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Analysis: porn sites that don't comply with the UK's age verification laws have seen their traffic from UK users grow, while sites complying had declines (Drew Harwell/Washington Post)

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AI shopping agents are prompting sellers and brands to rethink how they sell online, as advertisers adopt techniques to appear more prominently in AI results (Financial Times)

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Donald Trump is a globalist

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Silksong is only $19.99

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Stardew Valley fans just got massive news, but don't get too excited yet

Polygon - All

Hollow Knight: Silksong price and release time confirmed

Polygon - All

Q&A with Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince on why he thinks AI chatbots imperil the web and journalism's future, his company's pay-per-crawl initiative, and more (Fred Vogelstein/Crazy Stupid Tech)

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Pokémon Legends: Z-A Could Be The Best New Pokémon In Years | New Gameplay Today

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Hell Is Us is a cryptic and ambitious meditation on the horrors of war

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A survey of 1,047 US college students on GenAI: 55% use the tech for brainstorming ideas, 18% now question the value of college more than they used to, and more (Colleen Flaherty/Inside Higher Ed)

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A profile of Chinese AI chip designer Cambricon, whose share price has doubled since the start of August, supported by Beijing's aims for tech self-sufficiency (Financial Times)

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The Perfect Playlist For Your Labor Day Cookout

The Root

A New and Unexpected Playlist For Your Labor Day Cookout

The Root

FFXIV housing lottery schedule for September 2025

Polygon - All

Pokémon Go Max Monday and Max Battle schedule for September 2025

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Pokémon Go Ditto disguises list for September 2025

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Incredible Origin Stories Behind These Successful Black Businesses

The Root

Which States Really Have the Highest Homicide Rates, Red or Blue? The Stats Will Surprise You

The Root

Q&A with Lyft CEO David Risher on three consecutive profitable quarters, co-founders leaving the board, the Freenow acquisition, robotaxi economics, and more (J. Edward Moreno/Sherwood News)

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A new policy document from seven Chinese government departments outlines plans to create a globally competitive brain-computer interface industry by 2030 (Emily Mullin/Wired)

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