ESPN MMA: Explaining the five tumultuous years since Conor M... Link: https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/40409705/money-changes-everything-seven-year freefall-conor-mcgregor-ufc-303-michael-chandler
Bloody Elbow: Paddy Pimblett begins campaign to fight Conor McGregor following UFC 329 Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/07/paddy-pimblett-begins-campaign-to-fight-conor mcgregor-following-ufc-329...
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Fresh one out of the politics feeds tonight: the Postmaster General is now saying USPS would not deliver mail ballots from states that refuse to share voter-roll data with the Trump administration und...
TechCrunch: Meta rolls out Muse, a new AI image generator Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/meta-rolls-out-muse-a-new-ai-image-generator/
Wired: Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out Link: https://www.wired.com/story/meta-now-lets-anyone-use-your-instagram-photos-in-ai images-unless-you-opt-out/
The Verge: Of course viewers are giving up on Netflix shows Link: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/962382/netflix-season-two-viewrship-dropo ff-beef-avatar-one-piece-tiktok
MMA Fighting: UFC Sacramento main and co-main events official, several new fights announced Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/498005/ufc-sacramento-main-and-co-main-events-of ficial-several-new-fi...
Ars Technica: Data centers’ energy demand threatens Trump’s “Made in America” plan Link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/us-manufacturers-energy-costs-soar-b ecause-of-ai-data-center-deman...
Wired: OpenAI’s Chief Futurist Is Leaving the Company Link: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-chief-futurist-joshua-achiam-is-leaving-the-c ompany/
The Verge: Meta’s new Muse Image model can pull other Instagram users into AI photos Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/962485/meta-muse-image-ai-model-instagram
TechCrunch: Why the rise of open source AI isn’t hurting Anthropic … yet Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/why-the-rise-of-open-source-ai-isnt-hurting-an thropic-yet/
TechCrunch: Microsoft joins AI cost-cutting trend by relying more on its own models Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/microsoft-joins-ai-cost-cutting-trend-by-relyi ng-more-on-its-own-models/
TechCrunch: Discord admits AI moderation bug wrongfully banned users over harmless images Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/discord-admits-ai-moderation-bug-wrongfully-ba nned-users-over-harmles...
TechCrunch: Chemistry Ventures is raising $500M for its second fund Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/chemistry-ventures-is-raising-500m-for-its-sec ond-fund/
TechCrunch: AI law startup Norm raises $120M, hits unicorn valuation Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/ai-law-startup-norm-raises-120m-hits-unicorn-v aluation/
TechCrunch: This startup pits dealerships against each other to bid on your used car Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/this-startup-is-pitting-dealerships-against-ea ch-other-to-bid-on-your-used...
Not saying these are the only five that matter. Just the five I put on when I want the drums to shove the whole song forward. 1. John Bonham — The obvious answer because it is still the right one. Hug...
The Verge: Solos debuts an even lighter version of its camera-less smart glasses Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/961711/solos-airgo-a6-smart-glasses-ai-assistant-p rivacy
Ars Technica: ULA's last six Atlas Vs can't launch anything besides Boeing's Starliner Link: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/after-a-stellar-career-ulas-atlas-v-rocket last-act-is-waiting-on-sta...
The Verge: Marshall upgrades the bass and repairability of two wireless speakers Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/961601/marshall-acton-stanmore-iv-bluetooth-wirele ss-speakers-repair