Bloody Elbow: Robert Whittaker picks ‘tougher’ fighter to win in Charles
Oliveira vs Diego Lopes at UFC 335
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/10/07/robert-whittaker-picks-tougher-fighter-to-win
-in-charles-oliveira-vs-d...
The Verge: Google invests millions in Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to create a
‘virtual cell’
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/1006766/google-meta-biohub-investment-virtual-cell
TechCrunch: Tony Fadell on why the first wave of AI gadgets failed — and what
comes next
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/tony-fadell-on-why-the-first-wave-of-ai-gadget
s-failed-and-what-comes-next/
Wired: 19 Best Prime Day Deals on Mobile Accessories (2026)
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/best-prime-day-mobile-accessories-deals-10-6-2026/
The Verge: New leaks provide our first look at Apple and LG’s smart home devices
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/1006727/apple-lg-leak-smart-home-deadbolt-lock-the
rmostat-temperature-sensor
TechCrunch: Google experiments with an AI-powered gaming platform
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/google-experiments-with-an-ai-powered-gaming-p
latform/
TechCrunch: OpenAI’s Alexander Embiricos is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 —
days after the launch of Dots
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/openais-alexander-embiricos-is-coming-to-techc
runch-disrupt-2026-days...
The Verge: Ring’s first smart lock can be charged by turning a dial when the
battery unexpectedly dies
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/1005916/amazon-ring-smart-home-lock-dial-recharge-
camera-security-pricing-availa...
TechCrunch: Get hands-on: The full lineup of interactive roundtables at
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/get-hands-on-the-full-lineup-of-interactive-ro
undtables-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/
Wired: Take Up to 44% Off the 17 Best Prime Day Fitness Tech Deals (2026)
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-prime-day-fitness-deals-10-07-2026/
TechCrunch: 6 days to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Save on your pass before doors
open
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/6-days-to-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-save-on-your
-pass-before-doors-open/
Bloody Elbow: Islam Makhachev gets Dagestan invite request from upcoming UFC
main event star: ‘I would love to go’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/10/07/islam-makhachev-gets-dagestan-invite-request-
from-upcoming-ufc-...
The Verge: My cats hate to see this great upright carpet cleaner coming
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1006710/bissell-carpet-cleaning-prime-day-deal-
sale
TechCrunch: Another personal AI assistant has launched — Meet Tab, which emerged
from stealth with a $300M valuation
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/another-personal-ai-assistant-has-launched-mee
t-tab-which-emer...
The Verge: Amazon uses its tracking data to guess whether shoppers have a flat
butt and no friends
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1006712/amazon-about-you-shopping-data
Nature: A guide to Nature Index tables
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02999-z
The Verge: Windows and Surface event: how to watch and what to expect
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/news/1006292/microsoft-windows-surface-event-rtx-spark-
how-to-watch
ScienceDaily: NASA’s Webb finds signs of Mars-sized worlds smashing together
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261007042108.htm
Wired: ‘The Social Reckoning’ Already Feels Irrelevant
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/the-social-reckoning-movie-review/
The Verge: The Social Reckoning is a tepid thriller that reminds us of how we
got here
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1005997/the-social-reconing-review-facebo
ok-zuckerberg-frances-haugen