5.8.25 | Ty is a fast Python type checker, Postgres 18 accelerates disk reads with asynchronous I/O, Mistral launches Le Chat, an enterprise AI assistant for on-prem use

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 8, 2025.

Ty: A fast Python type checker and language server
https://github.com/astral-sh/ty
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43918484

Waiting for Postgres 18: Accelerating Disk Reads with Asynchronous I/O
https://pganalyze.com/blog/postgres-18-async-io
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43916577

Mistral ships Le Chat – enterprise AI assistant that can run on prem
https://mistral.ai/news/le-chat-enterprise
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43916098

So Much Blood
https://dynomight.net/blood/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43913751

Open source Google Analytics replacement
https://github.com/rybbit-io/rybbit
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43918620

My quest to make motorcycle riding that tad bit safer
https://gill.net.in/posts/my-quest-to-make-motorcycle-riding-safer/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43914235

Web search on the Anthropic API
https://www.anthropic.com/news/web-search-api
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43920188

Show HN: eInk optimized manga with Kindle Comic Converter (+Kobo/ReMarkable)
https://github.com/ciromattia/kcc
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43916956

Create and edit images with Gemini 2.0 in preview
https://developers.googleblog.com/en/generate-images-gemini-2-0-flash-preview/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43917461

Mac Themes Garden
https://damien.zone/introducing-mac-themes-garden/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43919868