In This Episode:

1. Are we repeating the telecoms crash with AI datacenters? (Rank #14, 205 pts, 164 comments)

Article: https://martinalderson.com/posts/are-we-really-repeating-the-telecoms-crash-with-ai-datacenters/

HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46133141

A detailed analysis challenging the AI bubble comparisons, arguing this time is fundamentally different—the question isn't if we need massive infrastructure, but when.

2. Bun has been acquired by Anthropic (Rank #2, 2,131 pts, 1,034 comments)

Article: https://bun.com/blog/bun-joins-anthropic

HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46124267

Quick recap of yesterday's blockbuster story that's still dominating the charts—why this acquisition might be the stealth move to make Bun the default runtime for AI agents.

3. Congressional lawmakers 47% pts better at picking stocks (Rank #1, 795 pts, 523 comments)

Article: https://www.nber.org/papers/w34524

HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46134443

An NBER working paper reveals that congressional leaders suddenly outperform their peers by 47 percentage points after gaining power. HN is... not surprised, and not happy.

4. Everyone in Seattle hates AI (Rank #2, 743 pts, 743 comments)

Article: https://jonready.com/blog/posts/everyone-in-seattle-hates-ai.html

HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46138952

"I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so I can do my laundry and dishes." A raw look at why workers are experiencing AI as something being done to them, not for them.

5. Claude 4.5 Opus' Soul Document (Rank #45, 317 pts, 214 comments)

Article: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/2/claude-soul-document/

HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46125184

Anthropic trained Claude on a 14k-token "soul doc" defining its values and personality. It's Constitutional AI taken to the next level and HN has thoughts about functional emotions and what else might be baked into those weights.

6. Amazon launches Trainium3 (Rank #18, 199 pts, 69 comments)

Article: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/amazon-releases-an-impressive-new-ai-chip-and-teases-a-nvidia-friendly-roadmap/

HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46125155

AWS unveils 3nm Trainium3 chips with 4x performance gains and teases Nvidia NVLink support. But the HN consensus? The hardware looks great; the software SDK is still a nightmare.

7. Tom Stoppard has died (Rank #59, 172 pts, 64 comments)

Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74xe49q7vlo

HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46091211

A somber farewell to one of Britain's greatest playwrights. If you've never read Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead or Arcadia, now's the time.