9.9.25 | NPM packages compromised, Signal backups secured, iPhone as a dumbphone

Hacker News Highlights · Sep 9, 2025 · 12m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Sep 9, 2025.

(00:00) - Intro

(00:18) - NPM debug and chalk packages compromised

(01:31) - Signal Secure Backups

(02:35) - iPhone dumbphone

(03:44) - No adblocker detected

(04:54) - Experimenting with Local LLMs on macOS

(06:07) - Liquid Glass in the Browser: Refraction with CSS and SVG

(07:11) - Mistral AI raises 1.7B€, enters strategic partnership with ASML

(08:16) - Will Amazon S3 Vectors kill vector databases or save them?

(09:32) - Clankers Die on Christmas

(10:46) - The Storm Hits the Art Market

(12:04) - Outro

NPM debug and chalk…