Ars Technica: Free Waymo rides in California? You can thank a regulatory quirk.
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/07/free-waymo-rides-in-california-you-can-than
k-a-regulatory-quirk/
The Verge: The PocketMage resurrects the PDA with an e-paper screen Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/963281/pocketmage-pda-e-paper-oled-clamshell-crowd
-supply
Wired: A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our
Messages. They’re Going to Anyway. Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/a-majority-of-european-lawmakers-voted-against-letti
ng-big-tech-read-o...
The Verge: Sony brings back the superzoom RX10 with a stacked sensor and a high
price Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/962439/sony-rx10v-superzoom-camera-price-specs-han
ds-on
MMA Fighting: Anything But Fighting: Robert Whittaker loves Cyberpunk, The
Witcher 3, Skyrim, Digimon, more Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/497480/anything-but-fighting-robert-whittaker-lo
ves-cyberpunk-the-witcher...
Bloody Elbow: Max Holloway changed his nickname that was homage to UFC legend
after stranger pointed out contradiction Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/09/max-holloway-changed-his-nickname-that-was-ho
mage-to-ufc-le...
The Verge: ICE agents are making house calls for online critics Link:
https://www.theverge.com/report/963106/ice-doxxing-office-of-professional-respon
sibility-free-speech
Wired: Slate's Gray $25,000 Truck Just Got a Crayola Makeover Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/slates-gray-dollar25000-truck-just-got-a-crayola-mak
eover/
The Verge: Say hello to Claude Wrapped Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/963105/anthropic-claude-wrap
ped-reflection-ai-usage
The Verge: Character.AI wants a piece of the microdrama pie Link:
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/962897/character-ai-series-microdrama-ver
tical-video
Nature: Pair of ‘super-puff’ planets are lighter than candy floss Link:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02114-2
MMA Fighting: ‘I am an innocent man’: Conor McGregor responds to criticism about
UFC return after sexual assault civil lawsuit Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/498224/i-am-an-innocent-man-conor-mcgregor-respo
nds-to...
Wired: WIRED World Fair Link: https://www.wired.com/wiredworldfair/
The Verge: FL Studio 2026 turns its AI chatbot into your assistant engineer
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/963052/fl-studio-2026-music-daw-ai-chatbot
TechCrunch: Popular open source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M, grows to
nearly 9M users Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/popular-open-source-ai-developer-tool-ollama-r
aises-65m-grows-to-nearly-9m-users/
Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor claims he’s ready to stand-and-bang with Max
Holloway if he uses signature point down Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/09/conor-mcgregor-claims-hes-ready-to-stand-and-
bang-with-max-holl...
MMA Fighting: Morning Report: Conor McGregor coach takes blame for injury that
delayed return Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/498083/morning-report-conor-mcgregor-coach-takes
-blame-for-injury-that-delayed-return
Wired: Epilogue SN Operator Review: Super Nintendo Fun Link:
https://www.wired.com/review/epilogue-sn-operator/
TechCrunch: Nandan Nilekani leaves GP role at Fundamentum as it launches $200M
third fund Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/nandan-nilekani-leaves-gp-role-at-his-vc-firm-
as-it-launches-third-200m-fund/
Bloody Elbow: Paddy Pimblett discredits Arman Tsarukyan as number one contender
and he implores him to stop wrestling Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/09/paddy-pimblett-discredits-arman-tsarukyan-as-
number-one-cont...