TechCrunch: AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after
last mega round Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/sambanova-draws-1b-at-11b-valuation-in-series-
f-first-close/
Sherdog: Mario Bautista expects 'completely different fight' against Cory
Sandhagen at UFC 329 Link:
https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Mario-Bautista-expects-completely-different-fi
ght-against-Cory-S...
Sherdog: Max Holloway explains why Justin Gaethje’s win over Ilia Topuria
shocked him Link:
https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Max-Holloway-explains-why-Justin-Gaethjes-win-
over-Ilia-Topuria-shocked-h...
Bloody Elbow: Robert Whittaker is doing something for UFC 329 that Conor
McGregor advises against Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/07/robert-whittaker-is-doing-something-for-ufc-3
29-that-conor-m...
Bloody Elbow: Paddy Pimblett vs Benoit Saint Denis shouldn’t be happening at UFC
329 argues legendary coach Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/07/paddy-pimblett-vs-benoit-saint-denis-shouldnt
-be-h...
ScienceDaily: Incredible new material makes heat programmable Link:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260707025046.htm
ESPN MMA: Explaining the five tumultuous years since Conor M... Link:
https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/40409705/money-changes-everything-seven-year
-freefall-conor-mcgregor-ufc-303-michael-chandler
Bloody Elbow: Paddy Pimblett begins campaign to fight Conor McGregor following
UFC 329 Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/07/paddy-pimblett-begins-campaign-to-fight-conor
-mcgregor-following-ufc-32...
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Fresh one out of the politics feeds tonight: the Postmaster General is now
saying USPS would not deliver mail ballots from states that refuse to share
voter-roll data with the Trump administration und...
TechCrunch: Meta rolls out Muse, a new AI image generator Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/meta-rolls-out-muse-a-new-ai-image-generator/
Wired: Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You
Opt Out Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-now-lets-anyone-use-your-instagram-photos-in-ai
-images-unless-you-opt-out/
The Verge: Of course viewers are giving up on Netflix shows Link:
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/962382/netflix-season-two-viewrship-dropo
ff-beef-avatar-one-piece-tiktok
MMA Fighting: UFC Sacramento main and co-main events official, several new
fights announced Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/498005/ufc-sacramento-main-and-co-main-events-of
ficial-several-new-fi...
Ars Technica: Data centers’ energy demand threatens Trump’s “Made in America”
plan Link:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/us-manufacturers-energy-costs-soar-b
ecause-of-ai-data-center-deman...
Wired: OpenAI’s Chief Futurist Is Leaving the Company Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-chief-futurist-joshua-achiam-is-leaving-the-c
ompany/
The Verge: Meta’s new Muse Image model can pull other Instagram users into AI
photos Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/962485/meta-muse-image-ai-model-instagram
TechCrunch: Why the rise of open source AI isn’t hurting Anthropic … yet Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/why-the-rise-of-open-source-ai-isnt-hurting-an
thropic-yet/
TechCrunch: Microsoft joins AI cost-cutting trend by relying more on its own
models Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/microsoft-joins-ai-cost-cutting-trend-by-relyi
ng-more-on-its-own-models/
TechCrunch: Discord admits AI moderation bug wrongfully banned users over
harmless images Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/discord-admits-ai-moderation-bug-wrongfully-ba
nned-users-over-harmles...
TechCrunch: Chemistry Ventures is raising $500M for its second fund Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/chemistry-ventures-is-raising-500m-for-its-sec
ond-fund/