MMA Fighting: Anthony Smith released on $500K bail, ex-UFC fighter currently
facing 3 felony charges
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/502048/anthony-smith-released-on-500k-bail-ex-uf
c-fighter-currently-facing-3-fel...
Bloody Elbow: PFL champion Thad Jean ranks himself above Ian Machado Garry when
addressing casual fans: ‘I’m top 3’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/29/pfl-champion-thad-jean-ranks-himself-above-ia
n-machado-garry-w...
NASA News: NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Discovers Field of Honeycomb Textures
Link:
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-science-laboratory/curiosity-rover/nasas-curi
osity-mars-rover-discovers-field-of-honeycomb-textures/
The Verge: The Ferrari Luce has at least 500 fans
Link: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/972569/ferrari-luce-ev-sales
TechCrunch: Elon Musk’s X settles multiyear legal battle with the World
Federation of Advertisers
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/elon-musks-x-settles-multiyear-legal-battle-wi
th-the-world-federation-of-advertis...
The Verge: Remarkable’s refurbished bundle is an awesome deal that’s over $350
off
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/972219/remarkable-paper-pro-twelve-south-airfly
-2-pro-deluxe-deal-sale
TechCrunch: Perplexity employee who worked on Comet launches an AI browser aimed
at knowledge work
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/perplexity-employee-who-worked-on-comet-launch
es-an-ai-browser-aimed-at-knowledg...
Ars Technica: What happens when you put AI to work deciphering lost languages?
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/what-happens-when-you-put-ai-to-work-dec
iphering-lost-languages/
Live Science: High-powered lasers can wirelessly charge drones mid-flight
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/technology/engineering/new-drone-can-be-charged-mid-
flight-using-high-powered-lasers
MMA Fighting: Dakota Ditcheva clarifies retirement timeline: ‘I don’t want to be
in a position where I can’t let go of fighting’
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/pfl/495735/dakota-ditcheva-clarifies-retirement-time
line...
Bloody Elbow: Islam Makhachev puts Khabib Nurmagomedov’s rivalry aside to
express sympathy for Conor McGregor
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/29/islam-makhachev-puts-khabib-nurmagomedovs-riv
alry-aside-to-express-s...
TechCrunch: Encore AI raises $30M to build AI agents that learn from customer
calls
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/encore-ai-raises-30m-to-build-ai-agents-that-l
earn-from-customer-calls/
NASA News: NASA Webb Explores Family Tree of Newly Discovered Distant Objects
Link:
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-explores-family-tree-of-newly-d
iscovered-distant-objects/
Nature: Author Correction: A ductile solid electrolyte interphase for
solid-state batteries
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10945-2
Bloody Elbow: Ronda Rousey changes tune by leaving door open for another MMA
bout months after successful return
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/29/ronda-rousey-changes-tune-by-leaving-door-ope
n-for-another-mma-bo...
Wired: X Says Australia’s Under-16s Social Media Ban Risks Interfering With
Foreign Law
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/x-says-australias-under-16s-social-media-bans-risk-i
nterfering-with-foreign-law/
NASA News: Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Ray Williams
Link:
https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/stennis/contractor-to-civil-servant-
ray-williams/
The Verge: DoorDash is going airborne with new drone delivery division
Link: https://www.theverge.com/science/970731/doordash-air-drone-delivery-faa
TechCrunch: DoorDash is building its own drone delivery business
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/doordash-is-building-its-own-drone-delivery-bu
siness/
ScienceDaily: New microwave frying method could make french fries much healthier
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260729044048.htm