TechCrunch: People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again
TechCrunch: People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/people-are-using-ai-to-make-their-smart-tvs-dumb-again/
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TechCrunch: People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/people-are-using-ai-to-make-their-smart-tvs-dumb-again/
Wired: WhatsApp Help Pages Leaked Hidden Instructions for a Meta Chatbot Link: https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-help-pages-leaked-hidden-instructions-for-a-meta-chatbot/
MMA Fighting: Colby Covington tops Arman Tsarykyan, Khamzat Chimaev in inaugural RAF crossover rankings Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/raf-wrestling/516598/colby-covington-tops-arman-tsarykyan-khamzat-chimaev-in-inaug...
Bloody Elbow: OnlyFans star cashes in after mid-fight wardrobe malfunction goes viral at PFL Chicago Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/10/19/onlyfans-star-cashes-in-after-mid-fight-wardrobe-malfunction-goes-viral-at-pfl...
The Verge: Amazon is funding a new nuclear plant in Indiana Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1013735/amazon-x-energy-aep-nuclear-indiana
TechCrunch: Nvidia launches new open models to run agents in the enterprise and on PCs Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/nvidia-launches-new-open-models-to-run-agents-in-the-enterprise-and-on-pcs/
The Verge: Apple’s last-gen Mac Mini with the M4 is $150 off Link: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1013645/apple-mac-mini-m4-lg-c6-oled-deal-sale
Ars Technica: Disney found a way to buy Character.AI without buying its lawsuits Link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/disney-found-a-way-to-buy-character-ai-without-buying-its-lawsuits/
MMA Fighting: Charles Oliveira: If the BMF belt is about rock ’em sock ’em robots, ‘take it somewhere else’ Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/515678/charles-oliveira-if-the-bmf-belt-is-about-rock-em-sock-em-robots-ta...
Bloody Elbow: UFC go against the norm to allow heavyweight to fight for title in rival promotion Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/10/19/ufc-go-against-the-norm-to-allow-heavyweight-to-fight-for-title-in-rival-promotion...
The Verge: JB Pritzker thinks AI could help us live to 100 — or threaten us like nukes Link: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/1012839/pritzker-ai-privacy-data-centers-flock-congress-laws
The Verge: Major European mobile carriers are teaming up for a ‘direct’ satellite program without Starlink Link: https://www.theverge.com/policy/1013680/european-mobile-carriers-mobile-satellite-starlink
Nature: Light and mirrors move large quantum computers closer to reality Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03237-2
The Verge: It’s hard to imagine wireless headphones ever getting lighter than these Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1013635/its-hard-to-imagine-wireless-headphones-ever-getting-lighter-than-these
MMA Fighting: Jake Paul slams Tommy Fury over allegedly being kicked out of Halloween event, Fury responds Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/boxing/516604/jake-paul-slams-tommy-fury-over-allegedly-being-kicked-out-of-hal...
Bloody Elbow: Adrian Yanez confirms his UFC 334 withdrawal in post from hospital bed Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/10/19/adrian-yanez-confirms-his-ufc-334-withdrawal-in-post-from-hospital-bed/
Ars Technica: Review: Lanterns is a truly unique twist on the superhero genre Link: https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/10/review-lanterns-is-a-truly-unique-twist-on-the-superhero-genre/
ScienceDaily: Just 3,000 steps a day may help slow Alzheimer's, scientists find Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261018205058.htm
The Verge: Wyze moved the screen on its new smart scale to the handle so it’s easier to read at eye level Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1013081/wyze-smart-scale-ultra-bodyscan-plus-handle-display
MMA Fighting: UFC 333 roundtable: What does this big test mean for Alexander Volkanovski’s legacy? Link: https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/515516/ufc-333-roundtable-is-this-the-biggest-fight-of-alexander-volkanovskis-caree...
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