TechCrunch: Judge says Trump admin still lacks evidence for Anthropic ‘supply chain risk’ label Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/judge-says-trump-admin-still-lacks-evidence-fo r-anthropic-suppl...
Live Science: In a cosmic first, astronomers detect 2 sibling supernovas that came from a pair of bound stars Link: https://www.livescience.com/space/in-a-cosmic-first-astronomers-detect-2-sibling sup...
Wired: Everyone Is Freaking Out About OpenAI and Anthropic’s Race for Dominance Link: https://www.wired.com/story/everyone-is-freaking-out-about-openai-and-anthropics race-for-dominance/
TechCrunch: Friend, the lonely AI wearable, returns with a new voice and a much bigger price tag Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/friend-the-lonely-ai-wearable-returns-with-a-n ew-voice-and-a-m...
Wired: Back to School Office Chair Deals 2026: $200 and Less Link: https://www.wired.com/story/back-to-school-office-chair-deals-2026/
TechCrunch: Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/google-says-it-fixed-more-chrome-bugs-in-june- than-over-th...
MMA Fighting: Ben Askren laughs at Henry Cejudo gassing out in RAF loss: ‘You’ve got to get in there and train a little’ Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/raf-wrestling/502064/ben-askren-laughs-at-hen...
Bloody Elbow: Ex-UFC star Darren Till admits he’s afraid of retirement in coming years: ‘The issue is me’ Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/30/ex-ufc-star-darren-till-admits-hes-afraid-of- retirem...
The Verge: LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/973384/linkedin-seems-like-a i-slop-button
TechCrunch: Florida plans to build air taxi pads using $200M intended for EV chargers Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/florida-plans-to-build-air-taxi-pads-using-200 m-intended-for-ev-chargers/
TechCrunch: LinkedIn adds a button to report AI-generated ‘slop’ Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/linkedin-adds-a-button-to-report-ai-generated- slop/
Wired: Nvidia’s Open Source Alliance Snubs OpenAI and Anthropic Link: https://www.wired.com/story/nvidias-open-source-alliance-snubs-openai-and-anthro pic/
TechCrunch: Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/synthetic-user-startup-simile-raises-200m-at-2 b-valuation...
Live Science: 40,000-year-old bird figurines the size of a thumbnail discovered in German cave Link: https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/40-000-year-old-bird-figurines-the-size- of-a-thumbnail-dis...
Wired: Chrome Needs Twice-a-Week Patching Thanks to AI Bug Hunting Link: https://www.wired.com/story/chrome-needs-twice-a-week-patching-thanks-to-ai-bug- hunting-for-now/
Live Science: A unique antibody system may help explain bats' unusual tolerance of viruses Link: https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/a-unique-antibody- system-may-help-explai...
The Verge: Friend re-launches its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to you, for twice the price Link: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/973163/friend-re-launches-its-ai-pendant-with-a speaker-that-t...
Wired: The New Friend AI Pendant Can Now Talk Back to You Link: https://www.wired.com/story/the-friend-2-necklace-can-talk-back-to-you-now/
TechCrunch: Meta says AI is making it easier to build new apps — and more are coming Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/meta-says-ai-is-making-it-easier-to-build-new- apps-and-more-are-coming/
TechCrunch: Nscale buys Anyscale as it seeks to own more of the AI compute stack Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/nscale-buys-anyscale-as-it-seeks-to-own-more-o f-the-ai-compute-stack/