The Verge: Major YouTube creators are facing backlash for accepting AI money
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/983181/matti-haapoja-sam-kol
d-kolder-higgsfield-seedance-backlas...
The Verge: Blue Eye Samurai’s second season will hit Netflix in January
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/streaming/983203/blue-eye-samurai-season-2-release-date
-renewal
Ars Technica: As demand for Meta AI glasses explodes, it’s harder to avoid
creepy recordings
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/meta-ai-glasses-may-get-creepier-and
-apps-that-detect-th...
ScienceDaily: 2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck reveals ancient waterproofing
secrets
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260820202907.htm
Bloody Elbow: UFC 322 reportedly adds title fight following main event
speculation for Salt Lake City
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/21/ufc-322-reportedly-adds-title-fight-following
-main-event...
Nature: Why we must stop talking about artificial general intelligence — and
instead build ‘pro-worker’ AI
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02566-6
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**Cool morning read:** ScienceDaily has a fresh, readable note on NASA’s Lunar
Reconnaissance Orbiter imaging the spot where...
Wired: Best Early Tech Labor Day Sales I’d Shop Myself (2026): AirTags, Dyson,
and More
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/early-tech-labor-day-sales-2026/
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Bloody Elbow: Anthony Hernandez vs. Gregory Rodrigues: Bloody Elbow staff
predict the UFC Sacramento main event
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/21/anthony-hernandez-vs-gregory-rodrigues-bloody
-...
Good morning, Europe. A short Friday first dig: one current read, one useful
check, then into the day.
**Cool morning read:** BBC News reports that melting sea ice is opening
Greenland waters to more...
Who can explain Quantum?
TechCrunch: AI data startup Micro1 reaches $500M gross run rate amid AI training
boom
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/ai-data-startup-micro1-reaches-500m-gross-run-
rate-amid-ai-training-boom/
Bring Us Another Eternal September
Some of you old Usenet hands remember September 1993.
AOL opened the gates, the newcomers came pouring in, and September never
ended. The old guard called it Etern...
TechCrunch: Learn what VCs actually want, from a founder who’s raised $1B
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/video/learn-what-vcs-actually-want-from-a-founder-whos-ra
ised-1b/
TechCrunch: OpenAI is gaining on Anthropic with business users, new data
indicates
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/openai-is-gaining-on-anthropic-with-business-u
sers-new-data-indicates/
The Verge: Google Discover is getting an AI chatbot-tuned feed
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/983088/google-discover-ai-chatbot-feed
Bloody Elbow: Islam Makhachev could’ve beaten Ian Machado Garry with zero
takedowns at UFC 330, claims coach
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/20/islam-makhachev-couldve-beaten-ian-machado-ga
rry-...
Bloody Elbow: Jon Jones praises Aljamain Sterling for rejecting UFC fight vs
low-ranked opponent: ‘Proud of you’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/20/jon-jones-praises-aljamain-sterling-for-rejec...