top 20 hacker news stories for 2026-07-07

Chat Control 1.0 and 2.0 Explained

https://fightchatcontrol.eu/chat-control-overview

1 month ago

StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time

https://streetcomplete.app/

1 month ago

All Cars Sold in the EU Now Require a Camera Aimed at Your Face

https://allaboutcookies.org/eu-mandatory-distracted-driver-system

1 month ago

Microsoft Fire IdTech Team at Id Software

https://gamefromscratch.com/microsoft-fire-idtech-team-at-id-software/

1 month ago

30papers.com – Ilya's 30 essential ML papers, in a beginner friendly format

https://30papers.com/

1 month ago

Chat Control passed first round in EU Parliament

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Showdown-in-Strasbourg-The-unexpected-return-of-Chat-Control-1-0-11356680.html

1 month ago

A better way to tie your gym shorts. (Or any drawstring) [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R0Lp86GEBk

1 month ago

98% Isn't Much

https://whynothugo.nl/journal/2026/07/03/98-isnt-very-much/

1 month ago

Local, CPU-Friendly, High-Quality TTS (Text-to-Speech) with Kokoro

https://ariya.io/2026/03/local-cpu-friendly-high-quality-tts-text-to-speech-with-kokoro/

1 month ago

Show HN: Davit, a Apple Containers UI

https://davit.app

1 month ago

How to sequence your own DNA at home

https://bradleywoolf.com/links-1/sequencing-my-own-dna-at-home

1 month ago

Microsoft Can Track Users via a Windows Device ID

https://www.pcmag.com/news/a-hackers-arrest-reveals-microsoft-can-track-users-via-a-windows-device

1 month ago

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Video Lectures

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/6-001-structure-and-interpretation-of-computer-programs-spring-2005/video_galleries/video-lectures/

1 month ago

China sentences official to death for taking $325M in bribes

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33y0n1v1xjo

1 month ago

Amazon Without the Knockoffs

https://knockoff.shopping/

1 month ago

Top researchers leave USA for the Netherlands (in Dutch)

https://www.nwo.nl/nieuws/eerste-internationale-wetenschappers-via-het-tulp-fonds-naar-nederland

1 month ago

Dua Lipa opens library for banned and censored books in Portugal

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/29/dua-lipa-opens-library-for-banned-and-censored-books-in-portugal

1 month ago

We charge $10k a week to delete AI-generated code

https://odra.dev/slopfix/

1 month ago

Why migrants come to Germany for work and then leave again

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-migrants-skilled-workers-integration-labor-market-bureaucracy-language-housing/a-77853162

1 month ago

GAO: DOE Is Prematurely Excluding Less Expensive Options for Nuclear Cleanup

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108193

1 month ago