1.16.26 | Apple battles for TSMC capacity, addressing loneliness epidemic, Pocket TTS offers quality voice

Hacker News Highlights · Jan 16, 2026 · 11m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jan 16, 2026.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:16) - Apple is fighting for TSMC capacity as Nvidia takes center stage

(01:22) - Ask HN: How can we solve the loneliness epidemic?

(02:29) - Pocket TTS: A high quality TTS that gives your CPU a voice

(03:35) - Briar keeps Iran connected via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi when the internet goes dark

(04:38) - Inside The Internet Archive's Infrastructure

(05:47) - OpenBSD-current now runs as guest under Apple Hypervisor

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