9.17.25 | UN finds Israel guilty of Gaza genocide, Shai-Hulud malware compromises Tinycolor and 40+ NPM packages, Software Defined Radio uses for 2024

Hacker News Highlights

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Sep 17, 2025.

Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:18) - Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza
• (01:38) - Shai-Hulud malware attack: Tinycolor and over 40 NPM packages compromised
• (02:51) - Things you can do with a Software Defined Radio (2024)
• (03:52) - Denmark close to wiping out cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out
• (05:12) - Waymo has received our pilot permit allowing for commercial operations at SFO
• (06:21) - About the security content of iOS 15.8.5 and iPadOS 15.8.5
• (07:41) - GNU Midnight Commander
• (08:35) - How to make the Framework Desktop run even quieter
• (09:49) - Doom crash after 2.5 years of real-world runtime confirmed on real hardware
• (10:56) - I built my own phone because innovation is sad rn [video]
• (11:54) - Outro

Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-concludes-israel-guilty-genocide-gaza
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45259553

Shai-Hulud malware attack: Tinycolor and over 40 NPM packages compromised
https://socket.dev/blog/ongoing-supply-chain-attack-targets-crowdstrike-npm-packages
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45260741

Things you can do with a Software Defined Radio (2024)
https://blinry.org/50-things-with-sdr/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45262835

Denmark close to wiping out cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out
https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/denmark-close-wiping-out-leading-cancer-causing-hpv-strains-after-vaccine-roll-out
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45265745

Waymo has received our pilot permit allowing for commercial operations at SFO
https://waymo.com/blog/#short-all-systems-go-at-sfo-waymo-has-received-our-pilot-permit
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45264562

About the security content of iOS 15.8.5 and iPadOS 15.8.5
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125142
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45270108

GNU Midnight Commander
https://midnight-commander.org/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45271481

How to make the Framework Desktop run even quieter
https://noctua.at/en/how-to-make-the-framework-desktop-run-even-quieter
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45266039

Doom crash after 2.5 years of real-world runtime confirmed on real hardware
https://lenowo.org/viewtopic.php?t=31
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45268269

I built my own phone because innovation is sad rn [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy_9w_c2ub0
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45245050