Hacker News Highlights

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 12, 2025.

But what if I want a faster horse?
https://rakhim.exotext.com/but-what-if-i-really-want-a-faster-horse
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43652723

Leaked data reveals Israeli govt campaign to remove pro-Palestine posts on Meta
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-data-israeli-censorship-meta
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43655603

$70M in 60 Seconds: How Insider Info Helped Someone 28x Their Money
https://data-and-politics.ghost.io/70-million-in-60-seconds-how-insider-information-helped-someone-28x-their-money/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43661680

Adobe deletes Bluesky posts after backlash
https://petapixel.com/2025/04/10/adobe-deletes-bluesky-posts-after-furious-backlash/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43653885

Fedora change aims for 99% package reproducibility
https://lwn.net/Articles/1014979/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43653672

You might not need WebSockets
https://hntrl.io/posts/you-dont-need-websockets/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43659370

Erlang's not about lightweight processes and message passing (2023)
https://stevana.github.io/erlangs_not_about_lightweight_processes_and_message_passing.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43655221

Google Is Winning on Every AI Front
https://www.thealgorithmicbridge.com/p/google-is-winning-on-every-ai-front
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43661235

Germany creates 'super–high-tech ministry' for research, technology, aerospace
https://www.science.org/content/article/germany-creates-super-high-tech-ministry-research-technology-and-aerospace
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43658060

Datastar: Web Framework for the Future?
https://chrismalek.me/posts/data-star-first-impressions/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43655914