TechCrunch: SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.5, which Elon describes as an ‘Opus-class
model’ Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/spacexai-releases-grok-4-5-which-elon-describe
s-as-an-opus-class-model/
MMA Fighting: Conor McGregor trashes Khabib Nurmagomedov, claims he fought rival
after ‘doing bad things on the yacht’ Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/498136/conor-mcgregor-trashes-khabib-nurmag...
TechCrunch: Google Photos adds a new AI ‘Video Remix’ tool Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/google-photos-adds-a-new-ai-video-remix-tool/
TechCrunch: Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the
internet Link:
https://techcrunch.com/video/why-this-ceo-thinks-video-games-make-better-trainin
g-data-than-the-internet/
TechCrunch: Meta wants its AI glasses to seem less creepy. Its AI strategy says
otherwise. Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/meta-wants-its-ai-glasses-to-seem-less-creepy-
its-ai-strategy-says-o...
Live Science: We remember little to nothing of early childhood — and a recent
mouse study may help explain why Link:
https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/we-remember-little-to-nothing-of
-e...
The Verge: ChatGPT’s upgraded voice mode is better at shutting up Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/962856/chatgpt-upgraded-voic
e-mode-gpt-live
TechCrunch: Crypto VC firm Paradigm raises $1.2B to invest in ‘technical
frontier’ startups Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/crypto-vc-firm-paradigm-raises-1-2b-to-invest-
in-technical-frontier...
TechCrunch: Prime Intellect raises $130M Series A to help enterprises build
their own AI agents Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/prime-intellect-raises-130m-series-a-to-help-e
nterprises-build-...
TechCrunch: These AI startups are growing revenue at faster and faster rates
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/these-ai-startups-are-growing-revenue-at-faste
r-and-faster-rates/
MMA Fighting: Conor McGregor coach says lightweight days are done, would like to
see him fight again in 2026 Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/498101/conor-mcgregor-coach-says-lightweight-day
s-ar...
Wired: Republicans Gleefully Celebrate Midterms Chaos in Maine Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/republicans-gleefully-celebrate-midterms-chaos-in-ma
ine/
TechCrunch: Solo GP Ashley Smith announces second $25M fund to back startups in
AI, security and more Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/solo-gp-ashley-smith-announces-25m-close-of-se
cond-fund/
MMA Fighting: Mario Bautista reminded about past loss against Cory Sandhagen
after UFC tagged him in submission video Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/498034/mario-bautista-reminded-about-past-lo...
TechCrunch: Venus Aerospace raises $90M Series B to build a new kind of rocket
engine Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/venus-aerospace-raises-90m-series-b-to-build-a
-new-kind-of-rocket-engine/
Ars Technica: Blue Origin, for the first time, is expected to raise private
capital Link:
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/blue-origin-for-the-first-time-is-expected
-to-raise-private-capital/
Bloody Elbow: Benoit Saint-Denis reveals if he has same health issue before UFC
329 that led to Dustin Poirier KO Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/08/benoit-saint-denis-reveals-if-he-has-same-hea...
TechCrunch: Former OpenAI exec Kevin Weil is now on the board of Stoke Space
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/former-openai-exec-kevin-weil-is-now-on-the-bo
ard-of-stoke-space/
US is on high alert after reports of more Iran linked threats against President
Trump and his family.
The IRGC has wanted revenge ever since Trump took out Qasem Soleimani in 2020.
That part is not n...
Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor complains about being left out of featherweight
GOAT talk: ‘It is me’ Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/08/conor-mcgregor-complains-about-being-left-out
-of-featherwei...