TechCrunch: Affected by layoffs? Don’t miss this $75 deal for your TechCrunch
Disrupt 2026 Expo+ Pass
Link:
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Sherdog: Mostafa Rashed Nada ends 10-year trilogy with guillotine at PFL MENA 11
Link:
https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Mostafa-Rashed-Nada-ends-10year-trilogy-with-g
uillotine-at-PFL-MENA-11-203046
NASA News: NASA’s DAVINCI Probe Can Stand the Heat
Link: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-davinci-probe-can-stand-the-heat/
MMA Fighting: Missed Fists: Cornerman slaps fighter moments before knockout loss
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/latest-news/513621/missed-fists-cornerman-slaps-figh
ter-moments-before-knockout-loss
Bloody Elbow: Josh Hokit accuses Tom Aspinall of not ‘trying to find a way’ to
fight on like one UFC legend he admires
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/10/02/josh-hokit-accuses-tom-aspinall-of-not-trying
-to-find-a-way...
Wired: This Shoe Company’s Instagram Ad With a Frat Is Pissing People Off
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/this-shoe-companys-instagram-ad-with-a-frat-is-pissi
ng-people-off/
Ars Technica: Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/research-roundup-6-cool-science-stories-
we-almost-missed-6/
TechCrunch: Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to
new risks from AI agents
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/apple-says-its-tightening-macos-full-disk-acce
ss-controls-due-to-new-risks...
The Verge: OpenAI’s Dot agent is enterprise software that can also order your
dinner
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1004096/openai-chatgpt-dots-
hands-on-agent
Live Science: Animals may have evolved 200 million years earlier than previously
thought, new study suggests
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/evolution/animals-may-have-evolved-200-
million-years-earlier-th...
Bloody Elbow: Joe Rogan advises Sean Sharaf to retire just weeks after shock KO
win over Gable Steveson
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/10/02/joe-rogan-advises-sean-sharaf-to-retire-just-
weeks-after-shock-ko-win-over...
TechCrunch: It’s not AI anymore, it’s ‘Super intelligence’ (according to the
White House)
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/video/its-not-ai-anymore-its-super-intelligence-according
-to-the-white-house/
The Verge: Breaking up (with Elon Musk) is hard to do
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1004177/elon-musk-unfollows-shivon-zilis
The Verge: Rivian’s sales pop as the company’s big R2 bet starts to pay off
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1004127/rivian-q3-2026-production-delive
ry-r2
Sherdog: UFC 332 weigh-in results: Title fight set; 1 fighter heavy
Link:
https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-332-weighin-results-Title-fight-set-1-figh
ter-heavy-203045
MMA Fighting: UFC 332 weigh-in results: 1 main card fighter misses weight
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/513759/ufc-332-weigh-in-results-1-main-card-figh
ter-misses-weight
The Verge: Beehiiv creators are buzzing about a new price increase
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1004133/beehiiv-price-increase-reactions
TechCrunch: Circuit Breaker Labs hopes to make AI safer for your kids (and you)
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/circuit-breaker-labs-hopes-to-make-ai-safer-fo
r-your-kids-and-you/
Bloody Elbow: Paulo Costa attempts to hijack Alex Pereira’s predicted return
fight with late call-out: ‘Put me in’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/10/02/paulo-costa-attempts-to-hijack-alex-pereiras-
predicted-return-f...
NASA News: La NASA abre solicitudes para próxima promoción de directores de
vuelo
Link:
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/la-nasa-abre-solicitudes-para-proxima-promocio
n-de-directores-de-vuelo/