news.ycombinator.com
Ask HN: What's your fastest conversion from cold outreach to prepaid client?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44371040We’re working on an AI-powered platform that helps executive search firms generate candidate market maps - fast.A couple of weeks ago, we ran an outbound experiment on LinkedIn: - Cold DM to a hiring manager - 1 demo call (30 minutes) - Closed €2,000 pilot project - Delivered in 5 days - 7 days later: same client came back and prepaid €15,000 for 10 more projectsTotal: €17k closed in 14 days, from first message to payment. That’s our fastest B2B conversion to date.Key elements we think made it work: - Specific pain point (slow hiring / manual market mapping) - Simple offer (fixed scope, low friction) - Speed: we delivered before their internal team even startedResults = best sales pitchNow we’re thinking: how can we make this repeatable?If you’ve closed early sales fast - what made it work? And if you’ve productized AI-powered services, how did you keep margins & speed?Jun 24, 2025 9:03 PM
spacenews.com
A strategy for peaceful Golden Dome developmenthttps://spacenews.com/a-strategy-for-peaceful-golden-dome-development/President Trump’s recent bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites marks a major turning point in the maintenance of global security. With war again erupting in the Middle East, the United States […] The post A strategy for peaceful Golden Dome development appeared first on SpaceNews.Jun 24, 2025 7:29 PM
laboratory.love
Show HN: Laboratory.love – Crowdfund plastic chemical testing for food and drinkhttps://laboratory.love/https://laboratory.loveLast year PlasticList discovered that 86% of food products they tested contain plastic chemicals—including 100% of baby food tested. The EU just lowered their "safe" BPA limit by 20,000x. Meanwhile, the FDA allows levels 100x higher than what Europe considers safe.This seemed like a solvable problem.Laboratory.love lets you crowdfund independent testing of specific products you actually buy. Think Consumer Reports meets Kickstarter, but focused on detecting endocrine disruptors in your yogurt, your kid's snacks, whatever you're curious about.Here's how it works: Find a product (or suggest one), contribute to its testing fund, get detailed lab results when testing completes. If a product doesn't reach its funding goal within 365 days, automatic refund. All results are published openly. We're using the same methodology as PlasticList.org, which found plastic chemicals in everything from prenatal vitamins to ice cream. But instead of researchers choosing what to tesJun 24, 2025 6:20 PM
wso2.com
Show HN: Bijira – API Management SaaS Platformhttps://wso2.com/bijira/We're the team behind Bijira, the new API Management SaaS platform (also AI-enabled) built by WSO2 (you might know us from Choreo, Ballerina, and WSO2 API Manager).Bijira helps dev teams design, deploy, govern, and monitor APIs with minimal friction. It’s especially useful if you're managing multiple APIs in fast-moving orgs with growing compliance and security needs, and for those who want a fully managed solution without the overhead of maintaining infrastructure.What you can do with Bijira:- Create API proxies in multiple ways (OpenAPI import, SwaggerHub integration, GenAI prompts, live endpoints)- Apply governance policies using Spectral rulesets and even natural language compliance checks- Add mediation logic like request logging or header rewrites- Publish API docs to a built-in developer portal- Monitor traffic, errors, compliance issues, and consumer activity in one placeTry it for free - https://console.bijira.dev/ Watch the quick start demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJun 24, 2025 6:01 PM
astroimagery.com
Show HN: The Black Eye Galaxy (M64), 11 hours of exposure from my backyardhttps://astroimagery.com/astrophotography/deep-space-astrophotography/black-eye-galaxy/The Black Eye Galaxy (M64) is one of the coolest things in the universe, due to its dark dust lane. I captured this beautiful image in 11 hours and explain here how it was captured, and explain why this galaxy is so remarkable.If you're into astrophotography, I've included many details that you'll find interesting, about the gear and editing process.There's a lot of beauty in the universe that we can photograph and share, so what's your favorite deep-space subject to photograph or look at, and why is it so interesting to you?Jun 24, 2025 5:19 PM
nasa.gov
NICER Status Updateshttps://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/nicer-status-updates/June 24, 2025 NASA’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, has paused observations due to a problem with one of the motors that drives its ability to track cosmic objects. The NICER team paused operations June 17 when performance degradation in the motor began affecting science observations. […]Jun 24, 2025 4:00 PM
bing.com
You just retired (or are about to). Now what?http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d6f0b5d3947dda2acca91faf8675b&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fjust-retired-now-211528468.html&c=1295413253409385126&mkt=en-usIf there’s a single group of people who are likely to be experiencing the most consternation over recent market events, it’s those who have just retired or who are on the cusp of hanging it up. But as ...Jun 24, 2025 2:15 PM
science.nasa.gov
Live or Fly a Plane in California? Help NASA Measure Ozone Pollution!https://science.nasa.gov/get-involved/citizen-science/live-or-fly-a-plane-in-california-help-nasa-measure-ozone-pollution/Ozone high in the stratosphere protects us from the Sun’s ultraviolet light. But ozone near the ground is a pollutant that harms people and plants. The San Joaquin Valley has some of the most polluted air in the country, and NASA scientists with the new Ozone Where We Live (OWWL) project are working to measure […]Jun 24, 2025 2:13 PM
mindfuse.io
Show HN: Mindfuse – A voice-only app for anonymous 1-on-1 conversationshttps://mindfuse.io/Hey HN,I built Mindfuse because I missed having real conversations online.It’s a simple concept: You press a button and get matched with someone, anonymously, for a voice-only conversation. No usernames, no profiles, no feeds. Just two people talking.The goal is to create quiet, meaningful spaces in a noisy, performative internet.It’s live on iOS now. Still early — small user base, no monetization, just people talking.Happy to answer any questions or feedback. I’d especially love to hear from anyone building in the audio/social space or interested in digital minimalism, mindful tech, or mental health.Thanks for reading.Jun 24, 2025 1:06 PM
writer-j.com
Show HN: Writer J – AI Content Generator with 7-Step SEO Workflowhttps://www.writer-j.com/As someone who's been in the content marketing space for years, I've watched the explosion of AI writing tools with mixed feelings. Sure, ChatGPT and similar tools can generate text quickly, but there's a fundamental problem: they produce content that looks AI-generated and doesn't rank well on Google.Most AI writing tools are glorified text generators. They don't understand SEO, they don't help with keyword research, and they certainly don't know how to build the E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) signals that Google actually cares about.What Makes Writer J Different Writer J isn't just another AI writing tool. It's a complete content creation workflow designed specifically for SEO and content marketing professionals. Here's what sets it apart:1. Keyword Research Integration Instead of guessing what to write about, Writer J analyzes SERPs, identifies keyword gaps, and suggests content angles based on actual search data. No more shooting in the dark.2. Jun 24, 2025 11:35 AM
spacenews.com
Threatening the endless frontier of U.S. sciencehttps://spacenews.com/threatening-the-endless-frontier-of-u-s-science/Eighty years ago, presidential science advisor Vannevar Bush delivered to President Harry S. Truman a remarkable report entitled “Science-The Endless Frontier.” In this report, Bush described the immense benefits of […] The post Threatening the endless frontier of U.S. science appeared first on SpaceNews.Jun 24, 2025 11:00 AM
zyler.ai
Show HN: Zyler – AI agent for marketing data that doesn't hallucinatehttps://www.zyler.aiMy co-founder Suryansh (product marketing expert) and I were burning way too many nights debugging why our startup's conversion rates were tanking. I'd spent years building adtech and martech software, but we were still juggling between Google Analytics, Google Ads, YouTube Analytics, and SEO tools – each with their own dashboard that felt like archaeological expeditions. After burning 6+ hours weekly just to connect the dots between platforms, we realized we needed something fundamentally different.So we built Zyler – an AI agent that connects to all your marketing channels (Google Analytics, Ads, SEO, YouTube) and generates unified insights through natural language, without the hallucination problem that plagues most AI analytics tools.The core problem: Marketing teams are drowning in fragmented data across multiple platforms right as Google deprecates cookies in 2025. You need one dashboard for GA, another for Google Ads, a third for SEO metrics, YouTube analytics somewhere else – aJun 24, 2025 10:04 AM
bing.com
Französin und zwei Japaner: Nanas, Punkte, Blumen - Schau vereint drei Ikonen der Kunsthttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8c7bd7e877477c88bf882b5b08e204&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zeit.de%2Fnews%2F2025-06%2F24%2Fnanas-punkte-blumen-schau-vereint-drei-ikonen-der-kunst&c=7063884014677597023&mkt=en-usEs geht um Liebe, Sexualität, Monster und Konsum: Das Sprengel Museum Hannover präsentiert vom 6. September an erstmals die Werke von Niki de Saint Phalle gemeinsam mit Arbeiten der 96-jährigen Yayoi ...Jun 24, 2025 9:14 AM
youzeno.com
Show HN: I hate GoogleNoteLLM so I built my own AI YouTube Curator *hit707usershttps://youzeno.com/Hey guys well basically…yeah…I hate GoogleNoteLLM and other AI YouTube Summarizers.They feel meh…boring.I actually like youlearn.ai but it’s built for students.So, as a builder. I built my own AI YouTube Curator, Zeno, and hit #1 Product of the Week on Product Hunt.What I can say is that Zeno is your AI-powered second brain for YouTube.Ah, btw now it’s fully optimized for mobile, with the most evolutionary features in the AI YouTube summary space yet.The best part? Since this last update, I’ve stopped using YouTube. I only Zeno.With Zeno 2.0 on mobile, you can: Import your favorite YouTube channels once → Auto-syncs every new video → Sorted chronologically → No more rabbit holes, only signalTap once to unlock 8-card insights → Big ideas, quotes, action plans, biz ideas, X post ideas & more → First to import? You generate insights + get rewarded with tokens → Already imported? Dive straight inGenerate X post threads from any video → Zeno turns insights into ready-to-post X threads with Jun 24, 2025 9:06 AM
bing.com
Nvidia’s RTX 5050 GPU starts at $249 with last-gen GDDR6 VRAMhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8ccb65ca2b4cd7a3d9ec2cbfa2fc51&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2Fnews%2F692045%2Fnvidia-geforce-rtx-5050-desktop-laptop-gpu-gddr6-gddr7&c=1910519180664088169&mkt=en-usLaptops with RTX 5050 cards are also coming with 8GB of GDDR7. Laptops with RTX 5050 cards are also coming with 8GB of GDDR7. is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over ...Jun 24, 2025 8:45 AM
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HD Expo + Conference 2025https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMic0FVX3lxTFBpV3BiWFFFeDJiZGdVajlQWkZYanZ3SUdkZ0dnNEVtOGZ1d1I2YUFqVXRHNEY1SHo0NUZzZ2hCRDNxenEzV0VmMGZnTG55LXhjSWI0RnBzMHRVTW01NFU1dG9EVVp1amFxbW4xcXJZMnd5c1E?oc=5HD Expo + Conference 2025 Hospitality DesignJun 24, 2025 7:00 AM
bing.com
What's a Catalytic Converter and Why Do People Steal Them?http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8d9720b50543a8a3a1356ed5a09d5c&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cars.com%2Farticles%2Fwhats-a-catalytic-converter-and-why-do-people-steal-them-446861%2F&c=2991637937942745147&mkt=en-usA catalytic converter is an integral part of a car’s overall exhaust system. However, while they are normally something a car owner would never think about, thefts of catalytic converters spiked to ...Jun 24, 2025 1:12 AM
spacenews.com
Ukraine and partner countries to raise funds for imagery satellites to lessen reliance on the U.S.https://spacenews.com/ukraine-and-partner-countries-to-raise-funds-for-imagery-satellites-to-lessen-reliance-on-the-u-s/A consortium of Ukrainian, Nordic and eastern European companies is hoping to raise more than 100 million euros ($115 million) to build a constellation of 70-plus imagery satellites that would provide intelligence along Russia’s border. The post Ukraine and partner countries to raise funds for imagery satellites to lessen reliance on the U.S. appeared first on SpaceNews.Jun 23, 2025 8:41 PM
science.nasa.gov
Mission Accomplished! Artemis ROADS III National Challenge Competitors Celebrate their Achievementshttps://science.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/mission-accomplished-artemis-roads-iii-national-challenge-competitors-celebrate-their-achievements/The NASA Science Activation program’s Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pathways (NESSP) team has successfully concluded the 2024–2025 Artemis ROADS III National Challenge, an educational competition that brought real NASA mission objectives to student teams (and reached more than 1,500 learners) across the country. From December 2024 through May 2025, over 300 teams of upper […]Jun 23, 2025 5:27 PM
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OCHA publishes Annual Report for 2024http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8decdd7e1a473abd84cfefad23fa18&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.un.org%2Fen%2Fdelegate%2Focha-publishes-annual-report-2024&c=228394230800797146&mkt=en-usConflicts and unrest flared in places such as Haiti, Lebanon, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Sudan and Ukraine, displacing families, destroying homes and pushing fragile communities to breaking ...Jun 23, 2025 5:00 PM
