12.9.25 | Icons in menus, AI progress steady, IBM acquires Confluent

Hacker News Highlights · Dec 9, 2025 · 12m

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

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:20) - Icons in Menus Everywhere – Send Help

(01:28) - Horses: AI progress is steady. Human equivalence is sudden

(02:44) - IBM to acquire Confluent

(03:54) - Microsoft increases Office 365 and Microsoft 365 license prices

(05:12) - Jepsen: NATS 2.12.1

(06:20) - Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

(07:33) - Strong earthquake hits northern Japan, tsunami warning issued

(08:34) - Let's put Tailscale on a…