December 18th, 2025 | Beginning January 2026, all ACM publications will be made open access

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on December 18, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): Beginning January 2026, all ACM publications will be made open accessOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46313991&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(01:53): We pwned X, Vercel, Cursor, and Discord through a supply-chain attackOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46317098&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(03:16): Your job is to deliver code you have proven to workOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46313297&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(04:39): Classical statues were not painted horriblyOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46311856&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(06:02): Are Apple gift cards safe to redeem?Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46313061&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:25): Please just try HTMXOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46312973&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(08:48): GPT-5.2-CodexOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46316367&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(10:11): Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tellOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46307973&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(11:34): Independent review of UK national security law warns of overreachOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46311355&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:58): History LLMs: Models trained exclusively on pre-1913 textsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46319826&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]