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A Hacker News–style site focused on European tech

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Hi Hacker News!So, I built this because I noticed that a lot of European startup activity really flies under the radar.Did you know we have cool startups trying to mine with giant lasers (Hades), forge semiconductor substrates in orbit (Space Forge), build Neurosurgical microrobots (Robeauté), build hypersonic missiles (Hypersonica), and dozens of incredible companies pushing the boundaries of photonics, robotics, nuclear fusion, autonomous defence, and lots more?Hacker News is great, but it's naturally very US-focused. I wanted a place where you can quickly scan:– European startup and tech news– Cool startup jobs– Who's getting fundedThe primary goal is signal over noise — more structured, less PR-style content - no ads and fluff, just the most interesting tech scene information from across Europe.I'd love to hear your feedback!– Is something like this useful?– What would make it genuinely better?– Is the "HN for Europe" framing fair, or misguided? :)

HN · launched Feb 24, 2026 · 5 upvotes (top 89%) · 0 views

Niche: online community and discussion platforms · 117 launches, 12 in the last 7 days ▼ -14% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags
  • Media & entertainment
  • Marketplace
  • B2C
  • Not AI
  • Commercial product

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Could you build this?

Yes It is a straightforward clone of Hacker News with standard forum features, user accounts, and voting.

Discussion

2 comments analyzed.

Competitors mentioned: Hacker News, Bluesky, Threads

Concerns raised: Hidden value judgments behind neutral-sounding curation, Single person gatekeeping rather than community-driven moderation, Lack of mechanisms to deal with bad actors and predatory companies, Insufficient community governance and democratic participation, Risk of becoming another centralized platform with dodgy incentives

Feature requests: Community flagging and banning tools for bad actors and spam, APIs and community tooling support, Democratic governance structures for community participation, Mechanisms for community to contest and shape platform rules

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 195 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #183 of 196 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 114 days after the earliest competitor.

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