12.30.25 | Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn, Google is dead, GOG acquired by co-founder

Hacker News Highlights · Dec 30, 2025 · 12m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Dec 30, 2025.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:19) - Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn

(01:35) - Google is dead. Where do we go now?

(02:44) - GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder

(03:48) - Karpathy on Programming: “I've never felt this much behind”

(04:52) - Tesla's 4680 battery supply chain collapses as partner writes down deal by 99%

(06:16) - Linux DAW: Help Linux musicians to quickly and easily find the tools they need

(07:10) - ManusAI Joins Meta…