10.16.25 | Apple M5 chip, Claude Haiku 4.5, Zed available on Windows

Hacker News Highlights · Oct 16, 2025 · 12m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Oct 16, 2025.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:22) - Apple M5 chip

(01:32) - Claude Haiku 4.5

(02:37) - Zed is now available on Windows

(03:45) - Leaving serverless led to performance improvement and a simplified architecture

(04:47) - Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agreeing new rules

(06:08) - Show HN: Halloy – Modern IRC client

(07:10) - TurboTax’s 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing taxes for free (2019)

(08:27) - Are hard…