MMA Fighting: Conor McGregor calls Justin Gaethje a ‘f*cking bum’: Max Holloway
put you ‘face down, ass up’ Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/498176/conor-mcgregor-calls-justin-gaethje-a-fck
ing-bum-max-holloway-put-...
Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor and Paddy Pimblett insist infamous house visit
never happened Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/08/conor-mcgregor-and-paddy-pimblett-insist-infa
mous-house-visit-never-happened/
TechCrunch: Despite ‘misgivings,’ judge approves Elon Musk’s $1.5 million SEC
settlement Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/despite-misgivings-judge-approves-elon-musks-1
-5-million-sec-settlement/
Bloody Elbow: UFC 329 star calls for better fighter care from the promotion
after Dustin Poirier’s recent issues Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/08/ufc-329-star-calls-for-better-fighter-care-fr
om-the-promotion-aft...
TechCrunch: Lovable reportedly in talks to double its valuation to $13.2B Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/lovable-reportedly-in-talks-to-double-its-valu
ation-to-13-2b/
The Verge: Meta is reportedly working on smart glasses that would be recording
all the time Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/963138/meta-smart-glasses-recording-super-sensing-
ai
MMA Fighting: Paddy Pimblett criticizes Arman Tsarukyan’s lack of activity,
tells him to stop ‘tickling people’ in RAF Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/498164/paddy-pimblett-criticizes-arman-tsarukyan
s-lack-of-acti...
Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor’s coach claims he was the reason for Irishman’s
late arrival to UFC 329 fight week Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/08/conor-mcgregors-coach-claims-he-was-the-reaso
n-for-irishmans-late-...
TechCrunch: Feds demand autonomous vehicle companies stop interfering with first
responders Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/feds-demand-autonomous-vehicle-companies-stop-
interfering-with-first-responders/
Ars Technica: "We cannot choose to become idiots": The AI cheating scandal
roiling Brown University Link:
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/we-cannot-choose-to-become-idiots-the-ai-chea
ting-scandal-roiling-brown-univer...
Live Science: 100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa
was stabbed in the face, analysis finds Link:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/100-000-years-ago-one-of
-the-earlies...
Bloody Elbow: Max Holloway ranks Conor McGregor bottom in list of greatest UFC
featherweights Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/08/max-holloway-ranks-conor-mcgregor-bottom-in-l
ist-of-greatest-ufc-featherweights/
Wired: Messi and Ronaldo Are Building Tech Portfolios. Mo Salah Is Playing a
Different Game Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/messi-ronaldo-tech-portfolios-salah-playing-a-differ
ent-game/
NASA News: Students Connect NASA Science With Indigenous Knowledge to Study
Coastal Erosion Link:
https://science.nasa.gov/learning-resources/science-activation/students-connect-
nasa-science-with-indigenous-knowledge-to...
MMA Fighting: One-time title challenger booked for UFC Shanghai co-main event
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/498129/one-time-title-challenger-booked-for-ufc-
shanghai-co-main-event
Bloody Elbow: Max Holloway sends a classy message to Michael Chandler after
stealing Conor McGregor fight from him Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/08/max-holloway-sends-a-classy-message-to-michae
l-chandler-after-s...
Wired: The FTC Settlement With John Deere Is a Huge Win for the Right-to-Repair
Movement Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/the-ftc-settlement-with-john-deere-is-a-huge-win-for
-the-right-to-repair-movement/
TechCrunch: Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/googles-deepfake-detector-system-used-to-debun
k-mcconnell-hoax-pic/
TechCrunch: With EU backing, QuantumDiamonds aims to speed up chip manufacturing
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/with-eu-backing-quantumdiamonds-aims-to-speed-
up-chip-manufacturing/
Wired: I Built a Self-Improving AI, and So Can You Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/frontier-labs-arent-the-only-ones-pursuing-self-impr
oving-ai/