Bloody Elbow: Dustin Poirier sends one major warning to Ian Machado Garry in UFC
330 prediction for Islam Makhachev fight
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/30/dustin-poirier-sends-one-major-warning-to-ian
-machado-ga...
The Verge: Pixel 11 Pro Fold design leaks ahead of Google launch event
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/973249/pixel-11-pro-fold-buds-watch-leaks-google-l
aunch-event
Live Science: A unique antibody system may help explain bats' unusual tolerance
of viruses
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/a-unique-antibody-
system-may-help-explain-bats-unusual-toler...
The Verge: Friend re-launches its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to you,
for twice the price
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/973163/friend-re-launches-its-ai-pendant-with-a
-speaker-that-talks-to-you-for-twi...
Ars Technica: Quantum computers outperform classical ones, with results you can
trust
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/if-a-quantum-computer-outperforms-normal
-ones-can-you-tell-if-its-right/
NASA News: NASA Assigns Astronaut Deniz Burnham to First Space Station Mission
Link:
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-assigns-astronaut-deniz-burnham-to-first-
space-station-mission/
TechCrunch: Tesla made its 10 millionth EV
Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/tesla-made-its-10-millionth-ev/
Bloody Elbow: Jon Jones predicts who would win out of dream UFC super-fight
between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/30/jon-jones-predicts-who-would-win-out-of-dream
-ufc-supe...
Nature: Somatic mutations reveal the ontogeny of microglia in human aging
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10939-0
Wired: The New Friend AI Pendant Can Now Talk Back to You
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/the-friend-2-necklace-can-talk-back-to-you-now/
The Verge: Best Buy is selling an RTX 5080 for more than the RTX 5090’s MSRP
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/games/973173/asus-rog-rtx-5080-price-hike-best-buy
TechCrunch: When will fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems go
public?
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/when-will-fusion-power-startup-commonwealth-fu
sion-systems-go-public/
TechCrunch: Meta says AI is making it easier to build new apps — and more are
coming
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/meta-says-ai-is-making-it-easier-to-build-new-
apps-and-more-are-coming/
TechCrunch: Netflix lands global streaming deal for ‘The Walking Dead’
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/netflix-lands-global-streaming-deal-for-the-wa
lking-dead/
MMA Fighting: Between the Links: Reaction to Anthony Smith’s arrest; Plus,
Ankalaev’s next move, UFC Belgrade vs. PFL New York
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/502130/between-the-links-reaction-to-anthony-smi
ths-ar...
Bloody Elbow: UFC adds new fights on just 10 days’ notice to single-digit card
that desperately needed bouts
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/30/ufc-adds-new-fights-on-just-10-days-notice-to
-single-digit-card-that-...
TechCrunch: Nscale buys Anyscale as it seeks to own more of the AI compute stack
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/nscale-buys-anyscale-as-it-seeks-to-own-more-o
f-the-ai-compute-stack/
TechCrunch: Fusion power darling Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises another $1B
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/fusion-power-darling-commonwealth-fusion-syste
ms-raises-another-1b/
Ars Technica: New MCP specification addresses the main barrier to enterprise
adoption
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/with-a-stateless-makeover-new-mcp-spec-target
s-enterprise-scale/
Wired: Gemini Robotics 2 Brings Google's AI Into the Physical World
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/google-gemini-can-control-humanoid-robots/