Hey folks 👋
I got tired of endlessly scrolling Hacker News during my commute — I love the discussions, but never have enough time (or attention) to read everything.
So I built something small but useful: Tera.fm
👉 https://www.tera.fm
It fetches the latest top stories from places like Hacker News, summarizes them using AI, extracts key viewpoints from the comment section, and reads everything aloud in a natural voice.
Basically:
Hacker News → summarized → spoken like a radio station.
Why I built it
I take a lot of crowded trains and often cook while listening to podcasts. I always wished there was a simple “internet radio” that reads technical news to me without needing to scroll or tap.
No login. No tracking. No feeds to manage.
Just hit play and listen — while commuting, cooking, or at the gym.
What’s inside right now
- HN Top
- HN New
- HN Ask
- HN Show
What’s coming next
- Reddit (World News, Science, TIL)
- Product Hunt
- Dev.to trending
- GitHub Trending
- Custom channels
Stack
- Next.js + Vercel
- OpenAI Realtime TTS (Alloy voice)
- Hacker News API
- Clean, minimal UI
Feedback welcome 🙏
This is still early. Would love thoughts on:
- the voice quality
- summaries
- channel ideas
- UX improvements
If you listen to technical content or browse HN regularly, I’d love your feedback.
Thanks for reading!
Digiwares
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