TechCrunch: Lyft is paying $272.5M to settle lawsuit over how it classified
drivers
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/lyft-is-paying-272-5m-to-settle-lawsuit-over-h
ow-it-classified-drivers/
TechCrunch: Musk’s AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture
Venezuela’s president
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/musks-ai-chatbot-grok-reportedly-encouraged-tr
ump-to-capture-venezuelas-president/
Wired: The Best Early Prime Day Deals Ahead of Amazon’s Second Sale (2026)
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-prime-day-early-deals-10-01-2026/
MMA Fighting: UFC 332 press conference video
Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/513602/ufc-332-press-conference-video
Bloody Elbow: Watch Khabib Nurmagomedov outgrappling 11-0 lightweight star years
after his MMA retirement
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/10/01/watch-khabib-nurmagomedov-outgrappling-11-0-l
ightweight-star-years-after...
Ars Technica: Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of
sensitive data
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/hacks-of-2-federal-agencies-in-a-month-
have-spilled-a-bonanza-of-sensitive-dat...
NASA News: NASA Awards Enterprise Logistics Support Services Agreements
Link:
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awards-enterprise-logistics-support-servi
ces-agreements/
Wired: Trump’s ‘Morally Binding’ AI ‘Accord,’ the Rise of AI Agents, and
Extremists on the Ballot
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-trumps-pinky-swear-ai-safety-
accord-an-ai-agent-worth-the-risk/
Bloody Elbow: Joe Rogan provides verdict on UFC exploring ban for controversial
oblique kick
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/10/01/joe-rogan-provides-verdict-on-ufc-exploring-b
an-for-controversial-oblique-kick/
MMA Fighting: Eddie Hearn blames Dana White’s ‘arrogance’ for nasty rhetoric in
lead-up to Fury vs. Joshua: ‘They’re control freaks’
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/boxing/513624/eddie-hearn-blames-dana-whites-arrogan...
The Verge: Google’s new Guided Vision feature can help you read the fine print
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1003756/google-gemini-live-g
uided-vision
TechCrunch: ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/chatgpt-can-now-virtually-try-on-clothes-for-y
ou/
The Verge: Android Central ‘will continue’ despite laying off its staff
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1003735/android-central-layoffs
TechCrunch: Google thinks SpaceX’s Starship has to launch 1,600 times before
space data centers get off the ground
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/google-thinks-spacexs-starship-has-to-launch-1
600-times-before-s...
The Verge: Steam Deck 2: Is AMD Gainsborough the chip Valve’s been waiting for?
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/games/1003593/steam-deck-2-is-amd-gainsborough-the-chip
-valves-been-waiting-for
MMA Fighting: ‘A milestone in history’: Natalia Silva confident Brazil will hold
all UFC women’s titles by end of 2026
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/513556/a-milestone-in-history-natalia-silva-conf
ident-brazil-w...
Bloody Elbow: Top 15 UFC star moves up in weight as return gets announced for
Ciryl Gane vs Josh Hokit card
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/10/01/top-15-ufc-star-moves-up-in-weight-as-return-
gets-announced-for-ciryl-...
Ars Technica: Marvel releases one last VisionQuest trailer
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/10/marvel-releases-one-last-visionquest-tra
iler/
TechCrunch: World’s first enhanced geothermal power plant completed in just 23
months
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/worlds-first-enhanced-geothermal-power-plant-c
ompleted-in-just-23-months/
Sherdog: Fernando Vargas’ undefeated son returns after first-round BKB KO
Link:
https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Fernando-Vargas-undefeated-son-returns-after-f
irstround-BKB-KO-203042