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8.14.25 | FFmpeg 8.0 adds Whisper, Nginx supports ACME protocol, PYX advances Python packaging

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Aug 14, 2025.

FFmpeg 8.0 adds Whisper support

https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/13ce36fef98a3f4e6d8360c24d6b8434cbb8869b

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44886647

Nginx introduces native support for ACME protocol

https://blog.nginx.org/blog/native-support-for-acme-protocol

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44889941

PYX: The next step in Python packaging

https://astral.sh/blog/introducing-pyx

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44892209

OCaml as my primary language

https://xvw.lol/en/articles/why-ocaml.html…

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