NASA News: NASA’s SpaceX Crew‑12 Splashes Down, Sets Briefing to Discuss Mission
Link:
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasas-spacex-crew-12-splashes-down-sets-briefi
ng-to-discuss-mission/
The Verge: Anthropic bans ‘abusive or cruel behavior’ towards Claude
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1008100/anthropic-new-usage-
policy-abuse-claude
MMA Fighting: Ex-WWE tag champ Gzim Selmani reveals why he cut viral BKFC
post-fight promo — and it has to do with Rico Verhoeven
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/bkfc/513755/ex-wwe-tag-champ-gzim-selmani-reveals-wh
y-h...
Bloody Elbow: Colby Covington already has a gripe with his new employer RAF
after leaving UFC on bad terms
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/10/08/colby-covington-already-has-a-gripe-with-his-
new-employer-raf-after-lea...
The Verge: Are you ready for you ready for everything to look like TikTok?
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/1006069/instagram-facebook-full-screen-reels-test-
tiktok
TechCrunch: A startup founder who served time in prison is looking to court an
untapped market: ex-cons
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/a-startup-founder-who-served-time-in-prison-is
-looking-to-court-an-untapped...
The Verge: Amazon is phasing out Fire Tablets because they weren’t ‘giving
customers what they were asking for’
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/1008059/amazon-phasing-out-fire-tablet-panos-panay
Live Science: Would you trust AI to calculate your true 'biological age'?
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/health/aging/would-you-trust-ai-to-calculate-your-tr
ue-biological-age-poll
The Verge: Apple announces surprise ‘Welcome home’ launch event
Link: https://www.theverge.com/news/1008039/apple-smart-home-event-october-13th
TechCrunch: Natura’s $99 smart ring puts AI agents on your finger
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/naturas-smart-ring-puts-ai-agents-on-your-fing
er/
NASA News: NASA, Energy Department Advance New Era of Nuclear-Powered
Exploration
Link:
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-energy-department-advance-new-era-of-nucl
ear-powered-exploration/
TechCrunch: US bars Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from green card program
for skilled foreign workers
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/us-bars-microsoft-adobe-and-major-it-firms-fro
m-green-card-program-for...
Live Science: The central Pacific Ocean just broke a temperature record. Experts
say it might signal a new kind of El Niño.
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/the-central-pacific-ocean
-just-br...
Bloody Elbow: ‘I’m extremely happy’… Joe Rogan issues statement after signing
new $250 million podcast deal
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/10/08/im-extremely-happy-joe-rogan-issues-statement
-after-signing-new-250-mi...
Nature: Author Correction: Histone readers MLLT1 and MLLT3 concentrate AID to
confer locus specificity
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11266-0
The Verge: Google’s AI note-taking app transcribes your meetings completely
offline
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/1007985/google-ai-notetaking-app-transcribe-offlin
e
MMA Fighting: Between the Links: Dana White vs. Eddie Hearn saga continues,
reaction to UFC 335 announcements, more
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/514745/between-the-links-dana-white-vs-eddie-hea
rn-saga-continues...
TechCrunch: Elon Musk questions Ambani’s influence as Starlink India launch
stalls
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/india-rejects-elon-musks-claim-of-discriminati
on-over-starlink-launch/
TechCrunch: New York alleges TikTok gave teens, children a placebo safety
feature instead of a real one
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/new-york-alleges-tiktok-gave-teens-children-a-
placebo-safety-feature-instea...
The Verge: GTA VI will have in-game podcasts and at least six radio stations
Link: https://www.theverge.com/games/1007965/gta-6-music-radio-stations-podcasts