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-...
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/
TechCrunch: Fusion power darling Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises another $1B
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/fusion-power-darling-commonwealth-fusion-syste
ms-raises-another-1b/
Ars Technica: New MCP specification addresses the main barrier to enterprise
adoption
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/with-a-stateless-makeover-new-mcp-spec-target
s-enterprise-scale/
Wired: Gemini Robotics 2 Brings Google's AI Into the Physical World
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/google-gemini-can-control-humanoid-robots/
TechCrunch: Forward-deployed engineers are the AI industry’s latest talent
obsession
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/forward-deployed-engineers-are-the-ai-industry
s-latest-talent-obsession/
MMA Fighting: Uros Medic reacts to Daniel Rodriguez’s imprisonment prior to UFC
Belgrade booking: ‘It puts a stain on all of our names’
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/501958/uros-medic-reacts-t...