April 12th, 2024 | Google threatens to cut off news after California proposes paying media outlets

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on April 12th, 2024.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:40): I Lost Faith in KagiOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40011314&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:29): Google threatens to cut off news after California proposes paying media outletsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40014892&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(04:20): XZ backdoor story – Initial analysisOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40017310&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(06:11): 96% of US hospital websites share visitor info with Meta, Google, data brokersOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40012466&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:50): Japanese police arrest man for tampering with Pokémon Violet save dataOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40019124&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:06): Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menuOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40018948&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(10:38): Why I recommend Renovate over any other dependency update toolsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40011111&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:20): I continue to no longer attend vintage computer festivalsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40018990&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(13:46): Defeated CEOs are now conceding hybrid working is here to stayOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40018087&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(15:10): "Strong focus on aesthetics" contributed to collapse of Norway timber bridgeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40015851&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: [email protected]