The Verge: How the Pixel 11 Pro Fold compares to the Galaxy Z Fold 8
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/972498/google-pixel-11-pro-fold-samsung-galaxy-z-f
old-8-ultra-specs-comparison
TechCrunch: Facebook officially rolls out its standalone Creator Studio app with
AI tools for creators
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/facebook-officially-rolls-out-its-standalone-c
reator-studio-app-with-ai-tool...
NASA News: Pursuing a Dream of Working for NASA
Link:
https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/kennedy/pursuing-a-dream-of-working-
for-nasa/
Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor’s four words of advice for Ian Machado Garry in
Islam Makhachev UFC 330 showdown
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/12/conor-mcgregors-four-words-of-advice-for-ian-
machado-garry-in-islam-...
The Verge: Guitar company D’Addario admits that AI music was used in a
promotional video
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/978982/daddario-guitar-ai-mu
sic-suno
Ars Technica: Booksellers suspect AI firms are buying and then destroying rare
books
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/heres-a-balm-if-the-idea-of-destroyi
ng-books-to-train-ai-breaks-your-heart/
TechCrunch: How a $250 million acquisition collapsed into allegations of fraud
and forged signatures
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/how-a-250-million-acquisition-collapsed-into-a
llegations-of-fraud-and-forged-s...
NASA News: APOD: 2026 August 12 – Perseids over a Little Planet
Link:
https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod/apod-2026-august-12-perseids-over-a-
little-planet/
TechCrunch: After Microsoft threatened legal action, a security researcher
publishes a new Windows zero-day bug
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/after-microsoft-threatened-legal-action-a-secu
rity-researcher-publi...
TechCrunch: Silkroad Innovation Hub’s Road to Battlefield competition continues
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/silkroad-innovation-hubs-road-to-battlefield-c
ompetition-continues/
ScienceDaily: Scientists turn Starlink into a giant scanner for Earth’s upper
atmosphere
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260812015212.htm
MMA Fighting: UFC 330 media day live stream
Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/504392/ufc-330-media-day-live-stream
Bloody Elbow: Will Joe Rogan be at UFC 330? Broadcast team revealed for Islam
Makhachev vs Ian Machado Garry card
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/12/will-joe-rogan-be-at-ufc-330-broadcast-team-r
evealed-for-islam-m...
NASA News: Quality Assessment Report Evaluates Polar Geospatial Center EarthDEM
Elevation Products
Link:
https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/quality-assessment-repor
t-evaluates-polar-geospatial-cente...
Nature: Model-free multiparametric analysis of SHG images reveals collagen
signatures in breast cancer
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-62801-y
Bloody Elbow: UFC 330 featured main card fight cancelled just days out from
world title double header
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/12/ufc-330-featured-main-card-fight-cancelled-ju
st-days-out-from-world-title-do...
The Verge: Google aims for influencers with the Pixel 11 Creator Suite
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/977888/pixel-creator-suite-influencer-camera-featu
res
MMA Fighting: Dana White likes Bella Mir’s chances of winning 4 titles,
including Olympics and UFC
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/504497/dana-white-likes-bella-mirs-chances-of-wi
nning-4-titles-including-olympics-...
TechCrunch: Google unveils Pixel 11 lineup, new AirTag rival, and Gemini
features at Made by Google 2026
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/google-unveils-pixel-11-lineup-new-airtag-riva
l-and-gemini-features-at-mad...
Wired: Google’s Pixel Watch 5 Can Now Detect Breathing Emergencies
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/googles-pixel-watch-5-can-now-detect-breathing-emerg
encies/