11.28.25 | Thanksgiving wishes, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Linux support, Google’s AI advantage with TPUs vs. GPUs

Hacker News Highlights · Nov 28, 2025 · 9m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Nov 28, 2025.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:19) - Tell HN: Happy Thanksgiving

(01:10) - Same-day upstream Linux support for Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

(02:09) - TPUs vs. GPUs and why Google is positioned to win AI race in the long term

(03:28) - Pocketbase – open-source realtime back end in 1 file

(04:26) - 250MWh 'Sand Battery' to start construction in Finland

(05:33) - Quake Engine Indicators

(06:34) - Mixpanel Security Breach

(07:30) - GitLab discovers…