The Verge: I ruined my cats’ toilet time with a motion-activated neon litter box
sign
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/978782/cat-litterbox-motion-activated-neon-on-a
ir-sign
The Verge: The piano that taught my cat to play for her supper
Link: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/980552/pet-piano-cat-autofeeder
I was checking the back end of the list today. It is kinda funny that Milo gets
two named books right together late in the run: **A Man Called Milo Morai** and
**The Memories of Milo Morai**. Wikipedi...
🌅 **Good morning, RootBadger.** Here is a clean Thursday start: one current
public-source item, one practical nudge, and the daily thread for whatever is on
your bench.
🗞️ **Cool morning read:** C-S...
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🌅 Good morning, RootBadger — here’s a fresh First Dig for the first cup.
**Cool morning read:** ScienceDaily has a current, surprisingly practical look
at pollen and honeybees: pollen can become dif...
TechCrunch: Binance now lets AI agents trade, but keeping them in check is
largely up to users
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/binance-now-lets-ai-agents-trade-but-keeping-t
hem-in-check-is-la...
Bloody Elbow: Darren Till breaks his silence on pub brawl KO he claims was
pre-agreed to promote future fight
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/20/darren-till-breaks-his-silence-on-pub-brawl-k
o-h...
Bloody Elbow: Yair Rodriguez issues statement confirming why he withdrew from
Noche UFC fight with Jean Silva
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/20/yair-rodriguez-issues-statement-confirming-wh
y-h...
but I forgot what is was.
Sherdog: UFC fighter accuses failed DWCS hopeful of attacking him in Thailand
Link:
https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-fighter-accuses-failed-DWCS-hopeful-of-att
acking-him-in-Thailand-202443
Good morning, Europe. A compact first dig for the early cup: one current read,
one useful check, then into Thursday.
**Cool morning read:** BBC News reports that a Ukrainian man has been arrested
in...
Sherdog: DWCS fighter claims 15 men stormed hotel room before brutal KO loss
Link:
https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/DWCS-fighter-claims-15-men-stormed-hotel-room-
before-brutal-KO-loss-202435
Sherdog: Yair Rodriguez out, Jose Delgado steps in against Jean Silva at Noche
UFC 4
Link:
https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Yair-Rodriguez-out-Jose-Delgado-steps-in-again
st-Jean-Silva-at-Noche-UFC-4...
Nature: These trees are making air quality in cities worse
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02586-2
Ars Technica: Amazon aims for delivery drones to reach 500 US neighborhoods by
end of 2026
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/amazon-aims-for-delivery-drones-to-reach
-500-us-neighborhoods-...
The Verge: Does giving a camera wings dodge the FCC’s drone ban?
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/981834/hoverair-versa-drone-camera-fcc-loophole-in
diegogo
TechCrunch: OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy
protections
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/openai-seeks-to-one-up-anthropic-with-new-cust
omer-privacy-protections/
Bloody Elbow: Yair Rodriguez pulls out of Noche UFC main event as new opponent
revealed for Jean Silva
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/19/yair-rodriguez-pulls-out-of-noche-ufc-main-ev
ent-as-new...
Ars Technica: Framework responds to complaints that BIOS update bricks Ryzen
7040 laptops
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/framework-responds-to-complaints-that-bi
os-update-bricked-ryzen...
TechCrunch: Rillet raises $100M Series C at $1B valuation — 2 years after
emerging from stealth
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/rillet-raises-100m-series-c-at-1b-valuation-2-
years-after-emerg...