Hacker News Highlights

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Feb 5, 2025.

WikiTok
https://wikitok.vercel.app/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42936723

Chat is a bad UI pattern for development tools
https://danieldelaney.net/chat/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42934190

Oracle justified its JavaScript trademark with Node.js–now it wants that ignored
https://deno.com/blog/deno-v-oracle2
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42939940

Beej's Guide to Git
https://beej.us/guide/bggit/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42941283

Apple Invites
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/02/introducing-apple-invites-a-new-app-that-brings-people-together/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42934422

What's happening inside the NIH and NSF
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/what-s-happening-inside-nih
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42940257

Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/04/google-ai-policies-weapons-harm
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42938125

What really happens inside a dating app
https://blog.luap.info/what-really-happens-inside-a-dating-app.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42921659

Kagi – Introducing Fair Pricing
https://kagi.com/changelog#6155
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42944371

Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/suspension-of-inbound-parcels-from-china-and-hong-kong.htm
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42942405