TechCrunch: Gen Z dating apps like Ditto ditch swiping in favor of AI
matchmaking
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/gen-z-dating-apps-like-ditto-ditch-swiping-in-
favor-of-ai-matchmaking/
Nature: Operational Tropical Cyclone Forecasting with AI
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10953-2
TechCrunch: OpenAI says Apple’s own security practices undermine its trade
secrets case
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/openai-says-apples-own-security-practices-unde
rmine-its-trade-secrets-c...
The Verge: It’s the last day to get a $350 gift card with your Samsung Galaxy Z
Fold 8 preorder
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/976103/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-flip-8-preorder-ai
rpods-pro-3-deal-...
The Verge: The left and right agree on one thing: no data centers
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/podcast/971855/ai-data-center-backlash-protests-florida
-bipartisan
The Verge: The messy politics behind Google’s big AI shakeup
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/976108/google-ai-leadership-shakeup-jeff-dean-demi
s-hassabis-deepmind
The Verge: Dolby Vision 2 will be available first on some 2026 Hisense TVs
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/974126/dolby-vision-2-rolls-out-to-hisense-tvs
Bloody Elbow: 30-fight UFC veteran explains decision to retire at UFC Vegas 120
after 16 years on the roster
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/06/30-fight-ufc-veteran-explains-decision-to-ret
ire-...
Ars Technica: AI isn’t enough to protect social media communities from AI
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/ai-isnt-enough-to-protect-social-media-c
ommunities-from-ai/
ScienceDaily: A drug already used for osteoporosis blocked spinal damage in a
new study
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260806051943.htm
The Verge: You can now ask Google Maps’ AI to order food for you
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/976079/google-ask-maps-food-ordering-personal-inte
lligence
The Verge: GTA VI is getting an ‘extended look’ at the end of August
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/976073/gta-6-trailer-3-date-time-netflix-
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Wired: 5 Best AI Notetakers (2026), Tested and Reviewed
Link: https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-ai-notetakers/
I was looking up the basic setting stuff again and I forgot how odd it sounds if
you say it plain: after a big nuclear war, you get the Horseclans out on the Sea
of Grass, with mind-talk to horses and...
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practical nudge, then the floor is yours.
🗞️ **Cool morning read:** NPR looks at how deep-rooted medical bias can kee...
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**Cool morning read:** ScienceDaily has a fascinating look at
567-million-year-old fossils that may reshape how researchers...
The Verge: OpenAI says Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit is ‘rotten to its core’
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/976042/openai-apple-trade-secrets-lawsuit-dismissa
l-request
Live Science: Engineers build world's first portable diamond-powered quantum
computer — it works at room temperature and can be plugged into an outlet
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/technology/qu...
Sherdog: Quillan Salkilld reflects on journey to UFC Vegas 120 main event
Link:
https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Quillan-Salkilld-reflects-on-journey-to-UFC-Ve
gas-120-main-event-202248
Sherdog: Alexander Volkanovski already training for the undefeated fighter he
expects next
Link:
https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Alexander-Volkanovski-already-training-for-the
-undefeated-fighter-he...