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This episode recaps the top posts on Hacker News, discussing GitHub news, phone privacy concerns, and open-source alternatives.

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 29, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights (00:00) - Intro (00:15) - Ghostty is leaving GitHub (01:41) - Your phone is about to stop being yours (03:21) - Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop (05:00) - Before GitHub (06:25) - UAE to leave OPEC (07:53) - Who owns the code Claude Code wrote? (09:13) - GitHub RCE Vulnerability: CVE-2026-3854 Breakdown (10:41) - How ChatGPT serves ads (11:55) - Bugs Rust won't catch (13:18) - Warp is now open-source (14:29) - Outro Ghostty is leaving GitHub https://mitchellh.com/writing/ghostty-leaving-github https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47939579 Your phone is about to stop being yours https://keepandroidopen.org/en/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47935853 Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop https://github.com/localsend/localsend https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47933208 Before GitHub https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/4/28/before-github/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47940921 UAE to leave OPEC https://www.ft.com/content/8c354f2d-3e66-47f1-aad4-9b4aa30e386d…

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