Bloody Elbow: Justin Gaethje reveals retirement decision is out of his hands
after already ‘fulfilling his legacy’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/09/02/justin-gaethje-reveals-retirement-decision-is
-out-of-his-hands-...
The Verge: Uber beats Waymo as first to launch robotaxis in London
Link: https://www.theverge.com/news/988415/uber-wayve-robotaxi-london-launch
TechCrunch: The Builders Stage brings practical strategies for scaling startups
to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/the-builders-stage-brings-practical-strategies
-for-scaling-startups-to-t...
TechCrunch: Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Thrive-backed Console, sources say
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/palo-alto-networks-paid-500m-for-thrive-backed
-console-sources-say/
Wired: Amazon’s 2026 Holiday Deals Are About to Look Better Than They Are
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-increases-prices-kindle-echo-sept-2026/
TechCrunch: TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s new Real World AI Stage features Nvidia,
robots, and extinct animals
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/techcrunch-disrupt-2026s-new-real-world-ai-sta
ge-features-nvidia-robots-...
Ars Technica: Spending deal comes with a bonus: Blocking political control of
grants
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/budget-deal-puts-political-control-of-gr
ants-on-hold-until-december/
MMA Fighting: RAF Moscow: Khamzat Chimaev vs. Tyron Woodley match card, start
time
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/raf-wrestling/508103/raf-moscow-khamzat-chimaev-vs-t
yron-woodley-match-card-start-time
Bloody Elbow: Khamzat Chimaev seemingly accepts ex-training partner’s challenge
over waiting for Sean Strickland
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/09/02/khamzat-chimaev-seemingly-accepts-ex-training
-partners-challenge-...
TechCrunch: Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to
how it operates
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/google-spared-from-ad-business-breakup-but-jud
ge-orders-changes-to-how-it-operates/
Wired: Democrats Have a Plan to Force Trump’s Associates to Cooperate With
Investigations
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/democrats-have-a-plan-to-force-trumps-associates-to-
cooperate-with-investigations/
Bloody Elbow: MMA heavyweight champion says referee held him down in
controversial stoppage that cost him a title
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/09/02/mma-heavyweight-champion-says-referee-held-hi
m-down-in-controver...
TechCrunch: OpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/openais-new-reasoning-technique-alarms-ai-safe
ty-experts/
The Verge: Google says its new Gemini 3.8 Flash model ‘works harder’ but might
cost more
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/988742/google-gemini-3-8-fla
sh
TechCrunch: MapQuest is now the No. 1 U.S. app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake
America’ renaming
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/mapquest-is-now-the-no-1-u-s-app-after-bucking
-trumps-lake-america-renaming/
MMA Fighting: Rankings Shakeup: Is Song Yadong beating Umar Nurmagomedov the
upset of the year?
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/508080/rankings-shakeup-is-song-yadong-beating-u
mar-nurmagomedov-the-upset-of-the-yea...
Bloody Elbow: Dan Hooker admits Salahdine Parnasse would beat him ten times out
of ten if they fought earlier in 2026
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/09/02/dan-hooker-admits-salahdine-parnasse-would-be
at-him-ten-time...
Ars Technica: Wary of Artemis IV timeline, NASA is changing lunar spacesuit
design
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/09/wary-of-artemis-iv-timeline-nasa-is-changi
ng-lunar-spacesuit-design/
TechCrunch: It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification
service
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/it-sure-looks-like-hackers-breached-a-major-id
-card-verification-service/
TechCrunch: Delivery Hero board backs Uber’s $15B takeover bid
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/delivery-hero-board-backs-ubers-15b-takeover-b
id/