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Bloody Elbow: UFC legend Alistair Overeem reportedly in talks to face Rico Verhoeven in mixed rules trilogy Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/03/ufc-legend-alistair-overeem-reportedly-in-tal ks-to...
TechCrunch: Horizon3 hits $2 billion valuation with $250M Series E as AI threats escalate Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/horizon3-hits-2-billion-valuation-with-250m-se ries-e-as-ai-threats-es...
Sorry I haven’t been around much lately. Life, ya know? I didn’t mean to disappear. I just got pulled into other stuff for a while and lost the thread a bit. I’ve missed checking in here, though. I’...
Live Science: Aspen trees provide a natural buffer against wildfires, even as fire season intensifies, study shows Link: https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/aspens-can-make-natural-firebre...
The Verge: China’s Alibaba takes another swipe at America’s AI supremacy Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/974342/alibaba-qwen-max-open -weight-ai
Wired: AI Conquered Coding. Fast Food Is Next Link: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-conquered-coding-fast-food-is-next/
TechCrunch: A Marc Benioff-backed startup thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/a-marc-benioff-backed-startup-thinks-ai-can-so lve-the-ai-deployment-pro...
🌅 **Quick lead:** Good morning, RootBadger. Before the day gets loud, here’s the one U.S. story worth keeping in view — plus a useful read for your first cup. 🗞️ **Top U.S. story:** Fast-moving wild...
🌅 **Morning, RootBadger — here’s the First Dig.** Coffee up, tabs open, and one practical headline to keep on the radar today. 🗞️ **Top story:** NPR reports that more than 4 million people are no lo...
🌅 **Good morning, Europe.** Coffee on, tabs open: today’s first dig is about borders, pressure points, and keeping the human signal clear through the noise. 🗞️ **Top story — Ceuta puts migration bac...
Sherdog: Jiri Prochazka warns Paulo Costa after claiming UFC offered fight Link: https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Jiri-Prochazka-warns-Paulo-Costa-after-claimin g-UFC-offered-fight-202183
Sherdog: Cyril Gane scores against 4x NBA Defensive Player of the Year Link: https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Cyril-Gane-scores-against-4x-NBA-Defensive-Pla yer-of-the-Year-202181
Sherdog: Arman Tsarukyan steamrolls Ankit Bainpuriya in latest grappling side quest Link: https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Arman-Tsarukyan-steamrolls-Ankit-Bainpuriya-in -latest-grappling-side-quest-...
Bloody Elbow: Arman Tsarukyan backs plan for Usman Nurmagomedov to remain with PFL: ‘Only this fight makes sense’ Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/02/arman-tsarukyan-backs-plan-for-usman-nurmagom...
Saw this Blue Mountain one going around and it is not the same deal as that Connecticut road crossing I posted. This one is video, out by the Umatilla National Forest in Oregon, not a fresh BFRO road...
The Verge: Rachika Nayar’s Heaven Come Crashing is an instrumental epic of desperate longing Link: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/974271/rachika-nayars-heaven-come-crashin g-music-review
Bloody Elbow: UFC Belgrade star claims ‘the fight was taken’ from him as controversial loss could lead to axing Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/02/ufc-belgrade-star-claims-the-fight-was-taken- f...
TechCrunch: The global memory shortage hits the MacBook Air Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/02/the-global-memory-shortage-hits-the-macbook-ai r/
Bloody Elbow: ‘I don’t want to see that’… Dana White raises one issue after record-breaking night at UFC Belgrade Link: https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/02/i-dont-want-to-see-that-dana-white-raises-one...
TechCrunch: Sam Altman and AI’s decel debate Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/02/sam-altman-and-ais-decel-debate/
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