Ars Technica: Conspiracies and regrets abound in Dune: Part Three trailer Link:
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/07/conspiracies-and-regrets-abound-in-dune-
part-three-trailer/
Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor offers unexpected praise for Islam Makhachev:
‘Tremendous body of work’ Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/09/conor-mcgregor-offers-unexpected-praise-for-i
slam-makhach...
TechCrunch: Anthropic’s new Claude feature is quietly selling you on AI Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/anthropics-new-claude-feature-is-quietly-selli
ng-you-on-ai/
Wired: A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our
Messages. They’re Going to Anyway. Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/a-majority-of-european-lawmakers-voted-against-lett...
The Verge: Say hello to Claude Wrapped Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/963105/anthropic-claude-wrap
ped-reflection-ai-usage
TechCrunch: Popular open source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M, grows to
nearly 9M users Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/popular-open-source-ai-developer-tool-ollama-r
aises-65m-grows-to...
The Verge: Character.AI wants a piece of the microdrama pie Link:
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/962897/character-ai-series-microdrama-ver
tical-video
Nature: Pair of ‘super-puff’ planets are lighter than candy floss Link:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02114-2
Wired: WIRED World Fair Link: https://www.wired.com/wiredworldfair/
The Verge: FL Studio 2026 turns its AI chatbot into your assistant engineer
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/963052/fl-studio-2026-music-daw-ai-chatbot
Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor claims he’s ready to stand-and-bang with Max
Holloway if he uses signature point down Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/09/conor-mcgregor-claims-hes-ready-to-stand-and...
ScienceDaily: A vitamin A discovery is changing what scientists know about
vision Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260708022214.htm
Wired: Amseatec Criss Cross Office Chair Review: Just Right Link:
https://www.wired.com/review/amseatec-criss-cross-office-chair/
Bloody Elbow: Gable Steveson open to fighting teammate Josh Hokit but claims he
may be moving down to 205lbs Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/09/gable-steveson-open-to-fighting-teammate-josh
-hok...
Bloody Elbow: Max Holloway claims he will make highest UFC payday against Conor
McGregor despite end of PPV Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/09/max-holloway-claims-he-will-make-highest-ufc-
payda...
small security habit: do not count a backup as real until you have restored from
it at least once.
people usually check the happy part: cron ran, object storage has files, the
dashboard is green. the...
Wired: Federal Investigators Say Certain DOGE Records Were Deleted Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/federal-investigators-say-certain-doge-records-were-
deleted/
Wired: Is an Air-Conditioning Revolution Coming to Europe? Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/is-an-air-conditioning-revolution-coming-to-europe/
Wired: The 4 Best Home Air Conditioners to Buy Right Now Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/the-best-at-home-air-con-units-to-buy-right-now/
ESPN MMA: Six charts that explain Conor McGregor's impact be... Link:
https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/49286736/conor-mcgregor-left-mark-ufc-six-ch
arts-ufc-329