The Verge: China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/967781/chinese-ai-models-ope
n-source-moonshot-kimi-k3-alibaba-qwen
Live Science: Mummy mask with wig: A 1,000-year-old 'false head' found in Peru
that was crafted with real human hair and toxic red cinnabar
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/americas/mummy...
Bloody Elbow: Chael Sonnen emotionally details the importance of Ben Askren’s
wrestling return
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/20/chael-sonnen-emotionally-details-the-importan
ce-of-ben-askrens-...
MMA Fighting: Mailbag: Is Conor McGregor ever going to fight again after the UFC
329 fiasco?
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/latest-news/499778/mailbag-is-conor-mcgregor-ever-go
ing-to-fight-again-a...
Bloody Elbow: Cain Velasquez predicts ‘special’ Islam Makhachev will continue
his dominance vs Ian Machado Garry
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/19/cain-velasquez-predicts-special-islam-makhach...
Bloody Elbow: Bo Nickal claims he would still ‘massacre’ Colby Covington despite
his big win over Arman Tsarukyan
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/19/bo-nickal-claims-he-would-still-massacre-colb...
TechCrunch: Netflix paid $587M for Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/19/netflix-paid-587m-for-ben-afflecks-ai-filmmaki
ng-startup/
The Verge: This unpronounceable series of glyphs is an incredible side project
from Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet)
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/967696/four-tet-wingdings-album-review
One of the more ingenious PHP exploitation techniques from the early days wasn't
a vulnerability by itself. It was the realization that two seemingly harmless
weaknesses could be chained together into...
MMA Fighting: Kamaru Usman was compromised early against Dricus du Plessis after
a punch to the eye: ‘That kind of blurred the vision a bit’
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/latest-news/500248/kamaru...
TechCrunch: Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans?
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/19/can-an-apple-lawsuit-derail-openais-hardware-p
lans/
The Verge: I hate that I don’t hate this song made with Suno
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/967678/1010benja-semiramis-dream-suno-ai-
music
Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor claims he was ‘saved from something worse’ as he
gives update on extent of injury
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/19/conor-mcgregor-claims-he-was-saved-from-somet
hi...
The Verge: Orchid is a delightfully retro and approachable hipster synth
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/967485/telepathic-instruments-orchid-tame
-impala-synth-review
The Verge: Birdfy’s solar-powered smart feeder is down to one of its best prices
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/967336/birdfy-feeder-ai-powered-smart-bird-feed
er-with-camera-deal-sale
ScienceDaily: The mysterious hum heard around the world may finally have an
explanation
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260719040002.htm
TechCrunch: ‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan
horse’
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/19/odyssey-director-christopher-nolan-calls-ai-an
-obvious-trojan-horse/
TechCrunch: Nonprofit Current AI is racing to build the World Wide Web of AI,
free for all
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/19/nonprofit-current-ai-is-racing-to-build-the-wo
rld-wide-web-of-ai-fre...
MMA Fighting: Dana White reveals Conor McGregor’s injury details from UFC 329:
‘His knee is f*cked up’
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/latest-news/500214/dana-white-reveals-conor-mcgregor
s-injury-d...
Bloody Elbow: ‘I’m no sorry loser’… Kamaru Usman complains about judges and
phantom eye poke after Dricus du Plessis defeat
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/19/im-no-sorry-loser-kamaru-usman-comp...