TechCrunch: Starcloud raises $250 million for orbital data centers as launch
options dry up
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/starcloud-raises-200-million-for-orbital-data-
centers-as-launch-options-dry-up/
Live Science: Have your say: Would you trust a humanoid robot with your
household chores?
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/have-your-say-would-you-trust-a-
humanoid-robot-with-your-household-chores
MMA Fighting: Missed Fists | ‘What the hell was this ref thinking?’: Pros react
to referee freezing during brutal knockout beatdown
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/videos/505915/missed-fists-what-the-hell-was-this-re
f...
Bloody Elbow: Tai Tuivasa trains with heavyweight Francis Ngannou KO’d in 1
round after changing teams for UFC 331
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/21/tai-tuivasa-trains-with-heavyweight-francis-n
gannou-kod-in-1-ro...
Nature: Briefing Chat: New narcolepsy drug could unlock host of novel brain
therapies
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02626-x
TechCrunch: Tesla recalls 3 million cars as part of China-wide push to stop
hidden door handles
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/tesla-recalls-3-million-cars-as-part-of-china-
wide-push-to-stop-hidden-door-handles...
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-backlash
TechCrunch: Private equity firm Apollo confirms data breach amid hacking wave
targeting financial giants
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/private-equity-firm-apollo-confirms-data-breac
h-amid-hacking-wave-targetin...
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
TechCrunch: Senator asks US government watchdog to review how feds use hacking
tools
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/senator-asks-us-federal-watchdog-to-review-how
-feds-use-hacking-tools/
MMA Fighting: ‘What the f*ck are we doing?’: Reinier de Ridder says something
has to be done about extreme weight cutting in MMA
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/506111/what-the-fck-are-we-doing-reinier-de-ridd
er-s...
Bloody Elbow: Arman Tsarukyan has a personal reason for wanting to finish
Mauricio Ruffy quickly at UFC 331
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/21/arman-tsarukyan-has-a-personal-reason-for-wan
ting-to-finish-mauricio-r...
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-them-arent-perfect/
ScienceDaily: 2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck reveals ancient waterproofing
secrets
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260820202907.htm
The Verge: Tesla sunsets its Solar Roof tiles
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/983167/tesla-solar-roof-tiles-discontinued
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-speculation-for-sal...
The Verge: My cats hate each other, but this automatic feeder is helping
Link: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/982897/automatic-feeder-cat-enemies
Wired: Nyrius Phoenix Home True 4K60 (2026): A Solution for Cord Clutter
Link: https://www.wired.com/review/nyrius-phoenix-home-true-4k60/
The Verge: My big, fat, technophobic cat
Link: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/981738/my-big-fat-technophobic-cat
Bloody Elbow: Former UFC champion returns after two years out at UFC 332 despite
fan calls for him to retire
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/21/former-ufc-champion-returns-after-two-years-o
ut-at-ufc-332-despite-fa...