TechCrunch: Microsoft is openly competing with OpenAI, Anthropic more than ever
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/microsoft-is-openly-competing-with-openai-anth
ropic-more-than-ever/
MMA Fighting: No Bets Barred: Breaking down the best bets for UFC Belgrade: Uros
Medic vs. Daniel Rodriguez
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/502035/no-bets-barred-breaking-down-the-best-bet
s-for-ufc-belgrade-uros-m...
Bloody Elbow: Someone just paid $5k for the stool Conor McGregor sat on moments
after getting injured at UFC 329
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/29/someone-just-paid-5k-for-the-stool-conor-mcgr
egor-sat-on-moments-...
TechCrunch: Mark Zuckerberg predicts that billions of people will have personal
AI agents in five years
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/mark-zuckerberg-predicts-that-billions-of-peop
le-will-have-personal-ai-agen...
Ars Technica: Mythos attack on 3rd-round PQC algorithm candidate puts it out of
commission
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/mythos-uncovers-crypto-weaknesses-that-
went-unknown-for-years/
Bloody Elbow: Daniel Cormier insists Jon Jones is lying about conversation he
allegedly admitted to ‘faking’ beef
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/29/daniel-cormier-insists-jon-jones-is-lying-abo
ut-conversation-he-...
TechCrunch: Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a
mixed bag
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/microsoft-logs-3-2b-from-anthropic-investment-
but-openai-was-a-mixed-bag/
MMA Fighting: Anthony Smith ‘reportedly threatened to kill’ his wife, allegedly
‘attempted multiple times’ to strike her with his vehicle leading to arrest
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/502114/anthony-smith-repor...
The Verge: Microsoft confirms Copilot ‘super app’ coming this year
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/972927/microsoft-copilot-super-app-confirmed
TechCrunch: Zuckerberg says Meta’s enterprise AI opportunity extends beyond
agents
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/zuckerberg-says-metas-enterprise-ai-opportunit
y-extends-beyond-agents/
Bloody Elbow: UFC 332 gets first fight as Johnny Walker books heavyweight debut
against Tom Aspinall’s teammate
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/29/ufc-332-gets-first-fight-as-johnny-walker-boo
ks-heavyweight-debut-...
The Verge: Mark Zuckerberg is planning a big push into personal AI agents
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/972294/meta-q2-2026-earnings-mark-zuckerberg-perso
nal-ai-agents
The Verge: Qualcomm is raising phone chip prices starting September 1st
Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/972894/qualcomm-price-hikes-q2-2026-earnings
TechCrunch: Discover what’s next for AI, from the SaaS reckoning to the agent
security gap, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/discover-whats-next-for-ai-from-the-saas-recko
ning-to-the-ag...
NASA News: NASA Awards 2026 Innovative Technology Concepts
Link:
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awards-2026-innovative-technology-concept
s/
The Verge: xAI’s last-minute scramble to stop Minnesota’s anti-nudification app
law
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/policy/972850/xai-grok-minnesota-nudification-lawsuit
TechCrunch: Thinking Machines co-founder Lilian Weng left the company citing
health reasons, then joined OpenAI
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/thinking-machines-co-founder-lilian-weng-left-
the-company-citing-he...
Wired: It Looks Like Nothing Can Dent MAGA's Support for ICE
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/it-looks-like-nothing-can-dent-magas-support-for-ice
/
TechCrunch: Winamp aims for a comeback with a new music player powered by Deezer
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/winamp-aims-for-a-comeback-with-a-new-music-pl
ayer-powered-by-deezer/
MMA Fighting: Michael Morales expects to be backup for UFC 330: Islam Makhachev
vs. Ian Machado Garry title fight
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/502033/michael-morales-expects-to-be-backup-for-
ufc-330-islam-makha...