The Verge: Trump declares 100 percent tariffs on many drones and all aircraft
parts
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/policy/979977/trump-declares-100-percent-tariffs-on-man
y-drones-and-all-aircraft-parts
Ars Technica: US wait times for cancer surgeries are getting longer and longer
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/08/us-wait-times-for-cancer-surgeries-are-ge
tting-longer-and-longer/
Bloody Elbow: Islam Makhachev identifies one undefeated UFC star who could build
up an even longer winning streak
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/13/islam-makhachev-identifies-one-undefeated-ufc
-star-who-could-bui...
Bloody Elbow: Joe Rogan crowns Paddy Pimblett the ‘most fun’ UFC fighter after
walkout and win on McGregor’s card
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/13/joe-rogan-crowns-paddy-pimblett-the-most-fun-
ufc-fighter-after-w...
Bloody Elbow: Islam Makhachev admits it ‘would be difficult’ to achieve 3-title
status but claims ‘we’ll see’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/13/islam-makhachev-admits-it-would-be-difficult-
to-achieve-3-title-stat...
Bloody Elbow: Diego Lopes was offered clash against Arman Tsarukyan with Charles
Oliveira clash reportedly now in talks
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/13/diego-lopes-was-offered-clash-against-arman-t
sarukyan-with...
The Verge: Apple and Epic argue over how much Apple should get from purchases
made outside the App Store
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/979967/apple-epic-games-external-links-fees-filing
MMA Fighting: Islam Makhachev declares ‘nobody likes’ Ian Machado Garry after
Philly fans boo him mercilessly
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/504664/islam-makhachev-declares-nobody-likes-ian
-machado-garry-after-ph...
Bloody Elbow: Islam Makhachev insists Ian Garry is ‘not going to be my biggest
challenge’ ahead of UFC 330
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/13/islam-makhachev-insists-ian-garry-is-not-goin
g-to-be-my-biggest-challen...
Wired: The Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAI
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-safety-security-ai-agents-culture/
MMA Fighting: Ian Machado Garry towers over Islam Makhachev at pre-fight press
conference face-off
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/504649/ian-machado-garry-towers-over-islam-makha
chev-at-pre-fight-press-conference...
TechCrunch: Investors sue Selena Gomez alleging fraud tied to her mental health
startup
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/investors-sue-selena-gomez-alleging-fraud-tied
-to-her-mental-health-startup/
TechCrunch: Flock says its new tool will help identify police abuse, but hasn’t
explained how it works
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/flock-says-its-new-tool-will-help-identify-pol
ice-abuse-but-hasnt-explained-...
Bloody Elbow: Joe Rogan had UFC 330 star down as a potential world champion
before upset loss: ‘He got beat up’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/13/joe-rogan-had-ufc-330-star-down-as-a-potentia
l-world-champion-befo...
The Verge: ‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store
installs easier
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/policy/979852/that-is-not-acceptable-judge-orders-googl
e-to-make-rival-app-store-installs-e...
TechCrunch: If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware
attack, take it seriously
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/if-apple-sends-you-a-push-notification-alertin
g-you-to-a-spyware-attack-take...
The Verge: The fight over Flock and other ALPRs
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/979869/flock-alpr-ai-surveillance-protest-privacy
Bloody Elbow: Darren Till appears to knock out bare-knuckle boxer in wild street
fight footage
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/13/watch-darren-till-knock-out-bare-knuckle-boxe
r-in-wild-street-fight-footage/
Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor gives UFC 330 Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
prediction: ‘He still has things to prove’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/13/conor-mcgregor-gives-ufc-330-makhachev-vs-mac
hado-garry-predicti...
Wired: Mark Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto Is 6,500-Words—and Barely Says Anything
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerbergs-ai-manifesto-is-6500-words-and-bare
ly-says-anything/