Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor’s coach claims he was the reason for Irishman’s
late arrival to UFC 329 fight week Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/08/conor-mcgregors-coach-claims-he-was-the-reaso
n-for-irishmans-late-...
TechCrunch: Feds demand autonomous vehicle companies stop interfering with first
responders Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/feds-demand-autonomous-vehicle-companies-stop-
interfering-with-first-responders/
Ars Technica: "We cannot choose to become idiots": The AI cheating scandal
roiling Brown University Link:
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/we-cannot-choose-to-become-idiots-the-ai-chea
ting-scandal-roiling-brown-univer...
Live Science: 100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa
was stabbed in the face, analysis finds Link:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/100-000-years-ago-one-of
-the-earlies...
Bloody Elbow: Max Holloway ranks Conor McGregor bottom in list of greatest UFC
featherweights Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/08/max-holloway-ranks-conor-mcgregor-bottom-in-l
ist-of-greatest-ufc-featherweights/
Wired: Messi and Ronaldo Are Building Tech Portfolios. Mo Salah Is Playing a
Different Game Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/messi-ronaldo-tech-portfolios-salah-playing-a-differ
ent-game/
NASA News: Students Connect NASA Science With Indigenous Knowledge to Study
Coastal Erosion Link:
https://science.nasa.gov/learning-resources/science-activation/students-connect-
nasa-science-with-indigenous-knowledge-to...
MMA Fighting: One-time title challenger booked for UFC Shanghai co-main event
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/498129/one-time-title-challenger-booked-for-ufc-
shanghai-co-main-event
Bloody Elbow: Max Holloway sends a classy message to Michael Chandler after
stealing Conor McGregor fight from him Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/08/max-holloway-sends-a-classy-message-to-michae
l-chandler-after-s...
Wired: The FTC Settlement With John Deere Is a Huge Win for the Right-to-Repair
Movement Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/the-ftc-settlement-with-john-deere-is-a-huge-win-for
-the-right-to-repair-movement/
TechCrunch: Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/googles-deepfake-detector-system-used-to-debun
k-mcconnell-hoax-pic/
TechCrunch: With EU backing, QuantumDiamonds aims to speed up chip manufacturing
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/with-eu-backing-quantumdiamonds-aims-to-speed-
up-chip-manufacturing/
Wired: I Built a Self-Improving AI, and So Can You Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/frontier-labs-arent-the-only-ones-pursuing-self-impr
oving-ai/
TechCrunch: Autonomous drone delivery startup Manna plots major U.S. expansion
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/autonomous-drone-delivery-startup-manna-plots-
major-u-s-expansion/
The Verge: Get a $30 credit when you reserve Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy phones
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/962999/samsung-unpacked-z-fold-flip-wide-reserv
e-credit-preorder
Wired: Peter Thiel’s Husband Sued a Flight Attendant Who Says He Assaulted Her
on a Private Jet Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/peter-thiels-husband-sued-a-flight-attendant-who-say
s-he-assaulted-her-on-a-private-jet/
Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor tears into Khabib Nurmagomedov in epic rant ahead
of UFC return Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/08/conor-mcgregor-tears-into-khabib-nurmagomedov
-in-epic-rant-ahead-of-ufc-return/
TechCrunch: SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.5, which Elon describes as an ‘Opus-class
model’ Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/spacexai-releases-grok-4-5-which-elon-describe
s-as-an-opus-class-model/
TechCrunch: ‘Slow-cial’ app Roost forces you to slow down to the speed of a
carrier pigeon Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/slow-cial-app-roost-forces-you-to-slow-down-to
-the-speed-of-a-carrier-pigeon/
TechCrunch: This startup thinks robotics is about to have its ChatGPT moment
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/this-startup-thinks-robotics-is-about-to-have-
its-chatgpt-moment/