Morning Briefing
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Hacker News
Writing by hand is good for your brain
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394 comments
Show HN: Echo – Fable-level results at 1/3 the cost using open-weight models
· 120 ·
56 comments
Couple pay >$800k for a gene-editing therapy for their daughter. She died.
· 30 ·
0 comments
What happened to TheNumbers.com
· 213 ·
94 comments
The Beam Engine
· 38 ·
13 comments
Building on ATProto
· 91 ·
41 comments
Startup founders urge U.S. government not to shut off Chinese open weight AI
· 593 ·
562 comments
Software rendering in 500 lines of bare C++
· 206 ·
37 comments
A solid-state “atomic channel” for separating rare earth elements
· 50 ·
5 comments
Learn OpenGL, extensive tutorial resource for learning Modern OpenGL
· 146 ·
80 comments
GitHub Trending
block/buzz
· Rust
· ★ 6583
A hive mind communication platform
koala73/worldmonitor
· TypeScript
· ★ 71399
Real-time global intelligence dashboard. AI-powered news aggregation, geopolitical monitoring, and infrastructure tracking in a unified situational awareness interface
shiyu-coder/Kronos
· Python
· ★ 32996
Kronos: A Foundation Model for the Language of Financial Markets
Pumpkin-MC/Pumpkin
· Rust
· ★ 8851
Empowering everyone to host fast and efficient Minecraft servers.
citrolabs/ego-lite
· JavaScript
· ★ 1558
The best browser for both you and your AI agents work in parallel.
chrislgarry/Apollo-11
· Assembly
· ★ 71057
Original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer (AGC) source code for the command and lunar modules.
diegosouzapw/OmniRoute
· TypeScript
· ★ 27001
Never stop coding. Free MIT AI gateway: one endpoint, 290+ providers (90+ free), 500+ models — Kimi, Claude, GPT, OpenAI, Gemini, GLM, DeepSeek, MiniMax. Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Cline & Copilot. Quota-aware auto-fallback, RTK+Caveman compression saves 15-95% tokens, MCP/A2A, Desktop/PWA. Built by 500+ contributors
ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills
· Python
· ★ 69367
A curated list of awesome Claude Skills, resources, and tools for customizing Claude AI workflows
earthtojake/text-to-cad
· JavaScript
· ★ 9922
A collection of agent skills for CAD, robotics and hardware design
agegr/pi-web
· TypeScript
· ★ 2326
Web UI for the pi coding agent
alibaba/open-code-review
· Go
· ★ 11421
Open-source & free — Battle-tested at Alibaba's scale. Hybrid architecture code review tool: deterministic pipelines + LLM Agent, precise line-level comments, built-in fine-tuned ruleset (NPE, thread-safety, XSS, SQL injection), OpenAI & Anthropic compatible.
ruvnet/RuView
· Rust
· ★ 85122
π RuView turns commodity WiFi signals into real-time spatial intelligence, vital sign monitoring, and presence detection — all without a single pixel of video.
Julian-adv/OpenMMO
· Rust
· ★ 1324
likec4/likec4
· TypeScript
· ★ 4657
Visualize, collaborate, and evolve the software architecture with always actual and live diagrams from your code
Automattic/harper
· Rust
· ★ 12187
Offline, privacy-first grammar checker. Fast, open-source, Rust-powered
jellyfin/jellyfin
· C#
· ★ 54703
The Free Software Media System - Server Backend & API
r/indieheads
Waxahatchee Welcomes Child With Kevin Morby
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Fiona Apple released 'Tidal' 30 years ago today
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Iggy Pop Heralds New Protomartyr Album, Says They’re “Kind of Like Jesus”
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‘Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers’ was released 50 years ago
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[FRESH] The Avalanches - Blue Shadows ft. Karen O
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Liam Gallagher Says There Won't Be a New Oasis LP, But Teases More Shows in 2027
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[FRESH VIDEO] Swans - Newly Sentient Being / Swans Announce 2 1/2 Hour Live Album: Newly Sentient Being features recordings of Swans’ final concert of the “Big Sound” era.
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NIROSTA STEEL AMA
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[FRESH] Stef Chura - Danny (new album “Dancing Alone on the Concrete” out 10/2)
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[FRESH PERFORMANCE] Melody’s Echo Chamber - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
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MPU Forum
Do you know tidbits.com? Review?
· LisaSpangenberg · Tech Support · 17 posts
What features do you want most in an email app?
· Bmosbacker · Software · 44 posts
Where are the values?
· KVZ · Hardware · 5 posts
Apple Maps is becoming Ford’s new navigation mode
· WayneG · Software · 3 posts
What's a Mac Power User?
· iPersuade · Hardware · 4 posts
iPhone organizing the screen to quick
· MacExpert · Tech Support · 1 posts
Light Phone announced a new Phone: Does anyone use an iPad Mini or iPad as their primary iOS device?
· geoffaire · Hardware · 8 posts
IOS27 Public Beta and Carplay
· geoffaire · Software · 8 posts
OpenAI / Hugging Face incident
· mpulsiv · AI · 12 posts
Intermittent macOS Secure Input problem
· TallTrees · Tech Support · 1 posts
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Today
Charli XCX — Music, Fashion, Film
(2026) FLAC Lossless
rock, pop, female.vocalist
· 278 snatches · 283 seeders
The Strokes — Reality Awaits
(2026) FLAC Lossless
rock, alternative, alternative.rock
· 252 snatches · 249 seeders
Charli XCX — Music, Fashion, Film
(2026) FLAC 24bit Lossless
rock, pop, female.vocalist
· 174 snatches · 180 seeders
Charli XCX — Music, Fashion, Film
(2026) FLAC Lossless
rock, pop, female.vocalist
· 166 snatches · 176 seeders
Tyla — A*POP
(2026) FLAC Lossless
pop, rhythm.and.blues
· 89 snatches · 97 seeders
Willow Smith — The Thread
(2026) FLAC Lossless
hip.hop, singer.songwriter, art.rock
· 71 snatches · 82 seeders
Robyn Hitchcock — The Confuser
(2026) FLAC Lossless
psychedelic.rock, alternative, indie
· 74 snatches · 81 seeders
Shania Twain — Little Miss Twain
(2026) FLAC Lossless
pop, female.vocalist, folk
· 67 snatches · 75 seeders
Phish — Phish - 2026-07-22 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
(2026) FLAC Lossless
rock, jam.band
· 61 snatches · 72 seeders
Alex Cameron — Late to Set
(2026) FLAC Lossless
rock, pop, alternative
· 64 snatches · 68 seeders
This Week
Charli XCX — Music, Fashion, Film
(2026) FLAC Lossless
rock, pop, female.vocalist
· 250 snatches · 254 seeders
Boards of Canada — Boc Maxima
(1996) FLAC Lossless
electronic, idm, downtempo
· 225 snatches · 204 seeders
Gracie Abrams — Daughter from Hell
(2026) FLAC Lossless
pop, female.vocalist
· 194 snatches · 204 seeders
The Strokes — Reality Awaits
(2026) FLAC Lossless
rock, alternative, alternative.rock
· 200 snatches · 197 seeders
Charli XCX — Music, Fashion, Film
(2026) FLAC 24bit Lossless
rock, pop, female.vocalist
· 167 snatches · 173 seeders
Yard Act — You're Gonna Need a Little Music
(2026) FLAC Lossless
rock, alternative, post.punk
· 152 snatches · 156 seeders
Charli XCX — Music, Fashion, Film
(2026) FLAC Lossless
rock, pop, female.vocalist
· 134 snatches · 144 seeders
Nia Archives — Emotional Junglist
(2026) FLAC Lossless
pop, electronic, electro
· 135 snatches · 136 seeders
Panda Bear & Sonic Boom — A ? of When
(2026) FLAC Lossless
rock, psychedelic, alternative
· 121 snatches · 136 seeders
Syd — Beard
(2026) FLAC Lossless
alternative.rhythm.and.blues, trap.soul
· 123 snatches · 125 seeders
Sports
Chicago Cubs
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1-5 vs Detroit Tigers
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W
11-2 vs Detroit Tigers
Jul 22
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6-8 vs Detroit Tigers
Jul 21
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