Bloody Elbow: Jon Jones claims all of his major MMA ‘setbacks’ circle back on
one critical mistake he made
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/21/ufc-legend-jon-jones-claims-all-of-his-major-
mma-se...
The Verge: Neill Blomkamp’s new zombie AI ‘film’ is just slop warmed over
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/968703/neill-blomkamps-nightborne-barley-
studios-seedance
As much as I would like to see McGregor win, I have a sneaking suspicion he will
fail to take Max out early and then gas out.
Since this is for usenet, I hope it is okay to post this..
After a lot of work, I'm happy to finally introduce Oblivio, a new
terminal-based (TUI) Usenet newsreader.
If you spend your time in a term...
The Verge: OpenAI says it accidentally hacked Hugging Face with a new AI system
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/968988/openai-hugging-face-h
ack-ai
Bloody Elbow: Barry Hearn backs up Eddie Hearn’s ‘quite insistent’ claim about
standout Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury detail
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/21/barry-hearn-backs-up-eddie-hearns-q...
TechCrunch: Jack Dorsey is taking on Slack with Buzz, a group chat platform for
teams and their AI agents
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/jack-dorsey-is-taking-on-slack-with-buzz-a-gro
up-chat...
TechCrunch: AI and the rise of the universal entertainment app
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/ai-and-the-rise-of-the-universal-entertainment
-app/
The Verge: Substack adds an AI detector to help spot blogs written by no one
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/968855/substack-pangram-ai-d
etecting-tool
Bloody Elbow: Paddy Pimblett explains what makes him the self proclaimed ‘GOAT
of weight cutting’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/21/paddy-pimblett-explains-what-makes-him-the-se
lf-proclaimed-g...
Wired: A Sneaky Hacking Tool Targeting AI Infrastructure Is Lurking in Victims’
Blind Spots
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/a-sneaky-hacking-tool-targeting-ai-infrastructure-is
-lurking-in-victims-b...
Wired: Nvidia Wants to Own Every Chip Inside AI Data Centers
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/nvidia-wants-to-own-every-chip-inside-an-ai-data-cen
ter/
TechCrunch: US threatens sanctions against Chinese AI models over IP theft
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/us-threatens-sanctions-against-chinese-ai-mode
ls-over-ip-theft/
MMA Fighting: Matt Brown praises Paddy Pimblett after he ‘stole the f*cking
show’ at UFC 329 but still not sold on him as championship material
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/500369/matt-brown-...
Bloody Elbow: Paddy Pimblett’s demolition of Benoit Saint Denis spooked one
rival so badly he has now U-turned on callout
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/21/paddy-pimbletts-demolition-of-benoit-...
TechCrunch: Music streamer Deezer says more than 50% of daily uploads are
AI-generated
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/music-streamer-deezer-says-more-than-50-of-dai
ly-uploads-are-ai-generate...
ScienceDaily: Scientists found mystery bacteria inside one of the ocean’s most
elusive whales
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260721000847.htm
TechCrunch: Bluecore Energy raises $10M to build portable nuclear reactors on
barges
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/this-uber-alumn-just-raised-a-10m-pre-seed-to-
build-portable-nuclear-enegr...
Alright, time to make things a little more interesting.
RootBadger now has groups starting to form, threads starting to appear, and people poking around the burrow. So here is the challenge:
Which g...
Live Science: Neuroscience findings often can't be replicated — and it's a big
problem for what we know about the brain
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/neuroscience-findings-of...