12.18.25 | Gemini 3 Flash focuses on speed, AWS CEO criticizes replacing junior devs with AI, HN experienced downtime

Hacker News Highlights · Dec 18, 2025 · 11m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Dec 18, 2025.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:17) - Gemini 3 Flash: Frontier intelligence built for speed

(01:21) - AWS CEO says replacing junior devs with AI is 'one of the dumbest ideas'

(02:40) - Tell HN: HN was down

(03:47) - Coursera to combine with Udemy

(04:51) - Gut bacteria from amphibians and reptiles achieve tumor elimination in mice

(06:10) - I got hacked: My Hetzner server started mining Monero

(07:19) - A Safer Container Ecosystem with Docker: Free…