TechCrunch: Microsoft lays off nearly 5,000 employees across Xbox, commercial
sales Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/microsoft-lays-off-nearly-5000-employees-acros
s-xbox-commercial-sales/
NASA News: NASA’s CAPSTONE Completes Extended Mission Testing Lunar Technologies
Link:
https://www.nasa.gov/technology/space-comms/nasas-capstone-completes-extended-mi
ssion-testing-lunar-technologies/
MMA Fighting: Dana White responds to Alex Pereira complaining about Herb Dean
and illegal shots in his loss to Ciryl Gane Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/495741/dana-white-responds-to-alex-pereira-compl
aining-abou...
Wired: The Science Behind Why Soccer Players at the 2026 World Cup Are Cutting
Their Socks Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/the-science-behind-why-soccer-players-at-the-2026-wo
rld-cup-are-cutting-their-socks/
The Verge: Inside the big business of the creator economy, with the agents
making it happen Link:
https://www.theverge.com/podcast/961603/raina-penchansky-ali-berman-dba-uta-infl
uencer-cliff-marketing
TechCrunch: Canadian spy agency says it hacked drug traffickers, extremists and
a ransomware gang last year Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/canadian-spy-agency-says-it-hacked-drug-traffi
ckers-extremists-and-a-ra...
The Verge: Nintendo will stop selling the original Switch in Europe next year
Link: https://www.theverge.com/games/961632/nintendo-switch-europe-discontinued
TechCrunch: How to reserve and change your WhatsApp username Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/how-to-reserve-and-change-your-whatsapp-userna
me/
NASA News: NASA Webb Uncovers Unusual Galaxy Shaped by Cosmic Collision Link:
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-uncovers-unusual-galaxy-shaped-
by-cosmic-collision/
MMA Fighting: Dustin Poirier issues apologies for behavior during airport scene,
says he hasn’t seen arrest video Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/497835/dustin-poirier-issues-apologies-for-behav
ior-during-airport-...
The Verge: Can Partiful keep the party going? Link:
https://www.theverge.com/report/960635/partiful-app-event-planning-data-palantir
Bloody Elbow: Max Holloway claims UFC 329 is the ‘event of the year’ ranking it
ahead of Freedom 250 spectacle Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/06/max-holloway-claims-ufc-329-is-the-event-of-t
he-year-ranking-it-ahe...
The Verge: Microsoft is selling off four Xbox studios as part of significant
gaming cuts Link:
https://www.theverge.com/news/961546/xbox-layoffs-studio-sales-2026
NASA News: Examining Algal Blooms in Blue Mesa Link:
https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/examining-algal-blooms-in-blue-
mesa/
TechCrunch: Station F ramps up as a launchpad for Europe’s hottest AI startups
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/06/station-f-ramps-up-as-a-launchpad-for-europes-
hottest-ai-startups/
MMA Fighting: Max Holloway gives his opinion on whether Conor McGregor would
meet him in the middle for a ‘point down’ slugfest Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/497783/max-holloway-reveals-if-he-believes-conor
-mcgr...
Bloody Elbow: Dustin Poirier reacts to Jon Jones supporting him after arrest:
‘I’m not looking for sympathy’ Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/06/dustin-poirier-reacts-to-jon-jones-supporting
-him-after-arrest-im-not...
MMA Fighting: UFC 329 gets late replacement opponent change Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/497799/ufc-329-gets-late-replacement-opponent-ch
ange
MMA Fighting: Morning Report: Alexander Volkanovski gives his prediction for
Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway 2 Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/latest-news/497715/morning-report-alexander-volkanov
ski-gives-his-predicti...
Bloody Elbow: Max Holloway once told UFC commentator that he would fight at
185lbs before ending his career Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/06/max-holloway-once-told-ufc-commentator-that-h
e-would-fight-at-185lbs-b...