The Verge: The rise of AI ‘civilizations’ and the fall of corporate
responsibility
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/987566/ai-civilizations-opea
i-hugging-face-hack
The Verge: John Ternus sends first memo as Apple CEO teasing a ‘huge launch next
week’
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/987583/apple-john-ternus-staff-memo
TechCrunch: Who is John Ternus, the new Apple CEO?
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/01/who-is-john-ternus-the-incoming-apple-ceo/
Ars Technica: CDC reported then deleted two measles deaths that were questioned
by RFK Jr.
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/09/cdc-reported-then-deleted-two-measles-dea
ths-that-were-questioned-by-rfk-jr/
Ryan Hall Y'all: Ring Of Fire Storm System
Link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KqdUJKah0Po
MMA Fighting: Arman Tsarukyan wants ‘at least 5’ lightweight title defenses to
break Islam Makhachev’s UFC record
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/508050/arman-tsarukyan-wants-at-least-5-lightwei
ght-title-defenses-...
The Verge: Google Find Hub will soon help you locate things without a tracker
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/987339/google-september-android-drop-motion-assist
-gemini-find-hub
Bloody Elbow: Arman Tsarukyan pitches UFC rule change that supports Joe Rogan
issue by removing rounds
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/09/01/arman-tsarukyan-pitches-ufc-rule-change-that-
supports-joe-rogan-issue-by-re...
NASA News: Historic Engines Take Their Place on Artemis III
Link:
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/historic-engines-take-their-place-on-artemis-
iii/
TechCrunch: Google’s answer to Canva is an AI tool where you prompt instead of
design
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/01/googles-answer-to-canva-is-an-ai-tool-where-yo
u-prompt-instead-of-design/
The Verge: Homey just made the smart home controller I hoped Apple would build
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/987462/homey-lg-smart-portal-smart-home-controller
-price-specs-release-date
The Verge: MrBeast’s fans aren’t too hot on reading, apparently.
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/987552/mr-beast-james-patterson-harpercollins-the-
most-dangerous-game-sales
TechCrunch: ChatGPT Health adds Epic integration for clinicians to import
patient data
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/01/chatgpt-health-adds-epic-integration-for-clini
cians-to-import-patient-data/
Ars Technica: It turns out that Orion's much-maligned heat shield performed
really well
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/09/it-turns-out-that-orions-much-maligned-hea
t-shield-performed-really-well/
The Verge: Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra hits its lowest price since launch
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/987490/galaxy-z-fold-8-ultra-remarkable-paper-p
ro-move-deal-sale
TechCrunch: Waymo goes on offense ahead of Tesla’s Cybercab launch
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/01/waymo-goes-on-offense-ahead-of-teslas-cybercab
-launch/
The Verge: GoPro has been acquired and is getting into ‘defense, government,
robotics and aerospace’
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/news/987494/gopro-starman-holding-merger-aquisition
TechCrunch: Sequoia-incubated Empirik launches with $21M to predict outages
before they happen
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/01/sequoia-incubated-empirik-launches-with-21m-to
-predict-outages-before-they-happen/
Bloody Elbow: Khamzat Chimaev receives response to four-man middleweight hit
list: ‘Finally someone called my name’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/09/01/khamzat-chimaev-receives-response-to-four-man
-middleweight-hit...
The Verge: John Deere launched an AI chatbot for farmers
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/987486/john-deere-jd-ai-chat
bot