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8/8/2022
23 : 4

To uncover a deepfake video call, ask the caller to turn sideways — No More “Insight Porn” — and Mysterious holes on the seafloor

Issue #853 — Top 20 stories of August 09, 2022 Issue #853 — August 09, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 To
8/7/2022
23 : 4

Cramming 'Papers, Please' onto Phones — “Code” 2nd Edition Now Available — and The case of fake IMDB credits

Issue #852 — Top 20 stories of August 08, 2022 Issue #852 — August 08, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1
8/6/2022
23 : 4

NSA, NIST, and post-quantum crypto: my second lawsuit against the US government — and GraphQL kinda sucks

Issue #851 — Top 20 stories of August 07, 2022 Issue #851 — August 07, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 NSA,
8/5/2022
23 : 4

We're improving search results when you use quotes — Tell HN: I interviewed my dad before he died — and Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED

Issue #850 — Top 20 stories of August 06, 2022 Issue #850 — August 06, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 We
8/4/2022
23 : 4

Botspam apocalypse — Cut the cutesy errors — and Sending spammers to password purgatory

Issue #849 — Top 20 stories of August 05, 2022 Issue #849 — August 05, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1
8/3/2022
23 : 4

Robinhood lays off 23% of staff — What’s the strangest thing you ever found in a book? — and MIT invents $4 solar desalination device

Issue #848 — Top 20 stories of August 04, 2022 Issue #848 — August 04, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1
8/2/2022
23 : 4

Use one big server — Understanding Jane Street — and I used DALL·E 2 to generate a logo

Issue #847 — Top 20 stories of August 03, 2022 Issue #847 — August 03, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 Use
8/1/2022
23 : 4

Librarian's Letter to Google Security — Why I built a dictionary app — and Nuclear energy is clean

Issue #846 — Top 20 stories of August 02, 2022 Issue #846 — August 02, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1
7/31/2022
23 : 4

Google Timer is gone — Show HN: I've been making JavaScript sandbox alone for 6 years — and Famous HNers and their sites

Issue #845 — Top 20 stories of August 01, 2022 Issue #845 — August 01, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1
7/30/2022
23 : 4

Kitsault, Canada’s $50M 1980s ghost town — US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor design — and Remote Attestation is coming back

Issue #844 — Top 20 stories of July 31, 2022 Issue #844 — July 31, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 Kitsault
7/29/2022
23 : 4

Map showing birthplaces of "notable people" around the world — How far can you go by train in 5h? — and The Best iPhone

Issue #843 — Top 20 stories of July 30, 2022 Issue #843 — July 30, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 Map
7/28/2022
23 : 6

TIFU by using Stripe as a payment processor for my small business — and AlphaFold reveals the structure of the protein universe

Issue #842 — Top 20 stories of July 29, 2022 Issue #842 — July 29, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 TIFU by
7/27/2022
23 : 4

Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social networking era — and Twenty years of Valgrind

Issue #841 — Top 20 stories of July 28, 2022 Issue #841 — July 28, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1
7/26/2022
23 : 4

Emoji Kitchen — Tesla ransoms car owner remotely by cutting 1/3 of their range — and The Dangers of Microsoft Pluton

Issue #840 — Top 20 stories of July 27, 2022 Issue #840 — July 27, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 Emoji
7/25/2022
23 : 4

Ask HN: YouTube Channels for the Intellectually Curious — and Two weeks in, the Webb Space Telescope is reshaping astronomy

Issue #839 — Top 20 stories of July 26, 2022 Issue #839 — July 26, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 Ask HN:
7/24/2022
23 : 4

More invested in nuclear fusion in last 12 months than past decade — Amazon sales of Deep Learning with Python are counterfeit — and Standard Ebooks

Issue #838 — Top 20 stories of July 25, 2022 Issue #838 — July 25, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 More
7/23/2022
23 : 4

Cheap junk flooding Amazon has brand names like MOFFBUZW — and We're going to need a lot of solar panels

Issue #837 — Top 20 stories of July 24, 2022 Issue #837 — July 24, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 Cheap
7/22/2022
23 : 4

Ask HN: What are some cool but obscure data structures you know about? — and Hertz paid Accenture $32M for a website that never went live (2019)

Issue #836 — Top 20 stories of July 23, 2022 Issue #836 — July 23, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 Ask HN:
7/21/2022
23 : 4

I Regret my Website Redesign — Tell HN: You can't hire because you don't post salary ranges — and Why we ignore thousands of daily car crashes

Issue #835 — Top 20 stories of July 22, 2022 Issue #835 — July 22, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 I Regret
7/20/2022
23 : 4

EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, approved — and Magnus Carlsen to give up World Championship title

Issue #834 — Top 20 stories of July 21, 2022 Issue #834 — July 21, 2022 You receive this email because you are subscribed to Hacker News Digest. You can open it in the browser if you prefer. 1 EU