TechCrunch: Why Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods may not be the ‘pervert pods’
consumers fear
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/why-apples-camera-equipped-airpods-may-not-be-
the-pervert-pods-consumers-fear/
MMA Fighting: Sean Strickland scoffs at alleged Tyron Woodley threat over Din
Thomas comments: ‘Weak ass b*tch’
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/505687/sean-strickland-scoffs-at-alleged-tyron-w
oodley-threat-over-di...
Wired: Viral Disneyland Content Creator Defends Her ‘Special Friendship’ With
Peter Pan
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/viral-disneyland-content-creator-defends-her-special
-friendship-with-peter-pan/
TechCrunch: Bluesky says its recent outage was caused by another DDoS attack
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/bluesky-says-its-recent-outage-was-caused-by-a
nother-ddos-attack/
Bloody Elbow: Max Holloway goes after different target in Islam Makhachev reply:
‘Hit in his head too many times’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/18/max-holloway-goes-after-different-target-in-i
slam-makhachev-repl...
Ars Technica: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma takes pains to deliver a
slasher fan’s dream
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/08/teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-tak
es-pains-to-deliver-a-slasher-fans-dr...
MMA Fighting: Between the Links: Reaction to Islam Makhachev’s win at UFC 330,
Din Thomas; Plus, previewing busy weekend
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/505635/between-the-links-reaction-to-islam-makha
chevs-win-at...
NASA News: NASA’s B777 Gets New Coat of Paint
Link: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-b777-gets-new-coat-of-paint/
MMA Fighting: UFC 332 adds several new bouts, including Johnny Walker’s
heavyweight debut
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/505714/ufc-332-adds-several-new-bouts-including-
johnny-walkers-heavyweight-debut
TechCrunch: Peacock is raising prices across all of its streaming plans
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/peacock-is-raising-prices-across-all-of-its-st
reaming-plans/
Live Science: 'Beyond human intuition': AI designs chip components 500 times
smaller than what engineers could ever imagine
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/technology/electronics/beyond-human-intuition-ai-des
igns-chip...
Bloody Elbow: Seven fights official for UFC 332 including reported matchups for
Payton Talbott and Ateba Gautier
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/18/seven-fights-official-for-ufc-332-including-r
eported-matchups-for...
Wired: Meta Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-ran-ads-for-an-app-promising-to-nudify-female-p
oliticians/
Live Science: The pace of climate change matters more than overall heat in the
race to save key Atlantic currents, study finds
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/the-pace-of-climate-chan
ge-mat...
The Verge: Peacock is raising prices by up to $3
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/streaming/981418/peacock-price-increase-august-2026
NASA News: NASA Glenn’s Legacy Forged Through Decades of Flight Research
Link: https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-glenn-inflight-research/
MMA Fighting: ‘Don’t ever come for my throat’: Max Holloway fires back at people
‘hiding behind’ Islam Makhachev’s social media
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/505673/dont-ever-come-for-my-throat-max-holloway
-fire...
TechCrunch: Anthro Energy breaks ground on factory that could pave the road to
solid-state batteries
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/anthro-energy-breaks-ground-on-factory-that-co
uld-pave-the-road-to-solid-state...
Bloody Elbow: Khamzat Chimaev sends a message to Dana White when voicing
frustrations over UFC return
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/18/khamzat-chimaev-sends-a-message-to-dana-white
-when-voicing-frustrations-over...
TechCrunch: OpenAI launches a safer ChatGPT for teens — years after teens
started using it
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/openai-launches-a-safer-chatgpt-for-teens-year
s-after-teens-started-using-it/