Indie App Spotlight: Backlot — unified discovery and watchlisting app
TL;DR Backlot is an ad-free iPhone and iPad app that centralizes streaming discovery, universal search and synced watchlists. The app…
Suspiciously Timed Polymarket Bets Yield Large Gains After Maduro Capture
TL;DR Shortly before a U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, an account on the prediction market Polymarket…
Bitfinex Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein Credits Trump for Early Release
TL;DR Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty in connection with the Bitfinex hack, posted that he was released early “thanks to…
FP-pack: Functional pipelines in TypeScript emphasizing pipe, async and SideEffect
TL;DR FP-pack is a lightweight TypeScript toolkit offering pipe and pipeAsync-based function composition, a SideEffect pattern for declarative error/side-effect handling,…
Microsoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 without internet
TL;DR A Neowin report states Microsoft has removed the official method to activate Windows 11 and Windows 10 without an…
Reddit’s IPO and API shifts turned the site into a digital strip mall
TL;DR After 2023 API changes removed popular third-party apps, Reddit lost many longtime power users and moderators, leaving more low-effort…
Goldman Sachs seeks exit from Apple Card; JPMorgan emerges as top bidder
TL;DR Goldman Sachs is reportedly trying to end its Apple Card partnership, with JPMorgan Chase named as the preferred successor.…
Disinformation Floods Social Media After Nicolás Maduro’s Capture
TL;DR After former President Donald Trump announced that US troops had captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, social…
Who Were Hacker News’s Most Popular Individual Bloggers in 2025
TL;DR A year-end tally of individual bloggers on Hacker News ranks Simon Willison first for the third year running, followed…