Hacker News Highlights

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 4, 2026.

Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:19) - Gemma 4 12B: A unified, encoder-free multimodal model
• (01:58) - Elixir v1.20: Now a gradually typed language
• (03:24) - They’re made out of weights
• (04:53) - I was recently diagnosed with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis
• (06:17) - Uber's $1,500/month AI limit is a useful signal for AI tool pricing
• (08:05) - Artificial intelligence is not conscious – Ted Chiang
• (09:32) - DaVinci Resolve 21
• (11:04) - Failing grades soar with AI usage, dwindling math skills in Berkeley CS classes
• (12:45) - PlayStation Architecture
• (13:50) - ESP32-S31
• (15:15) - Outro

Gemma 4 12B: A unified, encoder-free multimodal model
https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/introducing-gemma-4-12b/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48385906

Elixir v1.20: Now a gradually typed language
https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2026/06/03/elixir-v1-20-0-released/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48388324

They’re made out of weights
https://maxleiter.com/blog/weights
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48391611

I was recently diagnosed with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis
https://burntsushi.net/encephalitis/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48384355

Uber's $1,500/month AI limit is a useful signal for AI tool pricing
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/3/uber-caps-usage/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48383056

Artificial intelligence is not conscious – Ted Chiang
https://www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2026/06/no-artificial-intelligence-is-not-conscious/687378/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48387270

DaVinci Resolve 21
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/whatsnew
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48384482

Failing grades soar with AI usage, dwindling math skills in Berkeley CS classes
https://www.dailycal.org/news/campus/academics/failing-grades-soar-as-professors-see-greater-ai-usage-dwindling-math-skills-in-uc-berkeley/article_16fad0bf-02cb-4b8c-8d88-888ffd9f8608.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48392004

PlayStation Architecture
https://www.copetti.org/writings/consoles/playstation/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48382142

ESP32-S31
https://www.espressif.com/en/products/socs/esp32-s31
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48385965