3.20.26 | Astral joins OpenAI, Google reveals 24-hour Android sideload process, new Kitten TTS models introduced

Hacker News Highlights · Mar 20, 2026 · 13m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Mar 20, 2026.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:23) - Astral to Join OpenAI

(01:46) - Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps

(03:26) - Show HN: Three new Kitten TTS models – smallest less than 25MB

(04:36) - 4Chan mocks £520k fine for UK online safety breaches

(05:52) - Return of the Obra Dinn: spherical mapped dithering for a 1bpp first-person game

(06:51) - Push events into a running session with channels

(08:10) - Waymo Safety…