Bloody Elbow: UFC had a backup plan for Diego Lopes if Charles Oliveira didn’t
accept BMF title fight for December
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/10/09/ufc-had-a-backup-plan-for-diego-lopes-if-char
les-oliveira-didnt...
TechCrunch: Beyond TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: The Side Events, Parties &
Networking You Can’t Miss
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/beyond-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-the-side-events
-parties-networking-you-cant-miss/
MMA Fighting: Watch Ilia Topuria tell corner he ‘can barely see anything’ during
gnarly version of historic UFC fight with Justin Gaethje
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/514907/watch-ilia-topuria-tell-corner-he-can...
TechCrunch: TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Gamma’s Grant Lee, Engine’s Elia Wallen,
and GV’s Crystal Huang on landing your first 1,000 customers
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/techcrunch-disrupt-2026-gammas-grant-lee-...
The Verge: Trump’s attempt to rename AI is looking awfully artificial
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/policy/1008677/trump-super-intelligence-ai-rebranding
NASA News: Cosmic House of Mirrors
Link: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/cosmic-house-of-mirrors/
The Verge: Instinct was the buzziest AI agent around — can it survive Muse?
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1008254/instinct-agent-ai-hands-on-muse-dots
TechCrunch: TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 starts in 4 days — lock in your pass savings
of up to $100 before prices rise
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/techcrunch-disrupt-2026-starts-in-4-days-lock-
in-your-pass-saving...
Bloody Elbow: Max Holloway controversially above Alex Pereira as Petr Yan ranks
10 UFC stars on punching power
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/10/09/max-holloway-controversially-above-alex-perei
ra-as-petr-yan-ranks-1...
The Verge: A week with Googlebooks: four notes from our testing so far
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/1008563/googlebook-software-impressions-thoughts-r
oundtable
TechCrunch: Surveillance company Flock cuts staff as privacy backlash grows
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/surveillance-company-flock-cuts-staff-as-priva
cy-backlash-grows/
Wired: The Best Mac Desktop to Buy (2026): Mac Mini, Mac Studio, or iMac?
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/best-mac-desktop/
Nature: Briefing Chat: Top researchers are being mislead by sham academic
societies
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03216-7
MMA Fighting: Watch Gabriel Almeida tap out Gilbert Burns at UFC BJJ 12
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/514896/watch-gabriel-almeida-tap-out-gilbert-bur
ns-at-ufc-bjj-12
The Verge: Meta is banning TikTok ads across its platforms
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1008658/meta-tiktok-bytedance-ads-ban
The Verge: The humble Playdate has become one of gaming’s best deals
Link: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1008441/playdate-season-3
MMA Fighting: ‘I’m just not the likable guy’: UFC Vegas 122’s Brendan Allen gets
real on bridging gap between accomplishment and popularity
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/514829/im-just-not-the-likable-guy-ufc-veg...
Bloody Elbow: Israel Adesanya reveals talk with Georges St-Pierre has reassured
him about retiring from the UFC
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/10/09/israel-adesanya-reveals-talk-with-georges-st-
pierre-has-reassured-...
Ars Technica: Rocket Report: A rare Falcon 9 scrub; is it just about Vulcan's
time to shine?
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/rocket-report-a-rare-falcon-9-scrub-is-it-
just-about-vulcans-time-to-shine/
TechCrunch: Xona’s commercial GPS alternative is about to go live
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/xonas-commercial-gps-alternative-is-about-to-g
o-live/