4.28.26 | Microsoft, OpenAI end deal; GitHub Copilot shifts to usage billing; Men stare at walls

Hacker News Highlights · Apr 28, 2026 · 13m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 28, 2026.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:17) - Microsoft and OpenAI end their exclusive and revenue-sharing deal

(01:53) - GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing

(03:15) - Men who stare at walls

(04:28) - Is my blue your blue?

(05:39) - 4TB of voice samples just stolen from 40k AI contractors at Mercor

(07:10) - Pgbackrest is no longer being maintained

(08:21) - Talkie: a 13B vintage language model from 1930

(09:45) - Quarkdown – Markdown with…