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The Verge: Guitar company D’Addario admits that AI music was used in a promotional video Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/978982/daddario-guitar-ai-mu sic-suno
Ars Technica: Booksellers suspect AI firms are buying and then destroying rare books Link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/heres-a-balm-if-the-idea-of-destroyi ng-books-to-train-ai-breaks-...
ScienceDaily: Scientists turn Starlink into a giant scanner for Earth’s upper atmosphere Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260812015212.htm
Bloody Elbow: UFC 330 featured main card fight cancelled just days out from world title double header Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/12/ufc-330-featured-main-card-fight-cancelled-ju st-days-out...
The Verge: Google aims for influencers with the Pixel 11 Creator Suite Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/977888/pixel-creator-suite-influencer-camera-featu res
TechCrunch: Google unveils Pixel 11 lineup, new AirTag rival, and Gemini features at Made by Google 2026 Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/google-unveils-pixel-11-lineup-new-airtag-riva l-and-ge...
The Verge: Insta360’s next 360-degree action cam puts bigger sensors in a smaller design Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/978211/insta360-x6-360-degree-action-camera-8k-pri ce-availability
Bloody Elbow: Dana White infuriates fans by claiming renovated Meta Apex could host UFC title fights in the future Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/12/dana-white-infuriates-fans-by-claiming-renov...
The Verge: Of course the ChatGPT dog cancer vaccine spawned a startup Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/978671/ai-cured-dog-cancer-m rna-vaccine-startup-gamgee
The Verge: Grok is now an AI ‘teammate’ you can assign work Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/978666/spacexai-grok-bot-ai- agent-beta-launch
Wired: How to Select the Office Chair That’s Right For You Link: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-choose-the-right-office-chair/
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TechCrunch: AI code-testing startup Blacksmith’s valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/blacksmiths-valuation-jumps-10x-to-550m-as-ai- coding-fuels-soft...
Wired: The Job Interview Tattoo Guy Everyone Got Mad at Finally Explains Himself Link: https://www.wired.com/story/linkedin-grindset-tattoo-guy-explains-himself/
Wired: FEMA's ‘Shadow Administrator’ Was Paid by a DOGE Member's Startup for Months Link: https://www.wired.com/story/femas-shadow-administrator-was-paid-by-a-doge-member s-startup-for-months/
🌅 **Good morning, RootBadger.** Midweek check-in: one fresh public-source read, one practical nudge, then the thread is yours. 🗞️ **Cool morning read:** NASA says engineers have completed the Lunar E...
🌅 Good morning, RootBadger — here’s a short First Dig for the first cup. Cool morning read:** NPR has a practical, fresh piece on doing a time audit: looking honestly at where the day actually goes s...
TechCrunch: Reservoir raises $8M to make water heaters that people — and the grid — will actually want Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/reservoir-raises-8m-to-make-water-heaters-that people-and...
Nature: A controversial Alzheimer’s surgery is said to reverse symptoms — here’s what scientists know Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02448-x
You know what I don't hear much about anymore? Chupacabras. For a while there, every weird dead goat or half-bald coyote had people talking. Puerto Rico, Texas, Mexico, all those ranch stories. Then B...
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