Bloody Elbow: Tom Aspinall offers prediction for Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado
Garry: ‘He’s got more chance’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/11/tom-aspinall-offers-prediction-for-islam-makh
achev-vs-ian-machado-g...
TechCrunch: Google’s Gemini app surges to one billion users
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/googles-gemini-app-surges-to-one-billion-users
/
The Verge: Google’s free streaming service now lets you pick shows and movies to
watch
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/978152/google-tv-freeplay-on-demand
Ars Technica: Less than 2.5% of Taylor Farms' recalled lettuce went to Taco
Bells
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/08/less-than-2-5-of-taylor-farms-recalled-le
ttuce-went-to-taco-bells/
MMA Fighting: The Ultimate Insider | Behind the scenes of TUF 34 injury woes: ‘A
lot of bad sh*t that started happening’
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/504276/the-ultimate-insider-behind-the-scenes-of
-tuf-34-inju...
Bloody Elbow: Coach who said he’d ‘get rid’ of Islam Makhachev thinks Ian
Machado presents ‘rare’ grappling issue
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/11/coach-who-said-hed-get-rid-of-islam-makhachev
-thinks-ian-machado...
The Verge: Another OpenAI executive takes off
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/978048/brad-lightcap-openai-
executive-departure
TechCrunch: Bluesky’s active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond
the app
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/blueskys-active-user-base-is-shrinking-as-its-
focus-expands-beyond-the-app/
TechCrunch: What’s Scaleup Europe, the $5.7B fund that just backed satellite
company ICEYE?
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/whats-scaleup-europe-the-5-7b-fund-that-just-b
acked-satellite-company-iceye/
The Verge: The budget-friendly Pixel Buds 2a are even cheaper right now
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/977929/pixel-buds-2a-starfox-switch-deal-sale
NASA News: Lion Nebula Roars in Webb’s Sights
Link: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/lion-nebula-roars-in-webbs-sights/
Live Science: What the US could learn from Japan's incentive for responsible
antibiotic use
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/what-the-us-could-learn-from-j
apans-incentive-for-responsible-antibioti...
The Verge: Google’s upcoming Pixel phones are for the fans, even if its launch
event isn’t
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/977844/made-by-google-pixel-11-launch-power-users-
notification-led
Bloody Elbow: Quillan Salkilld now one spot below Paddy Pimblett in UFC rankings
update after main event win
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/11/quillan-salkilld-now-one-spot-below-paddy-pim
blett-in-ufc-rankings-up...
The Verge: Apple could help you prove your iPhone photos aren’t deepfakes
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/977921/apple-reference-image-iphone-metadata
TechCrunch: An unreleased Anthropic model made progress on one of math’s biggest
unsolved problems
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/an-unreleased-anthropic-model-made-progress-on
-one-of-maths-biggest-unsolved-pro...
TechCrunch: Joby Aviation builds out defense business with $500M acquisition
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/joby-aviation-builds-out-defense-business-with
-500m-acquisition/
MMA Fighting: Ian Machado Garry on the backlash to his personality before UFC
330: ‘I couldn’t care less’
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/504194/ian-machado-garry-on-the-backlash-to-his-
personality-before-ufc-330-...
Bloody Elbow: Ian Machado Garry claims it’s ‘not a discussion’ that he’s fought
tougher UFC opposition than Islam Makhachev
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/11/ian-machado-garry-makes-bold-comparison-betwe
en-his-an...
Nature: Phosphine-mediated azine C–H couplings with water and ammonia
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10991-w