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TechCrunch: SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.5, which Elon describes as an ‘Opus-class model’ Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/spacexai-releases-grok-4-5-which-elon-describe s-as-an-opus-class-model/
TechCrunch: ‘Slow-cial’ app Roost forces you to slow down to the speed of a carrier pigeon Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/slow-cial-app-roost-forces-you-to-slow-down-to -the-speed-of-a-carrier-pigeon/
TechCrunch: This startup thinks robotics is about to have its ChatGPT moment Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/this-startup-thinks-robotics-is-about-to-have- its-chatgpt-moment/
MMA Fighting: Conor McGregor trashes Khabib Nurmagomedov, claims he fought rival after ‘doing bad things on the yacht’ Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/498136/conor-mcgregor-trashes-khabib-nurmagomedo v-claims-he-fo...
The Verge: Microsoft’s Xbox reset is pivoting Obsidian to make Fallout instead of Avowed Link: https://www.theverge.com/games/963024/microsoft-xbox-reset-obsidian-fallout-layo ffs
TechCrunch: Elon Musk says X will send DMs when posts you’ve engaged with are corrected Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/elon-musk-says-x-will-send-dms-when-posts-youv e-engaged-with-are-corrected/
TechCrunch: Google Photos adds a new AI ‘Video Remix’ tool Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/google-photos-adds-a-new-ai-video-remix-tool/
Ars Technica: Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers Link: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/thousands-of-routers-bricked-after-gover nment-program-concludes-in-australia/
Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor declares himself the GOAT as he dismisses Jon Jones: ‘Where’s he now?’ Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/08/conor-mcgregor-declares-himself-the-goat-as-h e-dismisses-jon-jones-wheres-he-n...
The Verge: America’s cheapest new EV is smaller than a ping-pong table and tops out at 19mph Link: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/962753/fiat-topolino-ev-us-price-specs-m icromobiilty
Wired: Dimming the Sun Would Help Lower the Risks of El Niño Link: https://www.wired.com/story/dimming-the-sun-would-lower-risks-of-el-nino/
MMA Fighting: UFC 329 media day live stream Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/498094/ufc-329-media-day-live-stream
TechCrunch: Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet Link: https://techcrunch.com/video/why-this-ceo-thinks-video-games-make-better-trainin g-data-than-the-internet/
The Verge: Cockroaches will learn to fear my SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable Link: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/962163/switchbot-bot-rechargeable-hands-on-revi ew
The Verge: If Microsoft sold off Xbox, who would even buy it? Link: https://www.theverge.com/games/962837/microsoft-xbox-spin-off-sell-divest-layoff s-asha-sharma
TechCrunch: Meta wants its AI glasses to seem less creepy. Its AI strategy says otherwise. Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/meta-wants-its-ai-glasses-to-seem-less-creepy- its-ai-strategy-says-otherwise/
Live Science: We remember little to nothing of early childhood — and a recent mouse study may help explain why Link: https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/we-remember-little-to-nothing-of -early-childhood-and-a...
The Verge: ChatGPT’s upgraded voice mode is better at shutting up Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/962856/chatgpt-upgraded-voic e-mode-gpt-live
Bloody Elbow: Gable Steveson makes history before even stepping into the Octagon for his debut at UFC 329 Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/08/gable-steveson-makes-history-before-even-step ping-into-the-octagon-for-h...
TechCrunch: Crypto VC firm Paradigm raises $1.2B to invest in ‘technical frontier’ startups Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/crypto-vc-firm-paradigm-raises-1-2b-to-invest- in-technical-frontier-startups/
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