Apr 18, 2025 | Gemini 2.5 Flash release, Google monopolizes online advertising, DeepSeek's distributed file system introduction

Hacker News Highlights

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 18, 2025.

Gemini 2.5 Flash
https://developers.googleblog.com/en/start-building-with-gemini-25-flash/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43720845

Google is illegally monopolizing online advertising tech, judge rules
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/technology/google-ad-tech-antitrust-ruling.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43717705

An intro to DeepSeek's distributed file system
https://maknee.github.io/blog/2025/3FS-Performance-Journal-1/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43716058

Potatoes in the Mail
https://facts.usps.com/mailing-potatoes/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43722486

HDR‑Infused Emoji
https://sharpletters.net/2025/04/16/hdr-emoji/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43717606

Decreased CO2 during breathwork: emergence of altered states of consciousness
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44271-025-00247-0
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43695093

Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr75wypg0vo
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43715884

Kagi Assistant is now available to all users
https://blog.kagi.com/assistant-for-all
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43724941

Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in Erlang/OTP SSH
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32433
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43716526

Milwaukee M18 Battery Reverse Engineering
https://quagmirerepair.com/milwaukee-m18-battery-reverse-engineering
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43718809