DTF:HN for July 11, 2026

Your Daily Tech Feed covering the top 10 stories on Hacker News for July 11, 2026. Featuring: Einstein's relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows, QuadRF can spot drones and see WiFi through my wall, Otary – Image and Geometry Python Library Now Has Tutorials, Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade secrets, Almost $1B Later, the US Still Can't Make a Medical Glove, and more. Stories covered: 1. Einstein's relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows https://www.brown.edu/news/2026-07-09/chemical-bonds-relativity HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48866134 2. 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/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48861717 3. Otary – Image and Geometry Python Library Now Has Tutorials https://alexandrepoupeau.com/otary/learn/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48830556 4. Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade secrets https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/10/apple-sues-openai-trade-secret-theft/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48865019 5. Almost $1B Later, the US Still Can't Make a Medical Glove https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-07-07/why-it-s-so-difficult-to-produce-100-american-made-medical-gloves HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48870258 6. An iroh powered smart fan https://www.iroh.computer/blog/an-iroh-powered-smart-fan HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48817539 7. The vintage beauty of Soviet control rooms (2018) https://designyoutrust.com/2018/01/vintage-beauty-soviet-control-rooms/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48868996 8. An update on residential proxies and the scraper situation https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1080822/990a8a5e2d379085/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48864252 9. SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites for 100x the bandwidth https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/spacex-wants-to-launch-100000-more-starlink-satellites/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48863064 10. Good Tools Are Invisible https://www.gingerbill.org/article/2026/07/10/good-tools-are-invisible/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48858121