HN Daily Digest

Hacker News – 05 Nov 2025


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Table of Contents
  • AI Trends and Innovations
    • Developers are choosing older AI models, and the data explains why
    • Hypothesis: Property-Based Testing for Python
    • SPy: An interpreter and compiler for a fast statically typed variant of Python
    • Tech History and Legacy
      • Mr TIFF
      • This week in 1988, Robert Morris unleashed his eponymous worm
      • The Hackers Manifesto (The Conscience of a Hacker) (1986)
      • Cutting-Edge Technology
        • Apple’s Persona technology uses Gaussian splatting to create 3D facial scans
        • Asus Announces October Availability of ProArt Display 8K PA32KCX
        • Pg_lake: Postgres with Iceberg and data lake access
        • Emerging Tools and Frameworks
          • Bluetui – A TUI for managing Bluetooth on Linux
          • Intervaltree with Rust Back End
          • Grayskull: A tiny computer vision library in C for embedded systems, etc.
          • Current Events and Industry Updates
            • Direct File won't happen in 2026, IRS tells states
            • UPS plane crashes near Louisville airport
            • ...more
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