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TechCrunch: Viral AI startup Instinct has raised $350 million at a $2.5 billion valuation Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/viral-ai-startup-instinct-has-raised-350-milli on-at-a-2-5-billion-valuation/
Bloody Elbow: Israel Adesanya’s exit followed by new arrival at City Kickboxing as 11-1 UFC lightweight joins Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/26/israel-adesanyas-exit-followed-by-new-arrival -at-city-kickboxing-as-...
TechCrunch: Amazon just tripled its order of Nvidia chips over ‘surging demand’ Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/amazon-just-tripled-its-order-of-nvidia-chips- over-surging-demand/
Ars Technica: RIP, Tim Curry: Ars remembers his top 10 iconic performances Link: https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/08/rip-tim-curry-ars-remembers-his-top-10-i conic-performances/
MMA Fighting: Referee, judges selected for Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn fight in September Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/boxing/507229/referee-judges-selected-for-ryan-garci a-vs-conor-benn-fight-in-september
Bloody Elbow: Kevin Holland comes forward to reveal himself as Dana White’s $11 million man after recent revelation Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/26/kevin-holland-comes-forward-to-reveal-himself -as-dana-whites-1...
TechCrunch: Meta’s $18B child-safety deal hinges on age verification tech that doesn’t work well Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/metas-18b-child-safety-deal-hinges-on-age-veri fication-tech-that-doesnt-work-well/
Wired: How Rising Temperatures Likely Contributed to Nepal’s Deadly Flood Link: https://www.wired.com/story/rising-temperatures-contributed-nepals-deadly-flood/
Sherdog: Sources: Denis Goltsov returns against Maxwell Djantou Nana at PFL Chicago Link: https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Sources-Denis-Goltsov-returns-against-Maxwell- Djantou-Nana-at-PFL-Chicago-202541
Ars Technica: AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions” Link: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/metas-scrapped-plans-to-go-ai-native-included -slashing-teams-by-60-percent/
MMA Fighting: Tom Aspinall releases statement refuting UFC departure rumors: ‘I’m not leaving’ Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/507255/tom-aspinall-releases-statement-refuting- ufc-departure-rumors-im-not-leaving
Bloody Elbow: ‘He copied me’… Tyson Fury claims he taught Conor McGregor the art of trash talk Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/26/he-copied-me-tyson-fury-claims-he-taught-cono r-mcgregor-the-art-of-trash-talk/
The Verge: Nvidia is about to be a hundred-billion-dollar-a-quarter company Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/985387/nvidia-hundred-billion-dollar-quarterly-rev enue
The Verge: OpenAI’s rogue AI model incident was worse than we thought Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/985385/openais-rogue-ai-mode l-hugging-face-cybersecurity-incident-reports-metr
TechCrunch: Anthropic continues compute-gobbling streak in $45 billion deal with Nscale Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/anthropic-continues-compute-gobbling-streak-in -45-billion-deal-with-nscale/
Wired: Democrats Just Might Win the Senate Link: https://www.wired.com/story/democrats-just-might-win-the-senate/
MMA Fighting: Former UFC heavyweight Chris Barnett signs with Power Slap Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/507237/former-ufc-heavyweight-chris-barnett-sign s-with-power-slap
Bloody Elbow: Tom Aspinall releases surprise statement about his UFC future following speculation Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/26/tom-aspinall-releases-surprise-statement-abou t-his-ufc-future-following-speculat...
Wired: The Meta Settlement Will Put Limits on Instagram for Teens. They’re Still Vulnerable Link: https://www.wired.com/story/the-meta-settlement-will-put-limits-on-instagram-for -teens-theyre-still-vulnerable/
Ars Technica: New Twitter launches, says Musk's X gave up the name Link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/new-twitter-launches-says-musks-x-ga ve-up-the-name/
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