{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hacker News Highlights","title":"3.31.26 | Axios compromised with malicious NPM versions, turning any device into a router, and government apps spying more than banned counterparts","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/39184b31\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":864,"description":"This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Mar 31, 2026.\nFeel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights\nAxios compromised on NPM – Malicious versions drop remote access trojan\nhttps://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/axios-compromised-on-npm-malicious-versions-drop-remote-access-trojan\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47582220\nHow to turn anything into a router\nhttps://nbailey.ca/post/router/\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47574034\nFedware: Government apps that spy harder than the apps they ban\nhttps://www.sambent.com/the-white-house-app-has-huawei-spyware-and-an-ice-tip-line/\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577761\nDo your own writing\nhttps://alexhwoods.com/dont-let-ai-write-for-you/\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47573519\nCodingFont: A game to help you pick a coding font\nhttps://www.codingfont.com/\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47575403\nArtemis II is not safe to fly\nhttps://idlewords.com/2026/03/artemis_ii_is_not_safe_to_fly.htm\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47582043\nTurning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)\nhttps://anishathalye.com/macbook-touchscreen/\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47578572\nBird brains (2023)\nhttps://www.dhanishsemar.com/writing/bird-brains\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47573887\nUniversal Claude.md – cut Claude output tokens\nhttps://github.com/drona23/claude-token-efficient\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47581701\nCherri – programming language that compiles to an Apple Shortuct\nhttps://github.com/electrikmilk/cherri\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47549824","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4nmCVUJ5pUFbIsTy4mvxtFFdN3d3RgMGSU08kiDg2ac/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NWYy/MGY3NDk0MDRhZjdh/MzljNmM4MTE4YzU0/MDNlNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}