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I've been digging through some old Usenet archives and came across alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk, which eventually led me to something called Requiem for a Newsgroup. I wasn't there for the Flon...
TechCrunch: India’s Yulu raises $93M as quick-commerce boom fuels e-bike demand Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/indias-yulu-raises-93m-as-quick-commerce-boom- fuels-e-bike-demand/
Sherdog: Dana White says Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby could be UFC world champion Link: https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Dana-White-says-Raiders-edge-rusher-Maxx-Crosb y-could-be-UFC-world-champio...
Good morning, Europe. A short first dig for the early window: one current read, one useful nudge, then into the day. Cool morning read:** Euronews reports that Belarusian opposition politician and sci...
MMA Fighting: Dana White explains why he’s not ready to crown Islam Makhachev as the GOAT just yet Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/504477/dana-white-explains-why-hes-not-ready-to- crown-islam-ma...
The Verge: Saber denies replacing Rideshare Stimulator’s writers with ChatGPT Link: https://www.theverge.com/games/978558/rideshare-stimulator-writer-ai-saber-inter active
Bloody Elbow: The man who KO’d Islam Makhachev never had his hand raised again after stunning UFC legend Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/11/what-happened-to-the-only-man-to-ko-islam-mak hachev-i...
MMA Fighting: Mackenzie Dern scoffs at Gillian Robertson’s claim she doesn’t like her very much: ‘I’ve never even met her!’ Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/504440/mackenzie-dern-scoffs-at-gillia...
The Verge: ChatGPT and Gemini both just passed 1 billion users Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/978113/chatgpt-gemini-1-bill ion-users
TechCrunch: OpenAI launches ChatGPT desktop app for Linux Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/openai-launches-chatgpt-desktop-app-for-linux/
MMA Fighting: UFC 330 broadcast team revealed with usual trio calling Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry main event Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/504374/ufc-330-broadcast-team-revealed-with...
Bloody Elbow: Coach who said he’d ‘get rid’ of Islam Makhachev thinks Ian Machado presents ‘rare’ grappling issue Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/11/coach-who-said-hed-get-rid-of-islam-makhachev...
The Verge: Another OpenAI executive takes off Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/978048/brad-lightcap-openai- executive-departure
Claude AI has increased its usage limits, but is it really enough? I don’t think so. You’re still limited by tokens, and tokens still cost money. I much prefer a shared usage pool—the same one you’d u...
Bloody Elbow: Quillan Salkilld now one spot below Paddy Pimblett in UFC rankings update after main event win Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/11/quillan-salkilld-now-one-spot-below-paddy-pim blet...
Bloody Elbow: Ian Machado Garry claims it’s ‘not a discussion’ that he’s fought tougher UFC opposition than Islam Makhachev Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/11/ian-machado-garry-makes-bold-compar...
Live Science: 'Like a jail door slamming': Male sperm whales' mysterious rhythmic clanging is the loudest communication sound of any animal Link: https://www.livescience.com/animals/whales/like-a-jail...
The Verge: ‘Zoomsday’ hack uncovered using fewer than 20 AI prompts Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/977909/zoom-vulnerability-ai attack
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Wired: AI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More Emissions Link: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-could-help-fossil-fuel-companies-create-more-emis sions/
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