Expanding Value, Impact, and Choice Globally Strengthens Combined Company’s Financial Profile with Pro Forma Annual Revenue of More Than $1.5 Billion and Anticipated Annual Run-Rate Cost Synergies of $115 Million Within 24 Months Coursera and Udemy to Host Joint Conference Call Today, December 17, 2025, at 5:00 a.m. PT / 8:00 a.m. ET Coursera, Inc. (NYSE: COUR) and Udemy, Inc. (NASDAQ: UDMY) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Coursera will combine with Udemy in an all-stock transaction. Based on the closing prices of Coursera and Udemy common stock on December 16, 2025, the implied equity value of the combined company is
43. Show HN: I built the fastest RSS reader in Zig
Terminal RSS Reader for Digital Minimalists in Zig — Tool for Escaping the Doomscroll - superstarryeyes/hys
44. Tell HN: HN Was Down
45. Explaining the Widening Divides in US Midlife Mortality: Is There a Smoking Gun?
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.
46. Assange brings 'instrument of war' case against Nobel Foundation
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a laureate lobbying for a new US war, the WikiLeaks co-founder argues.
47. Zmij: Faster floating point double-to-string conversion
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48. Microsoft kills IntelliCode in favor of the paid Copilot
Microsoft has begun decommissioning IntelliCode in VS Code, ending free local AI-assisted completions and shifting its developer AI strategy fully to subscription-based GitHub Copilot.
49. How SQLite Is Tested
50. Show HN: High-Performance Wavelet Matrix for Python, Implemented in Rust
High-performance indexed sequence data structure powered by Rust, supporting fast rank/select and range queries.
51. Inside PostHog: SSRF, ClickHouse SQL Escape and Default Postgres Creds to RCE
52. Fast Sequence Iteration in Common Lisp
53. Cloudflare Radar 2025 Year in Review
54. How getting richer made teenagers less free
We value children more than ever. But we're suffocating them.
55. The Number That Turned Sideways
56. Oasis: Pooling PCIe Devices over CXL to Boost Utilization
57. Prediction: AI will make formal verification go mainstream
58. Learning the oldest programming language (2024)
Who needs Rust when we have Fortran?
59. A look back: LANPAR, the first spreadsheet
60. Track Surveillance (Flock Cameras) Tech in Local Government Meetings
Track ALPR (Automated License Plate Readers), Flock Safety cameras, facial recognition, and surveillance technology discussions in local government meetings across the US. Get alerts when your city discusses surveillance tech.