TechCrunch: Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months
after $100M Series A
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/synthetic-user-startup-simile-raises-200m-at-2
b-valuation...
Live Science: 40,000-year-old bird figurines the size of a thumbnail discovered
in German cave
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/40-000-year-old-bird-figurines-the-size-
of-a-thumbnail-dis...
Wired: Chrome Needs Twice-a-Week Patching Thanks to AI Bug Hunting
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/chrome-needs-twice-a-week-patching-thanks-to-ai-bug-
hunting-for-now/
Live Science: A unique antibody system may help explain bats' unusual tolerance
of viruses
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/a-unique-antibody-
system-may-help-explai...
The Verge: Friend re-launches its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to you,
for twice the price
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/973163/friend-re-launches-its-ai-pendant-with-a
-speaker-that-...
Wired: The New Friend AI Pendant Can Now Talk Back to You
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/the-friend-2-necklace-can-talk-back-to-you-now/
TechCrunch: Meta says AI is making it easier to build new apps — and more are
coming
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/meta-says-ai-is-making-it-easier-to-build-new-
apps-and-more-are-coming/
TechCrunch: Nscale buys Anyscale as it seeks to own more of the AI compute stack
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/nscale-buys-anyscale-as-it-seeks-to-own-more-o
f-the-ai-compute-stack/
TechCrunch: Fusion power darling Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises another $1B
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/fusion-power-darling-commonwealth-fusion-syste
ms-raises-another-1b/
Ars Technica: New MCP specification addresses the main barrier to enterprise
adoption
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/with-a-stateless-makeover-new-mcp-spec-target
s-enterprise-scale/
Wired: Gemini Robotics 2 Brings Google's AI Into the Physical World
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/google-gemini-can-control-humanoid-robots/
TechCrunch: Forward-deployed engineers are the AI industry’s latest talent
obsession
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/forward-deployed-engineers-are-the-ai-industry
s-latest-talent-obsession/
MMA Fighting: Uros Medic reacts to Daniel Rodriguez’s imprisonment prior to UFC
Belgrade booking: ‘It puts a stain on all of our names’
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/501958/uros-medic-reacts-t...
TechCrunch: In the Hugging Face breach, OpenAI’s hacker was noisy and fast — but
not unstoppable
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/in-the-hugging-face-breach-openais-hacker-was-
noisy-and-fast-b...
Bloody Elbow: Israel Adesanya backs long-time training partner to beat former
foe Jan Blachowicz at his own game at UFC Belgrade
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/30/israel-adesanya-backs-long-tim...
ScienceDaily: Scientists found evolution repeating itself in the Galápagos
Islands
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260729051537.htm
TechCrunch: Zoox clears final federal hurdle to launch paid robotaxi service
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/zoox-clears-final-federal-hurdle-to-launch-pai
d-robotaxi-service/
The Verge: Spotify Running Mode helps match tunes to tempo
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/973002/spotify-running-mode-launch-bpm-pl
aylists
Bloody Elbow: Khamzat Chimaev’s return against former UFC champion set to
headline RAF Moscow
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/30/khamzat-chimaevs-return-against-former-ufc-ch
ampion-set-to-headl...
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