7.14.26 | Apple's SpeechAnalyzer API benchmarked, building Mac and iOS apps without Xcode, Japan recovers lithium from EV batteries
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This episode recaps the top posts on Hacker News from July 14, 2026, covering topics like Apple's SpeechAnalyzer API, app development without Xcode, and lithium recovery from EV batteries.
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jul 14, 2026. Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights (00:00) - Intro (00:19) - Apple's new SpeechAnalyzer API, benchmarked against Whisper and its predecessor (01:44) - Building and shipping Mac and iOS apps without opening Xcode (03:05) - Japan develops a method to recover up to 90% of lithium from used EV batteries (04:18) - The Git history command deserves more attention (05:30) - The infinite scroll may become endangered if controversial Calif. law passes (06:40) - An Englishwoman who sketched India before photography took hold (07:47) - Linux on the Sega 32X. Who needs hardware synchronization primitives anyway? (09:17) - Ancient Roman Board Game (10:24) - Fundamentals of Wireless Communication (2005) (11:23) - What will be left for us to work on? (12:58) - Outro Apple's new SpeechAnalyzer API, benchmarked against Whisper and its predecessor https://get-inscribe.com/blog/apple-speech-api-benchmark.html https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48894752 Building and shipping Mac and iOS apps without opening Xcode…
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