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TechCrunch: Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/microsoft-kills-off-unsuccessful-ai-features-w hile-merging-its-separate-copilot-ap...
Ars Technica: Rivian's 2027 changes include its No. 1 most-requested feature Link: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/08/rivian-tweaks-its-r1-range-for-model-year-2 027/
NASA News: Perseids Meteor Shower Link: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/perseids-meteor-shower-2/
The Verge: I looked inside an AI generated movie, and the best parts were all human Link: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/977994/higgsfield-ai-cully-hill-boys-blac k-list
Nature: Author Correction: Structural mechanism of cGAS inhibition by the nucleosome Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10959-w
The Verge: This is Instagram’s new logo Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/979583/this-is-instagrams-new-logo
TechCrunch: Nvidia’s new $500B plan is risky but brilliant, especially for aging GPUs Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/nvidias-new-500b-plan-is-risky-but-brilliant-e specially-for-aging-gpus/
MMA Fighting: Mike Perry vs. Dillon Danis PPV price revealed Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/latest-news/504622/mike-perry-vs-dillon-danis-ppv-pr ice-revealed
Bloody Elbow: UFC 330 main card fighter Esteban Ribovics admits he has to cut 20 pounds in two days to make weight Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/13/ufc-330-main-card-fighter-esteban-ribovics-ad mits-he-has-to-cut...
Live Science: James Webb telescope just spotted the oldest, closest pair of black holes in the early universe Link: https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/james-webb-telescope-just-spotted- the-oldest-closest-pair...
MMA Fighting: Gerald Meerschaert moves to 205, faces Julius Walker at Oct. 10 UFC event Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/504619/gerald-meerschaert-moves-to-205-faces-jul ius-walker-at-oct-10-ufc-event
TechCrunch: Apple in talks to pay publishers to provide Siri with current news: report Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/apple-in-talks-to-pay-publishers-to-provide-si ri-with-current-news-report/
The Verge: Does Google even want to win at AI? Link: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/979370/google-deepmind-ai-race-lose-jeff-dean-d emis-hassabis
TechCrunch: In a first, US will allow some private firms to carry out cyberattacks Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/in-a-first-us-will-allow-some-private-firms-to -carry-out-cyberattacks/
MMA Fighting: Anything but Fighting: Vicente Luque loves racing cars and baking sourdough bread Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/503641/anything-but-fighting-vicente-luque-loves -racing-cars-and-baking-sourdough-bre...
The Verge: Rivian is finally getting a long-requested feature — and no, it’s not CarPlay Link: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/978093/rivian-r1s-r1t-2027-captains-chai rs
Live Science: Mars may have been losing its water more than 4 billion years ago, oldest-known Martian meteorite suggests Link: https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/mars-may-have-been-losing-its-water-more- than-4-billi...
Bloody Elbow: Biggest favorite in Dana White’s Contender Series history Bilal Hasan reportedly books August debut Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/13/biggest-favorite-in-dana-whites-contender-ser ies-history-bilal-h...
Live Science: Mammal ancestors may have given live birth 90 million years earlier than we thought, rewriting evolutionary timelines Link: https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/mammal-ancestors-may-have-given -...
Wired: Why This Prediction Market Banned Teens Link: https://www.wired.com/story/novig-says-its-not-like-those-other-prediction-marke ts/
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