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12.2.25 | DeepSeek-v3.2 advances open language models, India mandates preloaded cyber safety app, Ghostty compiles to WASM with xterm.js compatibility


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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Dec 2, 2025.

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  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:21) - DeepSeek-v3.2: Pushing the frontier of open large language models [pdf]
  • (01:42) - India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app
  • (02:48) - Ghostty compiled to WASM with xterm.js API compatibility
  • (03:47) - Google unkills JPEG XL?
  • (05:03) - What will enter the public domain in 2026?
  • (06:10) - 10 years of writing a blog nobody reads
  • (07:09) - Codex, Opus, Gemini try to build Counter Strike
  • (08:18) - Google, Nvidia, and OpenAI
  • (09:34) - The Penicillin Myth
  • (10:43) - Outro

  • DeepSeek-v3.2: Pushing the frontier of open large language models [pdf]
    https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2/resolve/main/assets/paper.pdf
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46108780

    India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app
    https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/india-orders-mobile-phones-preloaded-with-government-app-ensure-cyber-safety-2025-12-01/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46104193

    Ghostty compiled to WASM with xterm.js API compatibility
    https://github.com/coder/ghostty-web
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46110842

    Google unkills JPEG XL?
    https://tonisagrista.com/blog/2025/google-unkills-jpegxl/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46108563

    What will enter the public domain in 2026?
    https://publicdomainreview.org/features/entering-the-public-domain/2026/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46117112

    10 years of writing a blog nobody reads
    https://flowtwo.io/post/on-10-years-of-writing-a-blog-nobody-reads
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46070883

    Codex, Opus, Gemini try to build Counter Strike
    https://www.instantdb.com/essays/agents_building_counterstrike
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46080835

    Google, Nvidia, and OpenAI
    https://stratechery.com/2025/google-nvidia-and-openai/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46108437

    The Penicillin Myth
    https://www.asimov.press/p/penicillin-myth
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46107658

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