Ars Technica: Court blocks Trump FCC order that could flood broadcast TV with
more election ads
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/court-blocks-trump-fcc-order-that-co
uld-flood-broadcast-tv-with-more-elec...
MMA Fighting: Alex Apodaca reacts to massive upset win over Bella Mir: ‘It’s
sick. I think it’s so cool that I pulled it off’
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/507143/alex-apodaca-reacts-to-massive-upset-win-
over-be...
Bloody Elbow: Arman Tsarukyan warned as Alexander Volkanovski’s wrestling
struggles against Mauricio Ruffy emerge
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/26/arman-tsarukyan-warned-as-alexander-volkanovs
kis-wrestling-strug...
TechCrunch: Radar makes podcasts searchable — and usable by AI agents
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/radar-makes-podcasts-searchable-and-usable-by-
ai-agents/
The Verge: Volvo’s cars will warn one another about hazards in the road
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/transportation/985070/volvo-connected-safety-hazard-ale
rt-animal-cyclist
Nature: Highest-ever ocean temperatures recorded as El Niño intensifies
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02681-4
Live Science: Rare red northern lights may be visible alongside red moon during
tomorrow night's partial lunar eclipse
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/rare-red-northern-lights-may-be-visib
le-alongside-r...
TechCrunch: Ex-Meta scientists want to bring visual AI to the factory floor
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/ex-meta-scientists-want-to-bring-visual-ai-to-
the-factory-floor/
Bloody Elbow: Ex-UFC star slams Dana White for exploding at reporter’s press
conference question: ‘Ego overdrive’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/26/ex-ufc-star-slams-dana-white-for-exploding-at
-reporters-press-co...
TechCrunch: Ring introduces a new encryption standard, makes it the default for
cloud features
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/ring-introduces-a-new-encryption-standard-make
s-it-the-default-for-cloud-features/
TechCrunch: Bill Gates wants to see a robot tax and ‘Human Reserved’ jobs to
mitigate harms from AI
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/bill-gates-wants-to-see-a-robot-tax-and-human-
reserved-jobs-to-mitigate-harms-f...
The Verge: Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that digitizes your physical
games
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/984936/xbox-disc-to-digital-feature-official
TechCrunch: CISA confirms hackers targeted over 100 US water systems during July
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/cisa-confirms-hackers-targeted-over-100-us-wat
er-systems-during-july/
NASA News: NASA Sets Spacewalk for Station Maintenance, Live Coverage Planned
Link:
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-sets-spacewalk-for-station-maintenance-li
ve-coverage-planned/
Bloody Elbow: Tyson Fury shares his brutally honest opinion about MMA in new
interview
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/26/tyson-fury-shares-his-brutally-honest-opinion
-about-mma-in-new-interview/
TechCrunch: Surprise: Z.ai is the AI lab behind the mysterious Ox Alpha model
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/surprise-z-ai-is-the-ai-lab-behind-the-mysteri
ous-ox-alpha-model/
Ars Technica: 15,000 years of solar wind in four hours? A Seattle company gives
it a go.
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/15000-years-of-solar-wind-in-four-hours-a-
seattle-company-gives-it-a-go/
NASA News: NASA Begins Moon Mission Plume-Surface Interaction Tests
Link:
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/nasa-begins-moon-mission-plume-surface-int
eraction-tests/
The Verge: Microsoft’s 25th anniversary Xbox will cost $899
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/games/985003/microsoft-xbox-25th-anniversary-console-pr
ice
Wired: Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms
Case—and That’s Just for Starters
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-will-pay-up-to-dollar167-billion-to-settle-its-
social-media-harms-case-a...