Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor reveals he has returned to drinking after Brad Pitt
admission
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/11/conor-mcgregor-reveals-he-has-returned-to-dri
nking-after-brad-pitt-admission/
Live Science: Genetics triggers male black widows to blackflip into death, study
finds
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/animals/spiders-arachnids/genetics-triggers-male-bla
ck-widows-to-blackflip-into-death-study-finds
The Verge: Xbox Elite 3 prototype pad leaks with tiny built-in screen
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/games/978374/xbox-elite-3-prototype-pad-leaks-with-tiny
-built-in-screen
MMA Fighting: Mackenzie Dern scoffs at Gillian Robertson’s claim she doesn’t
like her very much: ‘I’ve never even met her!’
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/504440/mackenzie-dern-scoffs-at-gillian-robertso
ns-claim-...
Ars Technica: Russian drones found near vital European offshore gas site, get
blown up
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/romania-destroys-russian-drones-drifting
-near-vital-european-offshore-gas-site/
MMA Fighting: UFC Edmonton adds 6 new fights, former title challenger returns
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/504300/ufc-edmonton-adds-6-new-fights-former-tit
le-challenger-returns
Bloody Elbow: Joe Rogan believes Islam Makhachev could retire at UFC 330 to set
up vacant title fight that he wants
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/11/joe-rogan-believes-islam-makhachev-could-reti
re-at-ufc-330-to-...
TechCrunch: Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni reportedly knew Phia was ‘cookie
stuffing’ for months
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/phoebe-gates-and-sophia-kianni-reportedly-knew
-phia-was-cookie-stuffing-for-months...
Live Science: Astronomers created the largest-ever 2D map of the universe,
charting 4 billion objects in the night sky
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/astronomers-created-the-largest-ever
-2d-map-of-the...
The Verge: An FCC filing points to new Sonos headphones coming soon
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/978355/sonos-headphones-fcc-filing
NASA News: What Is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope? (Grades 5-8)
Link:
https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-the-nancy-
grace-roman-space-telescope-grades-5-8/
MMA Fighting: Uros Medic reveals he suffered serious injury just days before UFC
Belgrade: ‘I was just limping around fight week’
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/504412/uros-medic-reveals-he-suffered-serious-in
jur...
Ars Technica: Meta can't stop states' $1.4 trillion lawsuit from going to trial
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/meta-cant-stop-states-1-4-trillion-l
awsuit-from-going-to-trial/
NASA News: NASA Completes Astronaut-Deployed Science Instrument for Lunar
Surface
Link:
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/nasa-completes-astronaut-deployed-scie
nce-instrument-for-lunar-surface/
Wired: Is It Safe to Eat Lettuce Yet?
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/is-it-safe-to-eat-lettuce-yet/
MMA Fighting: Referee Herb Dean makes mess of The Ultimate Fighter 34 fight with
confusing call
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/504401/referee-herb-dean-makes-mess-of-the-ultim
ate-fighter-34-fight-with-confusing-c...
TechCrunch: Uber surprised robotics company Serve by selling its entire stake
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/uber-surprised-robotics-company-serve-by-selli
ng-its-entire-stake/
Live Science: A solar eclipse will be visible to millions of people tomorrow:
How to watch in person and online
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/a-solar-eclipse-will-be-visible-to-mil
lions-of-people-tomor...
Bloody Elbow: Payton Talbott facing another ex-UFC champion after retiring Henry
Cejudo reportedly in the works
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/11/payton-talbott-facing-another-ex-ufc-champion
-after-retiring-henry...
The Verge: ChatGPT and Gemini both just passed 1 billion users
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/978113/chatgpt-gemini-1-bill
ion-users