Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor is ‘abstaining from physical touch’ before UFC comeback fight Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/08/conor-mcgregor-is-abstaining-from-physical-to uch-before-ufc-comebac...
ScienceDaily: Rare goblin shark filmed alive for the first time in the deep sea Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260708022208.htm
The more I read the Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling, the less I buy the happy talk around it. Trump was right to force the issue. Birthright citizenship has been abused for years, and some...
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The Verge: Meta is reportedly working on smart glasses that would be recording all the time Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/963138/meta-smart-glasses-recording-super-sensing- ai
Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor’s coach claims he was the reason for Irishman’s late arrival to UFC 329 fight week Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/08/conor-mcgregors-coach-claims-he-was-the-reaso n...
Ars Technica: "We cannot choose to become idiots": The AI cheating scandal roiling Brown University Link: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/we-cannot-choose-to-become-idiots-the-ai-chea ting-scandal-...
MMA Fighting: One-time title challenger booked for UFC Shanghai co-main event Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/498129/one-time-title-challenger-booked-for-ufc- shanghai-co-main-event
TechCrunch: With EU backing, QuantumDiamonds aims to speed up chip manufacturing Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/with-eu-backing-quantumdiamonds-aims-to-speed- up-chip-manufacturing/
Wired: The FTC Settlement With John Deere Is a Huge Win for the Right-to-Repair Movement Link: https://www.wired.com/story/the-ftc-settlement-with-john-deere-is-a-huge-win-for the-right-to-repair-move...
Wired: I Built a Self-Improving AI, and So Can You Link: https://www.wired.com/story/frontier-labs-arent-the-only-ones-pursuing-self-impr oving-ai/
TechCrunch: SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.5, which Elon describes as an ‘Opus-class model’ Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/spacexai-releases-grok-4-5-which-elon-describe s-as-an-opus-class-model/
MMA Fighting: Conor McGregor trashes Khabib Nurmagomedov, claims he fought rival after ‘doing bad things on the yacht’ Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/498136/conor-mcgregor-trashes-khabib-nurmag...
TechCrunch: Google Photos adds a new AI ‘Video Remix’ tool Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/google-photos-adds-a-new-ai-video-remix-tool/
TechCrunch: Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet Link: https://techcrunch.com/video/why-this-ceo-thinks-video-games-make-better-trainin g-data-than-the-internet/
TechCrunch: Meta wants its AI glasses to seem less creepy. Its AI strategy says otherwise. Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/meta-wants-its-ai-glasses-to-seem-less-creepy- its-ai-strategy-says-o...
Live Science: We remember little to nothing of early childhood — and a recent mouse study may help explain why Link: https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/we-remember-little-to-nothing-of ea...
The Verge: ChatGPT’s upgraded voice mode is better at shutting up Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/962856/chatgpt-upgraded-voic e-mode-gpt-live
TechCrunch: Crypto VC firm Paradigm raises $1.2B to invest in ‘technical frontier’ startups Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/crypto-vc-firm-paradigm-raises-1-2b-to-invest- in-technical-frontier...
TechCrunch: Prime Intellect raises $130M Series A to help enterprises build their own AI agents Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/prime-intellect-raises-130m-series-a-to-help-e nterprises-build-...