# Driverless USB Wi‑Fi via Pico & SQL-native stats with DuckDB - Hacker News (Jun 24, 2026)

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Podcast: [The Automated Daily - Hacker News Edition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-automated-daily-hacker-news-edition-6639591)
Published: 2026-06-24T12:22:15+00:00
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