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Uber’s European expansion plans may have hit a speed bump

Uber's European expansion plans have been partially put on hold, with five of seven planned market launches paused.

Show HN: Homegames. An open-source game platform I've been making for 8 years

Homegames is a free and open-source game platform for playing, making, and sharing games in a browser.

Completing a computer science degree on Coursera

Someone completed a computer science degree on Coursera while working full-time.

OpenPrinter

OpenPrinter is a compact and repairable printer with a refillable ink system and flexible paper format options.

Trump memecoin investors lost $3.8 billion, analysis finds

Trump memecoin investors lost $3.8 billion, with nearly two-thirds of buyers incurring losses.

5 Jul2 min read

Mr. Lif’s Emergency Rations EP is post-9/11 hip hop at its most daring

Mr Lif's Emergency Rations EP is a daring post-9/11 hip hop release tackling political controversy.

Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk

Amazon's Mechanical Turk crowdsourcing service will stop accepting new customers on July 30, 2026.

5 Jul3 min read

Infuriating Google commercial imagines the founding fathers embracing AI

A new Google commercial depicts the Founding Fathers using Google Workspace and Gemini AI to draft the Declaration of Independence, drawing criticism for its anachronistic and "cringey" premise.

Organic Maps

Organic Maps is a privacy-focused, open-source, offline navigation app for hiking, cycling, and driving, developed by the creators of MapsWithMe/Maps.Me and powered by OpenStreetMap data.

5 Jul4 min read

The Sourdough Sidekick automates the boring bit of baking

The Sourdough Sidekick automates sourdough starter management by feeding flour and water on a schedule, aiming to provide an active starter for baking.

5 Jul8 min read

9to5Google

3 features that Google still hasn’t launched

Google has yet to launch several previously showcased features, including a floating bottom bar for Google Photos, a Gboard key redesign, and Gemini Live integration with Google Messages.

5 Jul3 min read

How Keurig saved — and ruined — your coffee

Keurig revolutionized coffee consumption by offering convenient single-serve brewing, but its widespread adoption introduced environmental concerns and arguably diminished the quality of home and office coffee.

5 Jul3 min read

What is Bending Spoons? The little-known AOL and Vimeo owner that’s now public

Bending Spoons, a Milan-based tech conglomerate, went public on Nasdaq, confirming investor interest in its strategy of acquiring and optimizing digital brands like AOL and Vimeo for long-term financial success.

Phosh 0.56.0

Phosh 0.56.0 introduces a new load meter plugin and various improvements and bug fixes across its components.

9to5Google

What should a ‘Google Home Display’ be now that Google Home Speaker has set the stage?

A Google Home Display is likely in development, following the release of the Google Home Speaker.

Vizio accidentally made the best dumb TV on the market

Vizio's Mini LED Quantum TV is the cheapest quantum-dot TV available, making it the best "dumb" TV on the market.

5 Jul11 min read

Almost 90 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are

Almost 90 new unicorns have been minted so far this year across various industries.

Show HN: KiCad in the Browser

KiCad is now available to use in a web browser.

5 Jul

Xbox is a disaster

Microsoft's gaming division faces major changes after years of bad decisions and declining success.

Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams

Scammers are impersonating book clubs to offer authors paid features or spotlights for their books.

Scientists reverse brain aging, with a nasal spray

Researchers developed a nasal spray that reduced brain inflammation and improved memory in aging brains, potentially reversing neuroinflammaging and reshaping future neurodegenerative therapies.

Jellyfish can heal wounds in minutes. Scientists want their secrets

Jellyfish can heal wounds in minutes without forming scar tissue, offering insights into rapid wound healing mechanisms.

GPT-5.5 Codex reasoning-token clustering may be leading to degraded performance

GPT-5.5 Codex responses cluster at specific reasoning-token counts, potentially degrading performance on complex tasks.

4 Jul15 min read