Hacker Newsroom for 15 July: Japan Battery Recycling, No Xcode App Shipping, Bonsai 27B Phone, EU Age Verification
Published: July 15, 2026
Duration: 6:49
Hacker Newsroom for 15 July recaps major Hacker News stories, moving through japan battery recycling, no xcode app shipping, bonsai 27b phone, eu age verification.
1. Japan Battery Recycling
The next story is about Japan's reported breakthrough in recycling EV batteries, with a news story claiming engineers can recover up to 90 percent of lithium from used packs by reusing lithium hydroxide in the process, cutting emissions and potentially reducing import dependence if it scales. Hacker News liked the idea more than the article, with many commenters calling the writeup sloppy and leaning on the underlying...