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Houston Public Media has the latest on the Karmelo Anthony case: a Collin County
jury found him guilty in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a Frisco track
meet, and he was sentenced to 35 years....
TechCrunch: General Intuition’s $2.3B bet that video games can train AI agents
for the real world Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/25/general-intuitions-2-3b-bet-that-video-games-c
an-train-ai-age...
TechCrunch: Databricks’ former AI chief thinks he can cut AI’s power bill by
1,000x Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/25/databricks-former-ai-chief-thinks-he-can-cut-a
is-power-bill-by-1000x/
TechCrunch: From Fortnite to robots: General Intuition raises $2.3B on bet that
video games can train AI agents for the real world Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/25/from-fortnite-to-robots-gener...
MMA Fighting: Manuel Torres reacts to Justin Gaethje stopping Ilia Topuria at
UFC White House, explains why result ‘went well for me’ Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/496303/manuel-torres-reacts-...
TechCrunch: Netris raises $15M Series A from a16z to help AI neoclouds go live
faster Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/25/netris-raises-15m-series-a-from-a16z-to-help-a
i-neoclouds-go-live-faster/
ScienceDaily: After 70 years of excavation, ancient Sardis becomes a UNESCO
World Heritage site Link:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260625014808.htm
The Verge: Bungie hit with ‘significant’ layoffs after ending Destiny 2 Link:
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/956880/bungie-layoffs-destiny-2
The Verge: Leica’s $6,690 SL3-P pairs 44-megapixel stills with 8K video Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/956101/leica-digital-camera-sl3-p-8k-video-44-mega
pixel-price
Bloody Elbow: Paddy Pimblett ruthlessly explains why Arman Tsarukyan shouldn’t
get a title shot: ‘Dan Hooker is a bum’ Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/06/25/paddy-pimblett-ruthlessly-explains-why-a...
The Verge: Ford had to hire back former engineers to fix mistakes made by its
automated systems Link:
https://www.theverge.com/transportation/956316/ford-quality-jd-power-ranking-ai-
automated-mistake...
TechCrunch: Amazon ups India bet with fresh $13B AI infrastructure investment
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/25/amazon-ups-india-bet-with-fresh-13b-ai-infrast
ructure-investment/
Bloody Elbow: Ilia Topuria’s trainer reveals remarkable recovery, predicts 2026
return after UFC Freedom 250 loss Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/06/25/ilia-topurias-trainer-reveals-remarkable-reco...
Wired: World Cup Teams Are in a Race for AI Dominance Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/fifa-world-cup-2026-artificial-intelligence-tools/
Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor claims five-year layoff gives him a major advantage
over UFC rivals Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/06/25/conor-mcgregor-claims-five-year-layoff-gives-
him-a-major-adva...
Ars Technica: IBM claims world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip technology Link:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/ibm-claims-worlds-first-sub-1-nanometer-
chip-technology/
Wired: After More Than a Decade of Waiting, ‘GTA VI’ Is Finally Around the
Corner Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/after-more-than-a-decade-of-waiting-gta-vi-is-finall
y-around-the-corner/
TechCrunch: Cellebrite said it cut off Russia, but Russia used is tools anyway
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/25/cellebrite-said-it-cut-off-russia-but-russia-u
sed-is-tools-anyway/
Live Science: Scientists find thousands of earthquakes in a perfectly straight
line in Alaska, revealing a hidden 'microplate' Link:
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/scientists-find-thousands-...
The Verge: Facebook’s Creator Studio has been revived as an AI companion app
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/956668/meta-facebook-creator-studio-ai-app-relaunc
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