This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on October 30, 2025.

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(00:30): Affinity Studio now free
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45761445&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(01:53): Free software scares normal people
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45760878&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(03:17): The ear does not do a Fourier transform (2024)
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45762259&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(04:41): US declines to join more than 70 countries in signing UN cybercrime treaty
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45760328&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(06:05): Ventoy: Create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI Files
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45760340&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(07:29): A change of address led to our Wise accounts being shut down
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45766253&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(08:52): Denmark reportedly withdraws Chat Control proposal following controversy
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45765664&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(10:16): Falling panel prices lead to global solar boom, except for the US
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45761902&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(11:40): Language models are injective and hence invertible
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45758093&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

(13:04): NPM flooded with malicious packages downloaded more than 86k times
Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45755027&utm_source=wondercraft_ai

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October 30th, 2025 | Affinity Studio now free

Hacker News Recap