Hacker News Trends – July 2026
Original data computed from 500 stories cached by Birbla during July 2026.
Top domains
| Domain | Stories |
|---|---|
| github.com | 49 |
| arxiv.org | 7 |
| arstechnica.com | 6 |
| youtube.com | 5 |
| theguardian.com | 5 |
| twitter.com | 4 |
| economist.com | 4 |
| nytimes.com | 4 |
| en.wikipedia.org | 4 |
| theregister.com | 4 |
| wsj.com | 4 |
| reuters.com | 3 |
| bbc.com | 3 |
| euronews.com | 3 |
| spectrum.ieee.org | 3 |
Most-discussed topics
| Topic | Stories |
|---|---|
| AI | 149 |
| Open Source | 97 |
| Programming | 30 |
| Launches | 25 |
| Automation | 24 |
| Startups | 22 |
| 19 | |
| Apple | 19 |
| LLM | 17 |
| Space | 14 |
Fastest-rising keywords
video (10)software (10)language (10)source (9)microsoft (9)years (9)agents (9)claude (9)first (8)built (8)using (8)models (8)fable (7)browser (7)windows (6)compiler (6)world (6)local (5)amazon (5)people (5)
Average score by topic
| Topic | Avg score | Stories |
|---|---|---|
| Security | 280 | 11 |
| Privacy | 277 | 7 |
| 243 | 19 | |
| Startups | 237 | 22 |
| AI | 154 | 149 |
| Programming | 153 | 30 |
| DevOps | 145 | 5 |
| Apple | 140 | 19 |
| Robotics | 140 | 6 |
| Automation | 137 | 24 |
Notable launches
- GPT-5.6 Sol, along with Terra and Luna, will launch publicly this Thursday191 pts · twitter.com
- Launch HN: Manufact (YC S25) – MCP Cloud111 pts · manufact.com
- Camera with transparent display launches for the equivalent of $2974 pts · notebookcheck.net
- Launch HN: Parsewise (YC P25) – Reason Across Documents with an API56 pts ·
- I measured the half-life of 41,301 Show HN launches. It's 7 hours37 pts · jonno.nz
- NASA launches robot to save Swift telescope falling to Earth26 pts · bbc.com
- South Korea's SK Hynix launches $28B US listing to ride global AI wave18 pts · reuters.com
- Anthropic is launching Claude Cowork on mobile and web16 pts · theverge.com