Ars Technica: Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill
hard disk Link:
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/patch-for-windows-defender-0-day-could-
allow-attackers-to-fill-hard-disk/
Bloody Elbow: Fans react to Herb Dean losing ‘Referee of the Year’ category at
MMA awards amid Alex Pereira rants Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/09/fans-react-to-herb-dean-losing-referee-of-the
-year-category-at-m...
The Verge: The ChatGPT browser is already dead Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/963654/openai-chatgpt-atlas-
ai-browser-shut-down-sunset
The Verge: Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/963628/google-ai-generated-a
ds-label
Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor reacts to Max Holloway drafting in former
welterweight champion as part of UFC 329 camp Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/09/conor-mcgregor-reacts-to-max-holloway-draftin
g-in-former-welt...
TechCrunch: Meta enters the crowded AI coding battle with Muse Spark 1.1 Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/meta-enters-the-crowded-ai-coding-battle-with-
muse-spark-1-1/
TechCrunch: Charles Hudson shares the common mistakes he’s seen after investing
in 500+ startups Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/charles-hudson-shares-the-common-mistakes-hes-
seen-after-investing-in-500-startups...
NASA News: Principal Investigator and Quality Assessment Reports Evaluate Umbra
Synthetic Aperture Radar Data Link:
https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/principal-investigator-a
nd-quality-assessment-r...
TechCrunch: New York Times says OpenAI hid evidence in ChatGPT copyright trial
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/new-york-times-says-openai-hid-evidence-in-cha
tgpt-copyright-trial/
MMA Fighting: Mailbag: Is Conor McGregor actually going to show up to UFC 329?
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/latest-news/497861/mailbag-is-conor-mcgregor-actuall
y-going-to-show-up-to-ufc-329
TechCrunch: Slate Auto teams up with Crayola to color its EV truck Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/slate-auto-teams-up-with-crayola-to-color-its-
ev-truck/
Bloody Elbow: Max Holloway’s ‘disrespectful’ claim he’ll hold back vs Conor
McGregor to set up trilogy upsets fans Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/09/max-holloways-disrespectful-claim-hell-hold-b
ack-vs-conor-mcgre...
TechCrunch: FanDuel sent a video from star athlete Bryce Harper to a customer
with a gambling problem Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/fanduel-sent-a-video-from-star-athlete-bryce-h
arper-to-a-customer-with-a-gamb...
TechCrunch: Mercor is in talks for a $20B valuation Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/mercor-is-in-talks-for-a-20b-valuation/
Wired: Anthropic Wants You to Pay Up for Claude Fable 5 Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/model-behavior-anthropic-will-charge-consumers-extra
-to-use-claude-fable-5/
TechCrunch: Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium raises $100M seed, backed by
Nvidia Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/paris-based-ai-voice-startup-gradium-raises-10
0m-seed-backed-by-nvidia/
TechCrunch: How did the government decide OpenAI’s frontier model was safe to
release? Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/how-did-the-government-decide-openais-frontier
-model-was-safe-to-release/
TechCrunch: How to stop Meta’s AI image generator from using your Instagram
photos Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/how-to-stop-metas-ai-image-generator-from-usin
g-your-instagram-photos/
Bloody Elbow: Alexa Grasso books Noche UFC return against ex-title challenger
after her KO of the Year contender Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/09/alexa-grasso-books-noche-ufc-return-against-e
x-title-challenger-a...
The Verge: Google’s Nest Thermostat has hit its best price of the year Link:
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/963475/google-nest-thermostat-deal-sale