11.18.25 | Synth for daughter, Rebecca Heineman dies, Core Devices steals work

Hacker News Highlights · Nov 18, 2025 · 11m

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

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:17) - Show HN: I built a synth for my daughter

(01:24) - Rebecca Heineman has died

(02:31) - Core Devices keeps stealing our work

(03:38) - My stages of learning to be a socially normal person

(04:33) - Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders

(05:51) - Astrophotographer snaps skydiver falling in front of the sun

(06:59) - Azure hit by 15 Tbps DDoS attack using 500k IP addresses…