93: DTF:HN for April 3, 2026

Your Daily Tech Feed covering the top 10 stories on Hacker News for April 3, 2026. Featuring: Show HN: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps, Show HN: Apfel – The free AI already on your Mac, April 2026 TLDR Setup for Ollama and Gemma 4 26B on a Mac mini, Google releases Gemma 4 open models, ESP32-S31: 320MHz 2C RV32IMAFCP+CLIC, 512KB SRAM, GbE, 802.11ax, 61 GPIO, and more.

Stories covered:

1. Show HN: European alternatives to Google, Apple, Dropbox and 120 US apps
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 0:24)
2. Show HN: Apfel – The free AI already on your Mac
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 4:04)
3. April 2026 TLDR Setup for Ollama and Gemma 4 26B on a Mac mini
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 7:08)
4. Google releases Gemma 4 open models
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 10:31)
5. ESP32-S31: 320MHz 2C RV32IMAFCP+CLIC, 512KB SRAM, GbE, 802.11ax, 61 GPIO
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 13:47)
6. Decisions that eroded trust in Azure – by a former Azure Core engineer
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 18:48)
7. NHS staff refusing to use FDP over Palantir ethical concerns
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 22:36)
8. Proton Meet Isn't What They Told You It Was
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 25:57)
9. What Category Theory Teaches Us About DataFrames
   (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 28:52)
10. The True Shape of Io's Steeple Mountain
    (Article | HN Discussion | 🎧 32:00)