6.18.26 | Lore open source version control system scalable, Midjourney Medical, Volkswagen blocks GrapheneOS users

Hacker News Highlights · Jun 18, 2026 · 13m

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jun 18, 2026.

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(00:00) - Intro

(00:14) - Lore – Open source version control system designed for scalability

(01:34) - Midjourney Medical

(03:14) - Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users

(04:26) - US holds off blacklisting DeepSeek, more than 100 firms deemed security risks

(05:32) - RFC 10008: The new HTTP Query Method

(06:44) - How we run Firecracker VMs inside EC2 and start browsers in less than 1s

(08:10) - Why thinking out loud with someone…