Ars Technica: Schwartz confirmed as CDC director after bungling confirmation
hearing
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/08/schwartz-confirmed-as-cdc-director-after-
bungling-confirmation-hearing/
TechCrunch: Meta launches Muse Code, an AI agent for large code bases
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/meta-launches-muse-code-an-ai-agent-for-large-
code-bases/
Wired: The National Design Studio Became a DOGE Landing Pad. Now ‘Big Balls’ Is
Recruiting
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/national-design-studio-doge-recruiting/
TechCrunch: Trump’s DOJ gains oversight of OpenAI’s green-card employee
sponsorships
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/trumps-doj-gains-oversight-of-openais-green-ca
rd-employee-sponsorships/
MMA Fighting: Darren Till rips Ian Machado Garry: ‘He’s got fake written all
over him’
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/503361/darren-till-rips-ian-machado-garry-hes-go
t-fake-written-all-over-him
Bloody Elbow: Khabib Nurmagomedov had to tell cousin Umar off for his gym
conduct ahead of UFC main event return
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/05/khabib-nurmagomedov-had-to-tell-cousin-umar-o
ff-for-his-gym-condu...
Wired: DHS Wants Protesters’ Signal Group Chats
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-wants-protesters-signal-group-chats/
TechCrunch: Moove raises $250M to become the backbone of the robotaxi industry
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/moove-raises-250m-to-become-the-backbone-of-th
e-robotaxi-industry/
TechCrunch: Klaviyo acquires Elias Torres’ Agency in full-circle reunion for
tech founders
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/klaviyo-acquires-elias-torres-agency-in-full-c
ircle-reunion-for-tech-founders/
Ars Technica: Hank Green found the AI problem that YouTube labels can’t catch
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/hank-green-found-the-ai-problem-that-youtube-
labels-cant-catch/
Bloody Elbow: BKFC president Dave Feldman echoes Dana White in reaction to rival
BKB promotion comparisons
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/05/bkfc-president-dave-feldman-echoes-dana-white
-in-reaction-to-rival-bkb-...
Wired: The Most Dangerous AI Hacking Techniques Still Have Humans in the Loop
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/the-most-dangerous-ai-hacking-techniques-still-have-
human-input/
Live Science: A star 20 times the size of the sun died in a supernova — and
telescopes around the world joined forces to watch it
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/a-star-20-times-the-size-of-the-sun-
d...
Wired: TikTok Says ‘Moderator Error’ Kept Perez Hilton Livestream Up
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-says-moderator-error-kept-perez-hilton-livest
ream-on-platform/
TechCrunch: Jeff Dean and other top AI researchers are leaving Google to launch
their own startup
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/jeff-dean-and-other-top-ai-researchers-are-lea
ving-google-to-launch-their-own-sta...
MMA Fighting: Jake Paul tries to coax Khabib Nurmagomedov out of retirement for
MVP; Khabib responds
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/mvp-mma/503365/jake-paul-tries-to-coax-khabib-nurmag
omedov-out-of-retirement-for-mvp...
Bloody Elbow: Joe Rogan reveals who is the ‘future of boxing’: ‘He’s the Mike
Tyson of our generation’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/05/joe-rogan-reveals-who-is-the-future-of-boxing
-hes-the-mike-tyson-of-our-gen...
Wired: AI Worms and Viruses Are Coming
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-agents-could-act-like-computer-viruses-and-worms/
TechCrunch: Reddit aims to make ‘karma’ less important for first-time posters
with shift to AI moderation tools
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/reddit-aims-to-make-karma-less-important-for-f
irst-time-posters-wit...
MMA Fighting: Conor McGregor undergoes surgery to repair injured knee: ‘I am
excellent’
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/503368/conor-mcgregor-undergoes-surgery-to-repai
r-injured-knee-i-am-excellent