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  1. Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026)
    ×1.19 71 #69 | 261 points by david927 1 day ago | 1017 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  2. Ask HN: Add flag for AI-generated articles
    ×6.12 21 | 1058 points by levkk 1 day ago | 449 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  3. Ask HN: Any objective research on which languages are best for AI agents?
    ×0.49 39 | 4 points by mwigdahl 3 hours ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  4. Ask HN: Should I do a CS masters at Cambridge or start as a new grad at Amazon?
    ×0.60 87 | 21 points by sspehr 22 hours ago | 81 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  5. Ask HN: How do you keep up with news in a particular sector?
    ×0.36 | 2 points by doruk101 3 hours ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  6. Ask HN: Using X vs. LinkedIn?
    ×1.02 43 | 4 points by lalithaar 3 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  7. Ask HN: Can someone build open source Claude tag please?
    ×0.42 | 2 points by lalithaar 3 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  8. Ask HN: Should I Promote My SaaS to get first 100 Customers without budget
    ×1.60 22 | 6 points by HSK11 4 hours ago | 15 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  9. Tell HN: Up/downvotes of comments on HN are silently ignored when using Tor
    ×1.83 29 | 6 points by fsflover 4 hours ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  10. I want to build an OTT app. Where should I start?
    ×0.45 | 2 points by ibuld 10 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  11. Ask HN: What critical legacy system at work is everyone afraid to touch?
    ×1.33 76 | 8 points by jerrycat101 11 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  12. Ask HN: How do you troubleshoot desktop Linux crashes/freezes?
    ×0.41 124 | 3 points by Curiositry 18 hours ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  13. Ask HN: What hardware hobby would you recommend to a software engineer?
    ×0.58 115 | 3 points by merek 14 hours ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  14. Ask HN: Does anyone else find GPT-5.6 Sol in Codex slow?
    ×1.20 79 | 5 points by linzhangrun 8 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  15. Ask HN: How do you use Vim in the era of AI?
    ×0.90 134 | 48 points by rstagi 4 days ago | 95 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  16. Ask HN: What are your personal websites?
    ×1.51 98 | 9 points by basilikum 17 hours ago | 10 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  17. Ask HN: AI Agent and harness containerization/security recommendations
    ×0.35 | 2 points by dv35z 18 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  18. Web Client SDK
    ×0.19 | 2 points by atoapaymentsapp 19 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  19. Ask HN: Why does Chrome use 100+ mb of memory per tab?
    ×1.68 90 | 8 points by Uptrenda 14 hours ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  20. What's the first thing you look up when evaluating a company?
    ×0.48 130 | 3 points by salleisha 20 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  21. Claudio? Why we need and open source Claude
    ×0.58 132 | 3 points by torrmal 20 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  22. Ask HN: What makes someone good at using Claude Code?
    ×0.62 122 | 4 points by Paarthmj 21 hours ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  23. Ask HN: How do you use LLMs for private discussions?
    ×0.63 129 | 11 points by emerongi 1 day ago | 14 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  24. Finitude of Knowledge
    ×0.50 126 | 4 points by Abhishek000001 22 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  25. Ask HN: How do you see 3D Gaussian Splats could be used in industry?
    ×0.58 127 | 4 points by jesseandringa 22 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  26. Ask HN: Why isn't Google indexing information about the AT Protocol?
    ×0.90 116 | 49 points by iameli 2 days ago | 33 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  27. Let's talk about: LinkedIn ghost jobs
    ×0.47 125 | 14 points by xvxvx 1 day ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  28. Ask HN: How has the software industry changed for you personally?
    ×1.75 95 | 7 points by brindidrip 14 hours ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  29. Ask HN: What is the one YouTube channel you recommend I subscribe to?
    ×2.14 97 | 7 points by chirau 14 hours ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  30. Tell HN: Staged NPM publishing is awful
    ×0.40 133 | 4 points by electrovir 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  31. Ask HN: What are the best free ePub books to read?
    ×1.14 112 | 4 points by smalltorch 16 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  32. Fundamentals of Wireless Communication (2005) (stanford.edu)
    ×1.21 17 #41 | 165 points by teleforce 14 hours ago | 11 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  33. The great digital fatigue: How digital burnout is changing social media use (incogni.com)
    ×1.42 38 #64 | 74 points by derbOac 5 hours ago | 67 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  34. Pseudpocalypse (dynomight.net)
    ×2.83 41 | 4 points by surprisetalk 37 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  35. K (1993) (archive.org)
    ×0.51 | 1 points by tosh 1 hour ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  36. Show HN: EdgarKit – a real-time JSON API for SEC EDGAR filings (edgarkit.com)
    ×1.51 61 | 3 points by mathewarena 4 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  37. Show HN: Juggler – an open-source GUI coding agent, by the creator of JUCE (github.com/juggler-ai)
    ×1.71 5 #7 | 76 points by julesrms 3 hours ago | 41 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  38. Codex starts encrypting sub-agent prompts (github.com/openai)
    ×2.64 23 #26 | 375 points by embedding-shape 5 hours ago | 226 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  39. AI Took my coding. Whats left for me? (loopholelabs.io)
    ×1.53 | 2 points by axod 20 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  40. Show HN: GLP-RAM – Chrome extension reducing the browser memory appetite (github.com/chebykinn)
    ×0.59 | 1 points by mifydev 24 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  41. Show HN: Proton – A pure Go GUI library with zero CGO and API immunity
    ×0.89 58 | 3 points by CzaxTanmay 3 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  42. Texas leads nation in proposed power plants for data centers (texastribune.org)
    ×1.63 | 2 points by measurablefunc 10 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  43. Pollution from Musk's unpermitted xAI power project hits in Black communities (reuters.com)
    ×7.44 71 | 9 points by onemoresoop 20 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  44. Cyberpunk Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels (shellzine.net)
    ×1.52 45 | 299 points by zdw 1 day ago | 156 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  45. Show HN: Shirei, cross-platform GUI framework in native Go (github.com/hasenj)
    ×0.99 89 | 87 points by hsn915 1 day ago | 57 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  46. Show HN: Zenveil-Security scanning for AI-generated code (zenveil.dev)
    ×0.88 | 2 points by Rachel28 14 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  47. Preview of Carbon's memory safety model (hachyderm.io)
    ×0.56 | 1 points by Georgelemental 28 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  48. Pentagon suspends CMMC phase two requirements, launches review of program (federalnewsnetwork.com)
    ×0.58 | 2 points by ok123456 39 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  49. Too Many Books? (nytimes.com)
    ×1.21 | 2 points by simplegeek 46 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  50. Show HN: An IELTS grader that names the one thing blocking Band 7 (examinerly.com)
    ×0.49 | 1 points by shraey96 56 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  51. Searching for the Best Silicone USB Cable (frankchiarulli.com)
    ×0.66 | 1 points by fcjr 18 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  52. Why Shadow AI Detection Can Not Wait (konghq.com)
    ×0.54 | 1 points by axandriamier 46 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  53. Linux Transparent Proxy Internals (allhailthetopology.substack.com)
    ×1.19 | 2 points by ldelossa 1 hour ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  54. Show HN: Mindwalk – Replay coding-agent sessions on a 3D map of your codebase (github.com/cosmtrek)
    ×1.08 86 | 162 points by cosmtrek 2 days ago | 63 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  55. Show HN: Chauffeur – One Click restore of your aplication Context (emaginasion.com)
    ×1.05 | 2 points by dmaginas 3 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  56. Samsung Health app threatens data deletion if users opt out AI training (neow.in)
    ×3.77 34 | 338 points by bundie 20 hours ago | 92 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  57. The art and engineering of Sega CD Silpheed (fabiensanglard.net)
    ×1.25 2 | 252 points by ibobev 1 day ago | 52 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  58. Differentiable Fortran with LFortran and Enzyme (pasteurlabs.ai)
    ×0.78 19 #19 | 32 points by dionhaefner 4 hours ago | 10 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  59. Pseudpocalypse: Conjecture: To interact with the world is to identify yourself (dynomight.substack.com)
    ×0.64 | 1 points by crescit_eundo 19 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  60. Claude Code sends 33k tokens before reading the prompt; OpenCode sends 7k (systima.ai)
    ×3.58 6 | 692 points by systima 1 day ago | 385 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  61. Interrail: 6,379Km and 13 Countries over 7 weeks (shkspr.mobi)
    ×1.26 37 | 195 points by coinfused 1 day ago | 142 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  62. Many US cities will see record overnight temperatures (apnews.com)
    ×4.42 48 | 7 points by geox 1 hour ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  63. Show HN: Running Win32/DirectX games in the browser via x86 emulation and WebGPU (happydog.games)
    ×2.48 52 | 5 points by jenissimo1 5 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  64. Maybe Men's Problem Is That They Like Being Lonely (conorfitzgerald.com)
    ×1.89 11 | 3 points by casca 1 hour ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  65. Show HN: Made a Free LLM Router (flexinference.com)
    ×0.97 | 2 points by Aperswal 16 hours ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  66. Show HN: Opening lines of famous literary works (verbaprima.com)
    ×0.87 3 #1 | 50 points by plicerin 1 hour ago | 29 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  67. How the FSF sysadmins block botnets with reaction (fsf.org)
    ×2.95 1 #12 | 103 points by pseudolus 3 hours ago | 17 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  68. Show HN: Jacquard, a programming language for AI-written, human-reviewed code (github.com/jbwinters)
    ×1.09 34 #76 | 95 points by jbwinters 20 hours ago | 55 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  69. IBM shares down 23% as clients spend more on hardware and memory chips (cnbc.com)
    ×2.99 22 #86 | 16 points by rvz 3 hours ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  70. DOGE is done. What happened to its records? (ms.now)
    ×7.07 16 | 329 points by ndsipa_pomu 1 day ago | 287 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  71. Neocities: Create your own free website (neocities.org)
    ×2.22 84 | 103 points by Tomte 1 day ago | 35 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  72. Show HN: Neverswipe – your AI agent dates so you don't swipe (neverswipe.ai)
    ×1.41 99 | 3 points by pro_methe5 8 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  73. The infinite scroll may become endangered if controversial Calif. law passes (sfgate.com)
    ×1.92 31 #50 | 209 points by Stratoscope 21 hours ago | 398 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  74. Nokia’s years of mobile-phone supremacy ended in an afternoon (ieee.org)
    ×1.89 50 #52 | 161 points by jruohonen 1 day ago | 134 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  75. Chai Discovery, an A.I. Drug Startup, Raises $400M (nytimes.com)
    ×1.49 | 2 points by brandonb 15 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  76. I love LLMs, I hate hype (geohot.github.io)
    ×3.68 27 | 490 points by therepanic 1 day ago | 320 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  77. Show HN: A MCP for Agents to reverse engineer binary code (github.com/morluto)
    ×1.36 114 | 3 points by Mplto 13 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  78. Neon Handles Database Branching (bytesizedbets.com)
    ×1.16 | 2 points by TheAnkurTyagi 47 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  79. Show HN: 3D printer simulator with in browser firmware execution (github.com/Kodoque1)
    ×1.11 | 2 points by ForgotIdAgain 4 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  80. Show HN: Sqlsure – deterministic semantic checks for AI-generated SQL (github.com/sqlsure)
    ×0.93 118 | 43 points by tejusarora 2 days ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  81. Show HN: Tangent – learn the Glove80 ergonomic keyboard by typing HN headlines (tangent-trainer.pages.dev)
    ×1.88 59 | 4 points by mkirsten 5 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  82. Show HN: Taetype – a complete font engine for Rust and WASM (github.com/silly-tae)
    ×0.61 108 | 5 points by silly-tae 17 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  83. The Agentic Loop: Three loops in a trench coat (bobbytables.io)
    ×1.12 31 #18 | 9 points by btables 1 hour ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  84. Why is LinkedIn enumerating my browser extensions? (bearblog.dev)
    ×1.66 45 #88 | 27 points by snorbleck 12 hours ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  85. Everybody Should Welcome Nationalizing AI (jacobin.com)
    ×1.63 | 2 points by robtherobber 11 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  86. Suddenly, Hormuz Is Less Crucial Than It Was (paulkrugman.substack.com)
    ×1.56 | 2 points by SubiculumCode 20 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  87. Show HN: PocketJS – Solid/Vue JSX and Tailwind at 60fps on a 2004 Sony PSP (github.com/pocket-stack)
    ×0.97 | 2 points by doodlewind 3 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  88. Show HN: I built a tool that turns GitHub commits into posts (postezi.com)
    ×1.00 | 2 points by rudolfsrijkuris 3 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  89. Show HN: Like Audiosurf but writen in Odin and open source (sekor.eu.org)
    ×0.66 | 1 points by modinfo 16 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  90. Spotify now has an AI assistant you can talk to (neowin.net)
    ×0.49 | 1 points by jenic_ 51 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???