Bloody Elbow: UFC under fire again for using AI promo video for Conor McGregor’s
anticipated UFC 329 return Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/06/ufc-under-fire-again-for-using-ai-promo-video
-for-conor-mcgregors-anti...
The Verge: America’s greatest idea is still under threat Link:
https://www.theverge.com/policy/961802/america-250-free-speech
TechCrunch: The running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where employers cited
AI Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/the-running-list-major-tech-layoffs-in-2026-wh
ere-employers-cited-ai/
TechCrunch: Amazon competitor Bookshop.org says Kobo e-reader support will
happen this year after all Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/amazon-competitor-bookshop-org-says-kobo-e-rea
der-support-will-happen-this-ye...
MMA Fighting: Conor McGregor teases ‘masterpiece’ against Max Holloway at UFC
329: ‘I’m in my prime here now’ Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/497854/conor-mcgregor-teases-masterpiece-against
-max-holloway-at-ufc-32...
Bloody Elbow: Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2 simulation predicts epic upset
knockout at UFC 329 Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/06/conor-mcgregor-vs-max-holloway-2-simulation-p
redicts-epic-upset-knockout-at-ufc...
Ars Technica: Katalyst's satellite rescue mission is now in pursuit of NASA's
Swift Link:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/katalysts-satellite-rescue-mission-is-no
w-in-pursuit-of-nasas-swift/
The Verge: Five questions for Dr. Rubin, who’s armed with a mic and a bowtie
Link: https://www.theverge.com/science/961483/doctor-zachary-rubin-md-interview
TechCrunch: If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out.
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/if-you-use-google-youre-training-its-ai-heres-
how-to-opt-out/
Nature: From cloning to gene-editing: the enduring legacy of Dolly the sheep
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02096-1
MMA Fighting: Dricus du Plessis accuses Kamaru Usman of avoiding UFC Oklahoma
City fight: ‘He didn’t want to sign the contract’ Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/495947/dricus-du-plessis-accuses-kamaru-usman-of
-avoi...
Bloody Elbow: Jon Anik believes Ilia Topuria is ‘unproven’ at lightweight
despite greatest of all time talk Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/06/jon-anik-believes-ilia-topuria-is-unproven-at
-lightweight-despite-grea...
The Verge: Former Xbox studios Double Fine and Compulsion will keep games after
going indie Link:
https://www.theverge.com/games/961749/xbox-layoffs-compulsion-double-fine-indie
Sherdog: New Footage reveals Conor McGregor’s injury that canceled Michael
Chandler fight Link:
https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/New-Footage-reveals-Conor-McGregors-injury-tha
t-canceled-Michael-Chandler-fight-201763
Bloody Elbow: UFC 329 set to debut new weigh-in format for Conor McGregor’s
return that will air live on CBS Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/06/ufc-329-set-to-debut-new-weigh-in-format-for-
conor-mcgregors-return-t...
TechCrunch: Apple brings back card payments for Apple Account purchases in India
after a four-year hiatus Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/apple-brings-back-card-payments-for-apple-acco
unt-purchases-in-india-afte...
Live Science: Diagnostic dilemma: Huge mass in woman's stomach was likely caused
by Ozempic-style drug — and dissolved with diet soda Link:
https://www.livescience.com/health/diagnostic-dilemma-huge-mass-in-womans-stom...
The Verge: I spy Link:
https://www.theverge.com/column/961707/smart-glasses-ai-wearables-meta-surveilla
nce-privacy
Bloody Elbow: Dustin Poirier opens up about the repercussions he is facing after
airport arrest incident Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/06/dustin-poirier-opens-up-about-the-repercussio
ns-he-is-facing-after-airpor...
NASA News: NASA Seeks Industry Input on Second Phase of Commercial Space
Stations Link:
https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/commercial-space/nasa-seeks-industry-input-
on-second-phase-of-commercial-space-stations/