4.28.26 | Microsoft, OpenAI end deal; GitHub Copilot shifts to usage billing; Men stare at walls
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This episode recaps the top posts on Hacker News, including the end of the Microsoft and OpenAI deal and GitHub Copilot's shift to usage billing.
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 28, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights (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 Superpowers (10:46) - Fully Featured Audio DSP Firmware for the Raspberry Pi Pico (12:08) - FDA approves first gene therapy for treatment of genetic hearing loss (13:20) - Outro Microsoft and OpenAI end their exclusive and revenue-sharing deal https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-27/microsoft-to-stop-sharing-revenue-with-main-ai-partner-openai https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47921248 GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/github-copilot-is-moving-to-usage-based-billing/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47923357 Men who…
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