Bloody Elbow: Charles Oliveira explains how teammate Ian Machado Garry can beat
Islam Makhachev at UFC 330 Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/16/charles-oliveira-explains-how-teammate-ian-ma
chado-...
Wired: Why Apple Sued OpenAI, New York Takes on Data Centers, and What to Know
about Cyclosporiasis Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcase-apple-sued-openai-new-york-da
ta-center-mor...
Bloody Elbow: Why isn’t Dricus du Plessis vs Kamaru Usman happening in Africa?
Expert explains missed opportunities Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/16/why-isnt-dricus-du-plessis-vs-kamaru-usman-...
The Verge: Fortnite is getting a bunch of AI-powered ‘personas’ Link:
https://www.theverge.com/games/966815/epic-games-fortnite-ai-powered-personas
TechCrunch: Coca-Cola suspended production at its Fairlife dairy after a
ransomware attack Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/coca-cola-suspended-production-at-its-fairlife
-dairy-after-a-ransomw...
Wired: Salad Chains Are Seeing Foot Traffic Drop Over Cyclosporiasis Fears Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/explosive-diarrhea-outbreak-new-victims-salad-chains
/
The Verge: Netflix says around 300 titles used generative AI Link:
https://www.theverge.com/streaming/966633/netflix-ai-titles-q2-2026-earnings
TechCrunch: Founders Fund hires former OpenAI exec Ryan Beiermeister (and not
because of her Mafia skills) Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/founders-fund-hires-former-openai-exec-ryan-be
iermei...
Live Science: Ancient chariot emerges among remains of mysterious society that
burned down its own buildings and then disappeared Link:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-chariot-emerges-...
The Verge: Why are CD sales suddenly growing again? Link:
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/966726/cd-sales-vinyl-physical-media-lumi
nate
Live Science: Nobel Prize-winning physicist and team use Claude AI to solve
decades-old math puzzle Link:
https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/nobel-prize-winning-
physicist-and...
TechCrunch: Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/google-vids-now-lets-you-star-in-your-own-ai-v
ideos/
TechCrunch: Roblox launches an AI-powered game creation feature in its mobile
app Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/roblox-launches-an-ai-powered-game-creation-fe
ature-in-its-mobile-app/
The Verge: New York governor says she’s using AI to analyze ‘every single rule’
in the state Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/966647/new-york-governor-kat
hy-hochul-ai-policie...
The Verge: Google is better at playing this game Link:
https://www.theverge.com/policy/966588/eu-dma-ai-android-siri-ai
TechCrunch: Newsletter platform Beehiiv’s now lets subscribers chat with each
other, adds AI Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/newsletter-platform-beehiivs-now-lets-subscrib
ers-chat-with-each-o...
MMA Fighting: 19-year-old grappling phenom Helena Crevar welcomes super fights
against the best of the best from MMA Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/one/499626/19-year-old-grappling-phenom-helena-cr...
The Verge: Roblox will let people use AI to make games on their phone Link:
https://www.theverge.com/games/966589/roblox-build-ai-phone-moblie-games
TechCrunch: AI-powered travel agency Fora hits unicorn status, raises $60M Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/ai-powered-travel-agency-fora-hits-unicorn-sta
tus-raises-60m/
TechCrunch: Google’s AI Mode now lets you link and interact with select apps
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/googles-ai-mode-now-lets-you-link-and-interact
-with-select-apps/