Ars Technica: Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be
hacked
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/microsoft-copilot-reveals-secret-input-
that-allowed-it-to-be-hacked/
The Verge: Coyote vs. Acme is even funnier because Warner Bros. Discovery tried
to kill it
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/981131/coyote-vs-acme-david-zaslac-warner
-bros-discovery
TechCrunch: Apple’s new macOS update reportedly contains a video of AirPods with
a camera
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/apples-new-macos-update-reportedly-contains-a-
video-of-airpods-with-a-camera/
Wired: Can the Upcoming ‘Expanse’ Game Avoid ‘Mass Effect’s’ Biggest Mistake?
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/the-upcoming-expanse-game-has-to-make-some-hard-choi
ces/
MMA Fighting: Matt Brown reacts to Din Thomas dropping Gillian Robertson after
her loss at UFC 330
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/505592/matt-brown-reacts-to-din-thomas-dropping-
gillian-robertson-after-her-loss-a...
The Verge: Polaroid’s new Pokémon collection captures memories, not Pikachus
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/981141/polaroid-pokemon-pikachu-now-go-generation-
3-instant-camera-film
TechCrunch: Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health opens first US office,
in New York
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/daniel-eks-body-scanning-startup-neko-health-o
pens-first-us-office-in-new-york/
Bloody Elbow: Arman Tsarukyan confirms he was given highest UFC payday and
verbal title shot guarantee for UFC 331
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/18/arman-tsarukyan-confirms-he-was-given-highest
-ufc-payday-and-ve...
Ars Technica: As temperatures get hotter, pesticides are more dangerous to
farmworkers
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/as-temperatures-get-hotter-pesticides-ar
e-more-dangerous-to-farmworkers/
MMA Fighting: Morning Report | Henry Cejudo doubts Ian Machado Garry gets
another title shot: ‘How would the UFC want him as champion?’
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/505462/morning-report-henry-cejudo-doubts-ian-...
The Verge: Google’s Pet Memory forgot who my cats are
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/981269/google-home-gemini-pet-memory-nest-camera-r
eview
Live Science: Archaeologists discover Etruscan well that was ritually opened
with offerings for a goddess — and 'closed' with human bodies
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-etruscan-we...
Bloody Elbow: UFC set to debut new commentator in Joe Rogan role at upcoming
event: ‘This is my world title’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/18/ufc-set-to-debut-new-commentator-in-joe-rogan
-role-at-upcoming-event-...
The Verge: Oops! My cat is an iPad kid
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/980226/cat-ipad-kid-pet-tech-games-youtube
Wired: I Put the Best Digital Notebooks to the Test. Here Are My Favorites
(2026)
Link: https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-smart-notebooks-and-smart-pens/
The Verge: How I turned my fish tank high tech
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/978229/fish-tank-tech
Wired: Can AI Coexist With Privacy? Proton’s Andy Yen Says It Will Have To
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-andy-yen-proton/
The Verge: Fairphone’s latest repairable phone is going on sale in the US
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/980876/fairphone-6-plus-us-t-mobile-amazon
TechCrunch: Reach Capital raises $265M Fund V to back AI founders building to
‘expand human potential’
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/reach-capital-raises-265m-fund-v-to-back-ai-fo
unders-building-to-expand-huma...
Bloody Elbow: Islam Makhachev’s coach says Ian Machado Garry’s conduct was
‘genius’ in opposite take to Dana White
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/18/islam-makhachevs-coach-says-ian-machado-garry
s-conduct-was-geni...