Live Science: Thousands of liberated Africans died on a remote island after the
British Navy freed them. We now know where they came from. Link:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/thousands-of-liberated-africans-die...
Bloody Elbow: Colby Covington feels for Ilia Topuria after predicting Justin
Gaethje would get ‘slaughtered’ at UFC Freedom 250 Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/16/colby-covington-feels-for-ilia-topuria-after-
predi...
The Verge: Ecovacs’ self-cleaning Deebot X11 has hit a new low price Link:
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/966651/ecovacs-deebot-x11-robot-vacuum-deal-sal
e
TechCrunch: Oil giant BP shutters its corporate venture arm after 20 years Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/oil-giant-bp-shutters-its-corporate-venture-ar
m-after-20-years/
TechCrunch: Uber’s $14.8B Delivery Hero deal would nearly double its global
footprint Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/ubers-14-8b-delivery-hero-deal-would-nearly-do
uble-its-global-footprint/
Live Science: Oops! Ancient Bronze Age shaman long assumed to be a man was
actually a woman, DNA reveals Link:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/oops-ancient-bronze-age-shaman-long-assu
med-to-be-a-man-was-actually...
The Verge: Google is better at playing this game Link:
https://www.theverge.com/policy/966588/eu-dma-ai-android-siri-ai
TechCrunch: Newsletter platform Beehiiv’s now lets subscribers chat with each
other, adds AI Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/newsletter-platform-beehiivs-now-lets-subscrib
ers-chat-with-each-other-adds-ai/
MMA Fighting: 19-year-old grappling phenom Helena Crevar welcomes super fights
against the best of the best from MMA Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/one/499626/19-year-old-grappling-phenom-helena-creva
r-welcomes-super...
Bloody Elbow: Dricus du Plessis’s coach sends warning to Kamaru Usman: ‘We all
saw what Dricus did to Khamzat’ Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/16/dricus-du-plessiss-coach-sends-warning-to-kam
aru-usman-we-all-saw-w...
The Verge: Roblox will let people use AI to make games on their phone Link:
https://www.theverge.com/games/966589/roblox-build-ai-phone-moblie-games
TechCrunch: X cracks down on creators who steal content Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/x-cracks-down-on-creators-who-steal-content/
Ars Technica: OnePlus ends phone releases in US and Europe, further reducing
smartphone choice Link:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/oneplus-ends-phone-releases-in-us-and-eu
rope-further-reducing-smartphone-choic...
TechCrunch: AI-powered travel agency Fora hits unicorn status, raises $60M Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/ai-powered-travel-agency-fora-hits-unicorn-sta
tus-raises-60m/
The Verge: Google is renaming NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/966112/google-gemini-notebook-notebooklm
TechCrunch: Google’s AI Mode now lets you link and interact with select apps
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/googles-ai-mode-now-lets-you-link-and-interact
-with-select-apps/
MMA Fighting: Dricus du Plessis calls potential Sean Strickland vs. Khamzat
Chimaev rematch ‘ridiculous’ Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/499458/dricus-du-plessis-calls-potential-sean-st
rickland-khamzat-chimaev-rem...
Bloody Elbow: Dakota Ditcheva reportedly on $1 million-per-fight PFL contract
but could accept 50% cut to join UFC Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/16/dakota-ditcheva-reportedly-on-1-million-per-f
ight-pfl-contract-...
Wired: Swatch’s New Gold MoonSwatch Solves the Problem of the Nightmare Royal
Pop Launch Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/swatch-gold-moonswatch-solves-the-problem-of-the-nig
htmare-royal-pop-launch/
The Verge: Time’s running out to save $10 on Splatoon Raiders physical preorders
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/966478/splatoon-raiders-preorder-the-sopranos-4
k-bluray-deal-sale