Ars Technica: US company’s AI lets Ukraine’s cheap kamikaze drones track targets
on their own
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/ukraines-drones-get-ai-upgrades-for-kamikaze-
strikes-future-swarm-attacks/
Bloody Elbow: Arman Tsarukyan includes Khabib Nurmagomedov in his top 5 MMA
fighters of all time
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/03/arman-tsarukyan-includes-khabib-nurmagomedov-
in-his-top-5-mma-fighters-of-all-tim...
Bloody Elbow: UFC issue statement confirming the death of 34-year-old flyweight
fighter Allan Nascimento
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/03/ufc-issue-statement-confirming-the-death-of-3
4-year-old-flyweight-fighter...
Wired: Did an AI Music App Just Snitch on the Song of the Summer?
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-music-app-treblo-just-snitched-on-rubberz-song-of
-the-summer/
MMA Fighting: UFC owners reveal how much money was ultimately lost staging UFC
White House card in June
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/503034/ufc-owners-reveal-how-much-money-was-ulti
mately-lost-staging-ufc-white...
TechCrunch: Snap CEO sidesteps Specs pre-order questions on Q2 earnings call
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/snap-ceo-sidesteps-specs-pre-order-questions-o
n-q2-earnings-call/
Bloody Elbow: Dana White questions Aleksandar Rakic’s move to heavyweight
despite first win since 2021 at UFC Belgrade
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/03/dana-white-questions-aleksandar-rakics-move-t
o-heavyweight-...
MMA Fighting: UFC flyweight Allan Nascimento dead at 34
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/503019/ufc-flyweight-allan-nascimento-dead-at-34
The Verge: Your Fitbit data can now connect directly to Apple Health
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/974778/google-health-fitbit-data-apple-health-s
yncing
The Verge: Samsung’s discounted smart monitor is $349.99, its lowest price yet
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/974583/samsungs-m80f-smart-monitor-deal-sale
Ars Technica: Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/research-roundup-6-cool-science-stories-
we-almost-missed-5/
MMA Fighting: On To the Next One: Matches to make after finish-filled UFC
Belgrade event
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/502915/on-to-the-next-one-matches-to-make-after-
finish-filled-ufc-belgrade-event
Bloody Elbow: Charles Oliveira says there’s a ‘very good chance’ Islam
Makhachev’s 16-fight win streak ends at UFC 330
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/03/charles-oliveira-says-theres-a-very-good-chan
ce-islam-makha...
Wired: The SpaceX Falcon Lunar Crash Is a Warning for Moon Bases
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-falcon-moon-crash-warning-for-lunar-bases/
TechCrunch: AWS is helping vibe-coding startup Superblocks, and the implications
are big
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/aws-is-helping-vibe-coding-startup-superblocks
-and-the-implications-are-big/
Bloody Elbow: Ex-UFC star breaks silence on second loss since MMA return and WBC
title win: ‘Well, that sucked’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/03/ex-ufc-star-breaks-silence-on-second-loss-sin
ce-mma-return-and-wbc...
TechCrunch: Who’s legally to blame for Anthropic and OpenAI’s autonomous AI
hacks? It’s complicated
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/whos-legally-to-blame-for-anthropic-and-openai
s-autonomous-ai-hacks-its-complic...
TechCrunch: DesignArena creators raise $7.9 million to bring taste to AI models
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/designarena-creators-raise-7-9-million-to-brin
g-taste-to-ai-models/
NASA News: Louisiana Students Loft Payloads from NASA Balloon Facility in Texas
Link:
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/scientific-balloons/louisiana-students-loft-payloa
ds-from-nasa-balloon-facility-in-texas/
TechCrunch: Influencers draw backlash for attending OpenAI’s first luxury trip
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/influencers-draw-backlash-for-attending-openai
s-first-luxury-trip/