Hacker News Highlights

4.20.26 | Vercel security incident, Claude Opus prompt changes, prolonged RAM shortage


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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 20, 2026.

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  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:19) - Vercel April 2026 security incident
  • (02:00) - Changes in the system prompt between Claude Opus 4.6 and 4.7
  • (04:09) - The RAM shortage could last years
  • (05:22) - Turtle WoW classic server announces shutdown after Blizzard wins injunction
  • (06:15) - Stop trying to engineer your way out of listening to people
  • (07:41) - The Bromine Chokepoint
  • (09:01) - 2,100 Swiss municipalities showing which provider handles their official email
  • (10:11) - A Brief History of Fish Sauce
  • (11:16) - Show HN: Run TRELLIS.2 Image-to-3D generation natively on Apple Silicon
  • (12:54) - Mechanical Keyboard Sounds – A listening Museum
  • (14:15) - Outro

  • Vercel April 2026 security incident
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vercel-confirms-breach-as-hackers-claim-to-be-selling-stolen-data/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47824463

    Changes in the system prompt between Claude Opus 4.6 and 4.7
    https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/18/opus-system-prompt/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47823270

    The RAM shortage could last years
    https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/914672/the-ram-shortage-could-last-years
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47822414

    Turtle WoW classic server announces shutdown after Blizzard wins injunction
    https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/turtle-wow-classic-server-announces-shutdown-after-blizzard-wins-injunction/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47825160

    Stop trying to engineer your way out of listening to people
    https://ashley.rolfmore.com/stop-trying-to-engineer-your-way-out-of-listening-to-people/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47827259

    The Bromine Chokepoint
    https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/the-bromine-chokepoint-how-strife-in-the-middle-east-could-halt-production-of-the-worlds-memory-chips/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47826100

    2,100 Swiss municipalities showing which provider handles their official email
    https://mxmap.ch/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47828420

    A Brief History of Fish Sauce
    https://www.legalnomads.com/fish-sauce/
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47822734

    Show HN: Run TRELLIS.2 Image-to-3D generation natively on Apple Silicon
    https://github.com/shivampkumar/trellis-mac
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47828896

    Mechanical Keyboard Sounds – A listening Museum
    https://sheets.works/data-viz/keyboard-sounds
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47780743

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