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MMA Fighting: Rafael dos Anjos returns to fight Alexander Hernandez at UFC 332 Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/506116/rafael-dos-anjos-returns-to-fight-alexand er-hernandez-at-ufc-332
Wired: The Unlikely Place at the Center of China’s AI Boom Link: https://www.wired.com/story/the-unlikely-place-at-the-center-of-chinas-ai-boom/
Wired: Tesla’s Door Handles Lead to Its Biggest Recall Yet Link: https://www.wired.com/story/teslas-door-handles-lead-to-its-biggest-recall-yet/
TechCrunch: Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 is a smut-machine Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/anthropics-opus-4-6-is-a-smut-machine/
MMA Fighting: UFC Sacramento Preview Show: Can Anthony Hernandez get back on track against Gregory Rodrigues? Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/506190/ufc-sacramento-preview-show-can-anthony-h ernandez-get-back-on-tr...
Bloody Elbow: Ex-UFC title challenger survives trend of surprise roster removals by signing new 8-fight deal Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/21/ex-ufc-title-challenger-survives-trend-of-sur prise-roster-removals-by...
TechCrunch: Nvidia partners with data center developer Cloverleaf Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/nvidia-partners-with-data-center-developer-clo verleaf/
The Verge: HoverAir’s transforming modular drone has already been halted in the US Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/983500/hoverair-versa-halted-us-fcc-drone-ban-indi egogo
TechCrunch: How AI accounting startup Rillet raised $100M and became a unicorn in 48-hours Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/how-ai-accounting-startup-rillet-raised-100m-a nd-became-a-unicorn-in-48-hours/
Ars Technica: Thunder + fiber-optic cabling used for seismic imaging Link: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/researchers-use-thunderquakes-to-study-s tructure-of-earths-surface/
Bloody Elbow: Din Thomas did Gillian Robertson a favor by turning her into a ‘legit star’ argues former UFC fighter Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/21/din-thomas-did-gillian-robertson-a-favor-by-t urning-her-into-a...
The Verge: Over one million people have clicked LinkedIn’s AI slop button Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/983502/linkedin-ai-slop-butt on-one-million-people-message
MMA Fighting: Gilbert Burns open to wrestling Colby Covington in RAF: ‘That would be a good one’ Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/raf-wrestling/495252/gilbert-burns-open-to-wrestling -colby-covington-in-raf-that-would-b...
TechCrunch: Apple is reportedly cutting hundreds of jobs from Siri, Vision Pro teams Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/apple-is-reportedly-cutting-hundreds-of-jobs-f rom-siri-vision-pro-teams/
TechCrunch: TikTok reaches $400M settlement over children’s privacy lawsuit Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/tiktok-reaches-400m-settlement-over-childrens- privacy-lawsuit/
TechCrunch: The $225 Pebble Time 2 is a refreshingly fun smartwatch Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/the-225-pebble-time-2-is-a-refreshingly-fun-sm artwatch/
Ars Technica: Motorola's GrapheneOS phones will launch in 2027 priced higher than Pixels Link: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/motorolas-grapheneos-phones-will-launch- in-2027-priced-higher-than-pixels/
Bloody Elbow: Tom Aspinall predicts an upset in former opponent’s UFC Sacramento heavyweight clash Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/21/tom-aspinall-predicts-an-upset-in-former-oppo nents-ufc-sacramento-heavyweight-c...
The Verge: Apple is laying off staffers working on the Vision Pro and Siri Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/983451/apple-layoffs-vision-pro-siri
TechCrunch: Nvidia just showed that the harness, not the AI model, is now the real hero Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/nvidia-just-showed-that-the-harness-not-the-ai -model-is-now-the-real-hero/
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