7.11.26 | Apple sues OpenAI over trade secrets, QuadRF detects drones and WiFi through walls, New York City to ban deceptive subscriptions

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jul 11, 2026.

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:16) - Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade secrets
• (01:45) - QuadRF can spot drones and see WiFi through my wall
• (03:00) - New York City to ban deceptive subscription practices
• (04:40) - GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra produces proof of the Cycle Double Cover Conjecture [pdf]
• (05:56) - Good Tools Are Invisible
• (07:30) - Late Bronze Age Collapse
• (09:06) - AI 2040: Plan A
• (10:33) - The tech of 'Terminator 2' – an oral history (2017)
• (11:38) - Einstein's relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows
• (13:15) - Snails' teeth beats spider silk as nature's strongest material (2015)
• (14:25) - Outro

Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade secrets
https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/10/apple-sues-openai-trade-secret-theft/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48865019

QuadRF can spot drones and see WiFi through my wall
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/quadrf-can-spot-drones-and-see-wifi-through-my-wall/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48861717

New York City to ban deceptive subscription practices
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/10/new-york-city-deceptive-subscriptions-ban
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48863464

GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra produces proof of the Cycle Double Cover Conjecture [pdf]
https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/04d1d1e4-bc75-476a-97cf-49055cd98d31/cdc_proof.pdf
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48863490

Good Tools Are Invisible
https://www.gingerbill.org/article/2026/07/10/good-tools-are-invisible/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48858121

Late Bronze Age Collapse
https://acoup.blog/2026/01/30/collections-the-late-bronze-age-collapse-a-very-brief-introduction/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48858737

AI 2040: Plan A
https://ai-2040.com/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48848425

The tech of 'Terminator 2' – an oral history (2017)
https://vfxblog.com/2017/08/23/the-tech-of-terminator-2-an-oral-history/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48862365

Einstein's relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows
https://www.brown.edu/news/2026-07-09/chemical-bonds-relativity
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48866134

Snails' teeth beats spider silk as nature's strongest material (2015)
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/spider-silk-loses-top-spot-natures-strongest-material-snails-teeth-180954346/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48862252