{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hacker News Highlights","title":"5.15.25 | AlphaEvolve: Gemini-powered coding agent, HDR explained, an unexpected server","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9d7a76d2\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":746,"description":"This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 15, 2025.\nAlphaEvolve: A Gemini-powered coding agent for designing advanced algorithms\nhttps://deepmind.google/discover/blog/alphaevolve-a-gemini-powered-coding-agent-for-designing-advanced-algorithms/\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43985489\nWhat is HDR, anyway?\nhttps://www.lux.camera/what-is-hdr/\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43983871\nA server that wasn't meant to exist\nhttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/05/13/the_server_that_wasnt_meant_to_exist/\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43985971\nDatabricks acquires Neon\nhttps://www.databricks.com/blog/databricks-neon\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43982777\nChanges since congestion pricing started in New York\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/11/upshot/congestion-pricing.html\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43971515\nHuman\nhttps://quarter--mile.com/Human\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43991396\nHow to Build a Smartwatch: Picking a Chip\nhttps://ericmigi.com/blog/how-to-build-a-smartwatch-picking-a-chip/\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43981680\nLLMs get lost in multi-turn conversation\nhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2505.06120\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43991256\nGit Bug: Distributed, Offline-First Bug Tracker Embedded in Git, with Bridges\nhttps://github.com/git-bug/git-bug\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43971620\nInterferometer Device Sees Text from a Mile Away\nhttps://physics.aps.org/articles/v18/99\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43945733","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}