6.26.26 | Herculaneum scroll read for first time, Om Malik has died, internet era threatens privacy

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 26, 2026.

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:19) - An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time
• (01:38) - Om Malik has died
• (02:42) - The 'papers, please' era of the internet will decimate your privacy
• (04:07) - Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads
• (05:37) - Oxide computer 3D rack guided tour
• (06:51) - Hey Nico, you didn't vibe code your data room but stole it from Papermark
• (08:16) - IBM debuts sub-1 nanometer chip technology
• (09:56) - Show HN: Chess-Inspired Roguelike
• (11:04) - Show HN: OpenKnowledge – open source AI-first alternative to Obsidian/Notion
• (12:21) - Apple to skip high-end M6 Mac chips in favor of AI-focused M7 line
• (13:38) - Outro

An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time
https://scrollprize.org/firstscroll
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48675179

Om Malik has died
https://om.co/2026/06/24/1966-2026/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48678852

The 'papers, please' era of the internet will decimate your privacy
https://expression.fire.org/p/the-papers-please-era-of-the-internet
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48679608

Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/apple-raises-prices-macbooks-ipads-memory-costs-skyrocket-2026-06-25/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672732

Oxide computer 3D rack guided tour
https://explorer.oxide.computer/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48631450

Hey Nico, you didn't vibe code your data room but stole it from Papermark
https://twitter.com/mfts0/status/2070080422482977095
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672328

IBM debuts sub-1 nanometer chip technology
https://newsroom.ibm.com/2026-06-25-ibm-debuts-worlds-first-sub-1-nanometer-chip-technology
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48674967

Show HN: Chess-Inspired Roguelike
https://princechazz.com
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48616304

Show HN: OpenKnowledge – open source AI-first alternative to Obsidian/Notion
https://github.com/inkeep/open-knowledge
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48675435

Apple to skip high-end M6 Mac chips in favor of AI-focused M7 line
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-25/apple-to-skip-high-end-m6-mac-chips-to-launch-m7-pro-m7-max-m7-ultra-instead?embedded-checkout=true
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48676795