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Wired: Waffle House Teleporter Gregg Phillips Is Still on the Trump Administration’s Payroll Link: https://www.wired.com/story/waffle-house-teleporter-gregg-phillips-is-still-on-t he-trump-administrations-payroll/
The Verge: All the ways Instagram and Facebook are changing for teens Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/985329/instagram-facebook-meta-settlement-changes
MMA Fighting: Ex-Bellator fighter Alejandra Lara suspended 9 months after testing positive for cocaine metabolites Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/bellator/507222/ex-bellator-fighter-alejandra-lara-s uspended-9-months-...
Bloody Elbow: Former UFC heavyweight fan favorite joins Dana White’s Power Slap roster after being cut Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/26/former-ufc-heavyweight-fan-favorite-joins-dan a-whites-power-slap-roster-aft...
TechCrunch: Google’s Gemini has a branding problem, and so does the rest of AI Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/googles-gemini-has-a-branding-problem-and-so-d oes-the-rest-of-ai/
TechCrunch: How do we explain OpenAI’s executive exodus? Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/how-do-we-explain-openais-executive-exodus/
Live Science: How worried are you about the health impacts of extreme heat? Link: https://www.livescience.com/health/how-worried-are-you-about-the-health-impacts- of-extreme-heat
NASA News: Building Foresight for Earth Science, featuring Lindsey Jacobson Link: https://www.nasa.gov/earth/earth-visualization-mapping/building-foresight-for-ea rth-science-featuring-lindsey-jacobson/
Wired: OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack Debrief Raises More Questions Than It Answers Link: https://www.wired.com/story/openais-hugging-face-hack-debrief-raises-more-questi ons-than-it-answers/
The Verge: Amazon knocks $150 off Pixel 11 phones, with up to $200 in gift cards Link: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/984516/pixel-11-promo-code-doom-dark-ages-deal- sale
Ars Technica: The Porsche 911 GT3 Touring punches above its weight class Link: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/08/driven-the-992-2-porsche-911-gt3-touring-ea rns-its-keep/
TechCrunch: OpenAI releases its official report on the Hugging Face breach Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/openai-releases-its-official-report-on-the-hug ging-face-breach/
NASA News: Roman Space Telescope Travels to SpaceX Hangar Link: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/roman-space-telescope-travels-to-spacex-hanga r/
MMA Fighting: Kevin Holland denies being Contender Series fighter Dana White claims has made over $11M in UFC career Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/507201/kevin-holland-denies-being-contender-seri es-fighter-dana-...
Bloody Elbow: Bella Mir’s mom explodes on judges after UFC legend’s daughter suffered biggest loss in DWCS history Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/26/bella-mirs-mom-explodes-on-judges-after-ufc-l egends-daughter-su...
TechCrunch: Flipboard acquires Graze, the feed builder working to monetize the open social web Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/flipboard-acquires-graze-the-feed-builder-work ing-to-monetize-the-open-social-web/
Wired: There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA, so Right-Wingers Are Making Some Up Link: https://www.wired.com/story/there-are-no-trans-women-in-the-wnba-so-right-winger s-are-making-some-up/
TechCrunch: Medical device maker Boston Scientific says a cyberattack is causing a ‘global disruption’ to its operations Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/medical-device-maker-boston-scientific-says-a- cyberattack-...
Wired: The Humanoids at China’s Robot Games Were Faster Than Usain Bolt—but I’m More Impressed by Their Tweezer Mastery Link: https://www.wired.com/story/i-could-watch-the-robot-games-forever-ai-lab/
The Verge: Being a mom is hard — the heat is making it harder Link: https://www.theverge.com/news/985225/heat-stress-children-climate-change-study
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