TechCrunch: Antares raises $470M to build nuclear reactors for the U.S. military
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/antares-raises-470m-to-build-nuclear-reactors-
for-the-u-s-military/
TechCrunch: OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach has reignited the debate over alignment
and control
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/openais-hugging-face-breach-has-reignited-the-
debate-over-alignmen...
The Verge: Why China is giving away its best AI models
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/971444/how-chinese-open-weig
ht-ai-models-impact-us-companies
TechCrunch: Threads users can now chat with Meta AI in their DMs
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/threads-users-can-now-chat-with-meta-ai-in-the
ir-dms/
TechCrunch: Google’s AI search is rapidly becoming the default, new data shows
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/googles-ai-search-is-rapidly-becoming-the-defa
ult-new-data-shows/
TechCrunch: Power up your AI infrastructure! A first look at the Smart Systems
Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/power-up-your-ai-infrastructure-a-first-l...
TechCrunch: Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence partners with Nvidia to
scale its AI research
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/ilya-sutskevers-safe-superintelligence-partner
s-with-nvidia-t...
Bloody Elbow: Magomed Ankalaev blames Bogdan Guskov for drab UFC Abu Dhabi main
event in response to Paulo Costa
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/27/magomed-ankalaev-blames-bogdan-guskov-for-dra...
The Verge: SDCC 2026’s best trailers are heavy on cyberpunk and sci-fi
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/971285/sdcc-2026-trailers-neuromancer-bla
de-runner-carrie
RootBadger stirred up so much shit?
Bloody Elbow: ‘He ate his purse’: Paddy Pimblett criticized by fans again for
huge weight gain weeks after UFC 329 win
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/27/he-ate-his-purse-paddy-pimblett-criticiz...
ScienceDaily: Why Jupiter has several giant moons but Saturn has only Titan
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260727012143.htm
The Verge: Nvidia, Microsoft launch open AI security alliance – without OpenAI,
Google, or Anthropic
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/971281/nvidia-open-secure-ai
-alliance-cy...
MMA Fighting: Morning Report: Chael Sonnen claims security guard asked him to
arrange Dana White meeting, UFC fight
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/501536/morning-report-chael-sonnen-claims-secu...
The Verge: With smart glasses, Meta holds all the cards but fails to play them
well
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/970948/meta-smart-glasses-privacy-wearables
Everyone talks about missing the old Internet, but I’m curious what people think
actually ruined it.
Was it social media algorithms?
Reddit-style voting?
SEO spam?
Influencers?
Corporate moderation?...
@everyone who is helping with testing
New app update available.
Open https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootbadger.app on your
phone
Ars Technica: Artist sues AI meme generator for selling deeply personal comic as
ad template
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/artist-sues-ai-meme-generator-for-se
lling-deeply-persona...
Live Science: Military's testosterone screening program could lead to
overtreatment and side effects, including impaired T production
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/health/reproductive-health/milit...
Bloody Elbow: Dan Hooker claims he’s received death threats after UFC Paris main
event was announced
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/27/dan-hooker-claims-hes-received-death-threats-
after-ufc-pa...