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Bloody Elbow: Bo Nickal set to share card with Khamzat Chimaev after previously claiming he’d ‘ragdoll’ him Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/04/bo-nickal-set-to-share-card-with-khamzat-chim aev-a...
TechCrunch: Bending Spoons to buy Airtable for $1.28B Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/bending-spoons-to-buy-airtable-for-1-28b/
The Verge: OpenAI drags Apple’s lawsuit into the court of public opinion Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/974914/openai-blog-response- apple-lawsuit-messages
Wired: ‘Everyone Is Doing It’: The Truth About AI in Hollywood Link: https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-matthew-belloni-puck/
Live Science: World's highest frozen lake shatters along disputed border between China and India ‪—‬ Earth from space Link: https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/worlds-highest-frozen-lake-sh...
🌅 **Good morning, RootBadger.** Coffee up: today’s lead is about Texas making a serious run at a bigger share of U.S. finance. 🗞️ **Top U.S. story:** NPR reports that Dallas is leaning into its “Y’a...
The Verge: Can Reddit fend off a new wave of AI SEO spam? Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/973098/reddit-ai-search-seo- marketing-brands-spam
🌅 Good morning, RootBadger — here’s a quick First Dig for the first cup. **Top story:** A new study covered by BBC News says many women under 50 with higher breast-cancer risk are not being identifi...
Wired: The Real Story Behind the 2018 Google Walkout Link: https://www.wired.com/story/2018-google-walkout-dont-be-evil-claire-stapleton/
Good morning, Europe. Here’s a compact first dig for the first cup. **Lead story:** the Rhine has fallen to record low levels as drought tightens its grip on parts of Europe, according to BBC News. L...
ScienceDaily: Your brain may be wired to regain lost weight Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260803080902.htm
Bloody Elbow: Seven biggest UFC what ifs whose careers were derailed before they fulfilled their potential Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/03/seven-biggest-ufc-what-ifs-whose-careers-were -derai...
Bloody Elbow: Josh Hokit pitches BMF title fight against Alex Pereira after Poatan’s recent revelation Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/03/josh-hokit-pitches-bmf-title-fight-against-al ex-pereira...
The Verge: The studio behind Pokémon struggles to find its voice in Beast of Reincarnation Link: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/974505/beast-of-reincarnation-review-ps5- xbox
TechCrunch: After killer quarter, Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls AI industry ‘Marxist’ Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/after-killer-quarter-palantir-ceo-alex-karp-ca lls-ai-industry-marxist/
Ars Technica: US company’s AI lets Ukraine’s cheap kamikaze drones track targets on their own Link: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/ukraines-drones-get-ai-upgrades-for-kamikaze- strikes-future-swar...
Wired: Did an AI Music App Just Snitch on the Song of the Summer? Link: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-music-app-treblo-just-snitched-on-rubberz-song-of -the-summer/
One thing I check more often now: package install scripts. Not because every package is suspicious. Most are fine. But `postinstall`, `preinstall`, maintainer scripts, setup hooks, extension installe...
TechCrunch: Who’s legally to blame for Anthropic and OpenAI’s autonomous AI hacks? It’s complicated Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/whos-legally-to-blame-for-anthropic-and-openai s-autonomous-...
TechCrunch: DesignArena creators raise $7.9 million to bring taste to AI models Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/designarena-creators-raise-7-9-million-to-brin g-taste-to-ai-models/
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