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The UN's AI Week: When Silicon Valley CEOs Lectured World Leaders on Existential Risk

The 2026 UN General Assembly became a cultural flashpoint as tech CEOs, world leaders, and AI godfathers clashed over whether to regulate or race ahead.

The UN's AI Week: When Silicon Valley CEOs Lectured World Leaders on Existential Risk
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Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' Drops September 25 — and the Internet Already Has Theories

Swift announces her new single with cryptic clues, limited-edition CDs, and a cover art debate that has fans zooming in on every pixel.

Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' Drops September 25 — and the Internet Already Has Theories
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Zelda Williams Calls Out AI Videos of Her Late Father: 'Let Him Rest'

Robin Williams' daughter condemned AI-generated videos depicting her father as 'delusional' and urged fans to stop using dead celebrities as digital puppets.

Zelda Williams Calls Out AI Videos of Her Late Father: 'Let Him Rest'
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How Gen Z Gets Its Tech News Now: Memes, AI Summaries, and the Death of the Homepage

Culture and technology news are converging as younger audiences discover breaking stories through short video and AI feeds — not homepages.

How Gen Z Gets Its Tech News Now: Memes, AI Summaries, and the Death of the Homepage
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Gen Z Still Uses AI Weekly, But Anger and Skepticism Are Climbing Fast

A new Gallup survey finds excitement dropped 14 points and anger rose 9 points — even as 51% of Gen Z reports weekly AI use.

Gen Z Still Uses AI Weekly, But Anger and Skepticism Are Climbing Fast
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iPhone 18 Pro Day One: What Gen Z Is Actually Buying—and What They're Waiting For

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro went on sale September 18. From glacier finishes to Siri AI beta, here's the Gen Z purchase calculus—and why many are holding for iPhone Duo.

iPhone 18 Pro Day One: What Gen Z Is Actually Buying—and What They're Waiting For
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Mark Zuckerberg's Muse AI Agent Can Now Read Your Messages, Calendar, and Notes on Mac

Meta expanded Muse from iPhone to Mac, letting a personalized AI agent operate across files and apps — free with limits, subscription for heavier use.

Mark Zuckerberg's Muse AI Agent Can Now Read Your Messages, Calendar, and Notes on Mac
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Drake Went Goth at Hot Topic and the Internet Did Exactly What You’d Expect

Inside FOMO, Drake’s hour-long visual, a mall-emo makeover with influencer Pinkchyu turned into the week’s most shareable celebrity bit.

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Sydney Sweeney Lost Hundreds of Thousands of Followers Over a Sports-Betting Ad

A nude-coded Novig campaign triggered a Social Blade-tracked unfollow spike — and a messy argument about athlete nudes versus brand ads.

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‘Creep Glasses’ Are Ruining Dates and Making Smart Specs Feel Cursed

The week’s most unsettling tech-culture story: camera glasses on first dates, secret recordings, and a nickname that might stick.

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Aespa’s Giselle Is Catching Heat Over Violent Imagery — and the Internet Can’t Agree Why

Fans and critics are fighting over alleged serial-killer shirt references and gun/blood aesthetics on a K-pop idol’s Instagram.

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MrBeast Teased a $10 Million YouTube Video and the Timeline Immediately Started Guessing

When the internet’s chaos merchant hints at a years-in-the-making, eight-figure production, speculation becomes the free pre-show.

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