Bloody Elbow: UFC 330 host hotel evacuated hours before weigh-ins are due to
begin
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/14/ufc-330-host-hotel-evacuated-hours-before-wei
gh-ins-are-due-to-begin/
Wired: FTC Strikes Deals to Ignore Unlawful Credit Discrimination
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/ftc-strikes-deals-to-ignore-unlawful-credit-discrimi
nation/
The Verge: The MSI Claw EX is the most important handheld since Steam Deck — I
still wouldn’t buy one
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/games/977646/msi-claw-8-ex-review-intel-panther-lake-ha
ndheld
Bloody Elbow: Fans call out Ian Machado Garry for strategy he accused Islam
Makhachev of in conflicting face-offs
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/14/fans-call-out-ian-machado-garry-for-strategy-
he-accused-islam-ma...
Wired: These ‘Masturbation Consultants’ Were Hired to Pleasure Themselves With
AI
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/these-masturbation-consultants-were-hired-to-pleasur
e-themselves-using-ai/
TechCrunch: Uber and Pony.ai plan to bring 2,000 robotaxis to Europe
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/uber-and-pony-ai-plan-to-bring-2000-robotaxis-
to-europe/
Wired: Best Pixel 10 Cases and Accessories (2026): Mous, dbrand, Bellroy
Link: https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-pixel-10-cases-and-accessories/
Nature: Publisher Correction: Targeting cancer-specific mutations with
RNA-triggered chromatin shredding
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11022-4
Wired: People Are ‘Marrying’ Chatbots. These Lawmakers Want to Stop Them
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/people-are-marrying-chatbots-these-lawmakers-want-to
-stop-them/
Wired: 5 Weird Tricks for Having a Brain
Link: https://www.wired.com/galaxy-brain/
Wired: This Art Project Slows Down Citi Bikes to Make NYC’s Rent Crisis Feel
Real
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/this-art-project-slows-down-citi-bikes-to-make-nycs-
rent-crisis-feel-real/
The Verge: Apple trained its own AI model for China with help from Alibaba
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/980160/apple-intelligence-ch
ina-custom-ai-model-alibaba
Wired: The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/real-reason-data-center-gas-power-plants-are-so-dirt
y/
The Verge: Help build a monument to that ‘sad little bitch’ Elon Musk
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/980142/cards-against-humanity-elon-musk-monument
Ars Technica: Organic-looking brake assemblies debut on new Czinger 21C Spyder
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/08/czinger-debuts-topology-optimized-brakes-wi
th-21c-spyder/
Wired: Columbia Promo Codes: 15% Off | August 2026
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/columbia-promo-code/
Bloody Elbow: Joe Rogan hails Josh Hokit’s controversial UFC White House moment
as ‘smart’ as he backs star
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/14/joe-rogan-hails-josh-hokits-controversial-ufc
-white-house-moment-as-sm...
NASA News: APOD: 2026 August 14 – Total Solar Eclipse from Greenland
Link:
https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod/apod-2026-august-14-total-solar-ecli
pse-from-greenland/
Bloody Elbow: Islam Makhachev not even in the top 10 of ex-UFC star Brendan
Schaub’s GOAT list: ‘Resume is weak’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/13/islam-makhachev-not-even-in-the-top-10-of-ex-
ufc-star-brendan-sch...
Bloody Elbow: Ian Machado Garry rival Neil Magny says Islam Makhachev
predictions will change ‘drastically’ early on
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/13/ian-machado-garry-rival-neil-magny-says-islam
-makhachev-predi...