The Verge: Google’s upcoming Pixel phones are for the fans, even if its launch
event isn’t
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/977844/made-by-google-pixel-11-launch-power-users-
notification-led
Bloody Elbow: Quillan Salkilld now one spot below Paddy Pimblett in UFC rankings
update after main event win
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/11/quillan-salkilld-now-one-spot-below-paddy-pim
blett-in-ufc-rankings-up...
The Verge: Apple could help you prove your iPhone photos aren’t deepfakes
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/977921/apple-reference-image-iphone-metadata
TechCrunch: An unreleased Anthropic model made progress on one of math’s biggest
unsolved problems
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/an-unreleased-anthropic-model-made-progress-on
-one-of-maths-biggest-unsolved-pro...
TechCrunch: Joby Aviation builds out defense business with $500M acquisition
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/joby-aviation-builds-out-defense-business-with
-500m-acquisition/
MMA Fighting: Ian Machado Garry on the backlash to his personality before UFC
330: ‘I couldn’t care less’
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/504194/ian-machado-garry-on-the-backlash-to-his-
personality-before-ufc-330-...
Bloody Elbow: Ian Machado Garry claims it’s ‘not a discussion’ that he’s fought
tougher UFC opposition than Islam Makhachev
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/11/ian-machado-garry-makes-bold-comparison-betwe
en-his-an...
Nature: Phosphine-mediated azine C–H couplings with water and ammonia
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10991-w
TechCrunch: Delta investigating after someone set up fake Wi-Fi network
mid-flight
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/delta-investigating-after-someone-set-up-fake-
wi-fi-network-mid-flight/
NASA News: NASA Telescopes Create Colorful ‘Craft’ From Nearby Nebula
Link:
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/chandra/nasa-telescopes-create-colorful-craft-
from-nearby-nebula/
TechCrunch: 2025’s most downloaded game, Block Blast!, is going ad-free on Apple
Arcade
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/2025s-most-downloaded-game-block-blast-is-goin
g-ad-free-on-apple-arcade/
Ars Technica: Trump to give Republicans a 3-1 FCC majority, isn't filling empty
Democratic seat
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/trump-to-give-republicans-a-3-1-fcc-
majority-isnt-filling-empty-democrati...
MMA Fighting: Payton Talbott targeted to fight former UFC champion at UFC 332
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/504291/payton-talbott-targeted-to-fight-former-u
fc-champion-at-ufc-332
TechCrunch: FlightAware sues Kalshi over flight cancellation prediction markets
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/flightaware-sues-kalshi-over-flight-cancellati
on-prediction-markets/
Live Science: 'Like a jail door slamming': Male sperm whales' mysterious
rhythmic clanging is the loudest communication sound of any animal
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/animals/whales/like-a-jail-door-slamming-male-...
Wired: Razer Naga V3 Pro Review: Buttons Galore
Link: https://www.wired.com/review/razer-naga-v3-pro/
TechCrunch: Kyoto Fusioneering starts work on key fusion power plant device
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/kyoto-fusioneering-starts-work-on-key-fusion-p
ower-plant-device/
Bloody Elbow: Former UFC title challenger books return fight after over two
years away from the Octagon
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/11/former-ufc-title-challenger-books-return-figh
t-after-over-two-years-away-f...
The Verge: ‘Zoomsday’ hack uncovered using fewer than 20 AI prompts
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/977909/zoom-vulnerability-ai
-attack
NASA News: Building the Moon Base: NASA Stories at the Ion
Link:
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/moon-base/building-the-moon-base-nasa-stories-at-t
he-ion/