Ars Technica: We've seen helium baked off a rocky exoplanet's atmosphere Link:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/weve-seen-helium-baked-off-a-rocky-exopl
anets-atmosphere/
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-policies
Live Science: Thousands of liberated Africans died on a remote island after the
British Navy freed them. We now know where they came from. Link:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/thousands-of-liberated-africans-die...
Bloody Elbow: Colby Covington feels for Ilia Topuria after predicting Justin
Gaethje would get ‘slaughtered’ at UFC Freedom 250 Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/16/colby-covington-feels-for-ilia-topuria-after-
predi...
The Verge: Ecovacs’ self-cleaning Deebot X11 has hit a new low price Link:
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/966651/ecovacs-deebot-x11-robot-vacuum-deal-sal
e
TechCrunch: Oil giant BP shutters its corporate venture arm after 20 years Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/oil-giant-bp-shutters-its-corporate-venture-ar
m-after-20-years/
TechCrunch: Uber’s $14.8B Delivery Hero deal would nearly double its global
footprint Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/ubers-14-8b-delivery-hero-deal-would-nearly-do
uble-its-global-footprint/
Live Science: Oops! Ancient Bronze Age shaman long assumed to be a man was
actually a woman, DNA reveals Link:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/oops-ancient-bronze-age-shaman-long-assu
med-to-be-a-man-was-actually...
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-other-adds-ai/
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-creva
r-welcomes-super...
Bloody Elbow: Dricus du Plessis’s coach sends warning to Kamaru Usman: ‘We all
saw what Dricus did to Khamzat’ Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/16/dricus-du-plessiss-coach-sends-warning-to-kam
aru-usman-we-all-saw-w...
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: X cracks down on creators who steal content Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/x-cracks-down-on-creators-who-steal-content/
Ars Technica: OnePlus ends phone releases in US and Europe, further reducing
smartphone choice Link:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/oneplus-ends-phone-releases-in-us-and-eu
rope-further-reducing-smartphone-choic...
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/
The Verge: Google is renaming NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/966112/google-gemini-notebook-notebooklm
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/