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Bloody Elbow: Islam Makhachev sends shot at Max Holloway after ‘Blessed’ raised confusion about UFC 330 celebration Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/17/islam-makhachev-sends-shot-at-max-holloway-af ter-blessed-raise...
NASA News: NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia Link: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/maia/nasa-mission-studies-air-pollution-over-ethio pia/
TechCrunch: Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21 Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/save-up-to-300-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026 -pass-until-august-21/
The Verge: This compact Glorious mechanical keyboard is just $35 Link: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/981134/glorious-gmmk-3-mechanical-keyboard-deal -sale
TechCrunch: Spotify’s new Playlist Notes let users and editors explain their song picks Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/spotifys-new-playlist-notes-let-users-and-edit ors-explain-their-song-picks/
The Verge: Wordle meets Clippy in this new word game Link: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/981014/dartwords-clippy-word-game
TechCrunch: Higgsfield raises $400M Series B, quadrupling its valuation in 8 months to $5.4B Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/higgsfield-raises-400m-series-b-quadrupling-it s-valuation-in-8-months-to-5-4b/
MMA Fighting: Islam Makhachev wonders why Carlos Prates and Michael Morales didn’t fight at UFC 330 to determine No. 1 contender Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/505423/islam-makhachev-wonders-why-carlos-prates -and...
Bloody Elbow: Islam Makhachev forced to change his game after UFC 330 says cage legend Dan Hardy Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/17/islam-makhachev-forced-to-change-his-game-aft er-ufc-330-says-cage-legend-dan-hard...
TechCrunch: Reddit begins testing a new audio and video experience, similar to popular TikTok videos Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/reddit-begins-testing-a-new-audio-and-video-ex perience-similar-to-popular-tikt...
TechCrunch: Sound-powered fire protection startup gets $15M to snuff out fires before they turn catastrophic Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/sound-powered-fire-protection-startup-gets-15m -to-snuff-out-fires-befo...
NASA News: Next Generation of Planetary Scientists Learn Public Engagement Skills Link: https://science.nasa.gov/learning-resources/science-activation/next-generation-o f-planetary-scientists-learn-public-engagement-skil...
Ars Technica: Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI Link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/hidden-airtag-reveals-amazon-is-tras hing-rare-books-to-train-ai/
TechCrunch: YouTube will now count a view as soon as a video starts playing Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/youtube-will-now-count-a-view-as-soon-as-a-vid eo-starts-playing/
Bloody Elbow: Meet the fighters competing for a UFC contract on Week 2 of Dana White’s Contender Series Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/17/meet-the-fighters-competing-for-a-ufc-contrac t-on-week-2-of-dana-whites-co...
The Verge: YouTube is changing how it counts views to give the numbers a boost Link: https://www.theverge.com/streaming/981105/youtube-video-view-counting-update
TechCrunch: Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, not its AI pivot Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/feedly-attributes-weeklong-slowdown-to-bug-not -its-ai-pivot/
Bloody Elbow: Din Thomas apologizes to Gillian Robertson for controversial UFC 330 retirement: ‘I’m ashamed’ Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/17/din-thomas-apologizes-to-gillian-robertson-fo r-controversial-ufc-330-...
The Verge: The Analogue Pocket gets a Supreme makeover in red or gold Link: https://www.theverge.com/games/981054/analogue-pocket-supreme-red-gold-fall-wint er-2026-collection
TechCrunch: Amazon, once an online bookseller, is destroying rare books to train AI models Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/amazon-once-an-online-bookseller-is-destroying -rare-books-to-train-ai-models/
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