{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hacker News Highlights","title":"12.18.25 | Gemini 3 Flash focuses on speed, AWS CEO criticizes replacing junior devs with AI, HN experienced downtime","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a96ec42c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":714,"description":"This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Dec 18, 2025.\nFeel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights\nGemini 3 Flash: Frontier intelligence built for speed\nhttps://blog.google/products/gemini/gemini-3-flash/\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46301851\nAWS CEO says replacing junior devs with AI is 'one of the dumbest ideas'\nhttps://www.finalroundai.com/blog/aws-ceo-ai-cannot-replace-junior-developers\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46302267\nTell HN: HN was down\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46301921\nCoursera to combine with Udemy\nhttps://investor.coursera.com/news/news-details/2025/Coursera-to-Combine-with-Udemy-to-Empower-the-Global-Workforce-with-Skills-for-the-AI-Era/default.aspx\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46301346\nGut bacteria from amphibians and reptiles achieve tumor elimination in mice\nhttps://www.jaist.ac.jp/english/whatsnew/press/2025/12/17-1.html\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46306894\nI got hacked: My Hetzner server started mining Monero\nhttps://blog.jakesaunders.dev/my-server-started-mining-monero-this-morning/\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46305585\nA Safer Container Ecosystem with Docker: Free Docker Hardened Images\nhttps://www.docker.com/blog/docker-hardened-images-for-every-developer/\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46302337\nHow SQLite is tested\nhttps://sqlite.org/testing.html\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46303277\nOBS Studio Gets a New Renderer\nhttps://obsproject.com/blog/obs-studio-gets-a-new-renderer\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46305428\nAsk HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell\nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46307973","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}