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DTF:HN for April 16, 2026

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Your Daily Tech Feed covering the top 10 stories on Hacker News for April 16, 2026. Featuring: IPv6 traffic crosses the 50% mark, Darkbloom – Private inference on idle Macs, FSF trying to contact Google about spammer sending 10k+ mails from Gmail account, Ancient DNA reveals pervasive directional selection across West Eurasia [pdf], Cybersecurity looks like proof of work now, and more.

Stories covered:

  1. IPv6 traffic crosses the 50% mark
    (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 0:28)
  2. Darkbloom – Private inference on idle Macs
    (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 3:51)
  3. FSF trying to contact Google about spammer sending 10k+ mails from Gmail account
    (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 6:35)
  4. Ancient DNA reveals pervasive directional selection across West Eurasia [pdf]
    (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 9:19)
  5. Cybersecurity looks like proof of work now
    (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 12:45)
  6. SDL bans AI-written commits
    (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 15:35)
  7. RedSun: System user access on Win 11/10 and Server with the April 2026 Update
    (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 18:50)
  8. The paper computer
    (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 22:10)
  9. The Accursèd Alphabetical Clock
    (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 25:23)
  10. Too much discussion of the XOR swap trick
    (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 28:51)
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