7.14.26 | Apple's SpeechAnalyzer API benchmarked, building Mac and iOS apps without Xcode, Japan recovers lithium from EV batteries

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jul 14, 2026.

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• (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
https://scottwillsey.com/building-and-shipping-mac-and-ios-apps-without-ever-opening-xcode/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48896665

Japan develops a method to recover up to 90% of lithium from used EV batteries
https://tech.supercarblondie.com/japan-recovers-up-to-90-of-lithium-from-used-ev-batteries/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48901569

The Git history command deserves more attention
https://lalitm.com/post/git-history/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48901010

The infinite scroll may become endangered if controversial Calif. law passes
https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/meta-social-media-teenagers-22337724.php
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48897104

An Englishwoman who sketched India before photography took hold
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2drrv6q54o
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48900191

Linux on the Sega 32X. Who needs hardware synchronization primitives anyway?
https://cakehonolulu.github.io/linux-on-32x/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48896600

Ancient Roman Board Game
https://ludus-coriovalli.web.app/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48852159

Fundamentals of Wireless Communication (2005)
https://web.stanford.edu/~dntse/wireless_book.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48901454

What will be left for us to work on?
https://www.normaltech.ai/p/what-will-be-left-for-us-to-work
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48901292