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Friday, August 01, 2025

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Delta Denies Personal Data Use in Ticket Pricing Controversy (4)

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CPB shutters amid political and fiscal pressure (5)

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OpenAI ditches ChatGPT conversation feature in Google search (4)

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BioShock sequel in turmoil after failed internal review (4)

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Tesla held liable in fatal Autopilot crash trial (21) hot

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Apple’s iOS 26 debuts new charging feature and hidden gems (6)

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Tim Cook Eyes AI Acquisitions to Bolster Apple’s AI Push (8)

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Itch.io Reindexes Free NSFW Content Amid Policy Changes (6)

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Microsoft discontinues Windows 11 SE amid shifting market dynamics (6)

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Nintendo hikes original Switch prices as Switch 2 escapes the price tag (13) hot

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OpenAI secures $8.3B funding round amid AI frenzy (6)

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Nintendo Switch Price Increase in Canada Impacts Consumers (5)

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Nintendo reports robust Switch 2 sales amid soaring demand challenges (4)

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Google unveils upgraded Gemini Deep Think AI model for elite users (6)

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Google launches Gemini Deep Think AI model for advanced reasoning (9)

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Battlefield 6 reveals modest PC specs despite Steam Deck omission (10) hot

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Nintendo Switch2 Breaks Sales Records as Launch Exceeds Expectations (6)

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Delta Air Lines Denies Using Personal Data in Ticket Pricing

PYMNTS / pymnts - Delta Air Lines reportedly told three senators that it does not and will not use customers’ personal data to set ticket prices. [contact-form-7] The airline said this in a letter sent in response to the senators’ letter, in which they cited an executive’s…

#dataprivacy #delta #pricing #privacy

Delta’s dynamic AI pricing plan sounds different now https://www.theverge.com/news/717867/delta-ai-dynamic-pricing-model #Transportation #News #AI

7 months / bsky / @jos1264.social.skynetcloud.site.ap.brid.gy / jos1264.social.skynetcloud.site.ap.brid.gy

Delta’s dynamic AI pricing plan sounds different now

7 months / theverge / Jay Peters

Delta Air Lines Denies Using Personal Data in Ticket Pricing

7 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Delta denies using AI to come up with inflated, personalized prices

7 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Is Shutting Down

Matt Novak / gizmodo - MAGA notches another win in its battle against anything good in America.

#politics #government #treasury #economy

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7 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

RIP Corporation for Public Broadcasting: 1967–2026 arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

7 months / bsky / @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social / jenlucpiquant.bsky.social

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

7 months / bsky / @drm.bsky.social / drm.bsky.social

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Is Shutting Down

7 months / gizmodo / Matt Novak

RIP Corporation for Public Broadcasting: 1967–2026

7 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

OpenAI is removing ChatGPT conversations from Google

Will Shanklin / engadget - OpenAI has removed a feature that made shared ChatGPT conversations appear in search results. The "short-lived experiment" was based on the chatbot's link creation option. After complaints, OpenAI's chief information security officer, Dane Stuckey, said t…

#ai #google #openai #chatgpt

ChatGPT users shocked to learn their chats were in Google search results

7 months / bsky / @rickderuiter.bsky.social / rickderuiter.bsky.social

OpenAI removes ChatGPT self-doxing option

7 months / theregister / Thomas Claburn

OpenAI is removing ChatGPT conversations from Google

7 months / engadget / Will Shanklin

ChatGPT users shocked to learn their chats were in Google search results

7 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

BioShock Studio Hits Trouble With Sequel Still MIA

Kenneth Shepard / kotaku - A new report says developer Cloud Chamber ‘failed’ an internal review of the fourth entry in the acclaimed shooter seriesThe post BioShock Studio Hits Trouble With Sequel Still MIA appeared first on Kotaku.

#gaming #entertainment #bethesda #layoffs

BioShock Studio Hits Trouble With Sequel Still MIA

7 months / kotaku / Kenneth Shepard

BioShock 4 Reportedly Getting a Narrative Overhaul Amid Development Struggles

7 months / ign / Rebekah Valentine

BioShock 4 – Studio Head "Ousted" After "Failed" Review And Everything Else We Know

7 months / gamespot / Eddie Makuch

BioShock Remake Cancelled, As BioShock 4 Reportedly Fails A Review

7 months / gamespot / Eddie Makuch

Tesla held liable in fatal Autopilot crash trial

A Florida jury has ruled that Tesla is partially responsible for a fatal Autopilot incident, prompting conflicting damage figures of $329 million in one account and $200 million in another. The verdict intensifies scrutiny over driver assistance technologies, leaving industry watchers both bemused and slightly shell-shocked.

#selfdriving #cars #tesla #law

Tesla to pay more than $200 million in damages after being found partly liable for fatal Autopilot crash https://www.theverge.com/news/717754/tesla-autopilot-crash-liable-jury-trial-damages #Transportation #ElectricCars #Tesla #News

7 months / bsky / @jos1264.social.skynetcloud.site.ap.brid.gy / jos1264.social.skynetcloud.site.ap.brid.gy

Sue MuskRat A federal jury in Florida found Tesla partly liable for a deadly 2019 crash involving Tesla’s Autopilot driver assist software www.theverge.com/news/717754/...

7 months / bsky / @stevefm20.bsky.social / stevefm20.bsky.social

In 2019, the driver of a Tesla Model S in Autopilot mode allegedly came to a T-intersection and, failing to see that the roadway was ending, kept his foot on the accelerator. The car slammed into a parked vehicle and two people. One of the pedestrians, 22

7 months / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

Tesla’s Autopilot feature has been blamed in dozens of crashes, but this is the first time the company has been found liable for an Autopilot-related crash.

7 months / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

“For years before this crash and for years after this crash, Tesla ignored those warnings.” Full story:

7 months / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

Tesla Found Partly Liable in 2019 Autopilot Death www.wired.com/story/tesla-...

7 months / bsky / @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social / jenlucpiquant.bsky.social

Hell yes gizmodo.com/tesla-ordere...

7 months / bsky / @poormojo.bsky.social / poormojo.bsky.social

Florida jury throws huge fine at Tesla in Autopilot crash

7 months / theregister / Iain Thomson

Tesla to pay more than $200 million in damages after being found partly liable for fatal Autopilot crash

7 months / theverge / Jay Peters

www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/t... A site that tracks Tesla-involved collisions, TeslaDeaths.com, has reported at least 58 deaths resulting from incidents where Tesla drivers had Autopilot engaged just before impact.

7 months / bsky / @nick-stevens.com / nick-stevens.com

A jury found Tesla 33% liable for a 2019 fatal Autopilot crash, awarding $329M to victims’ families. Tesla faces $242.5M in damages, including $200M punitive. Tesla plans to appeal. The verdict may impact future Autopilot lawsuits. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01

7 months / bsky / @isabelsantos.bsky.social / isabelsantos.bsky.social

Tesla partly liable in Florida Autopilot trial, jury awards $200M punitive damages

7 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Story is developing ... safe to say though this is no small thing. techcrunch.com/2025/08/01/t...

7 months / bsky / @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social / kirstenkorosec.bsky.social

#Tesla partly liable in Florida Autopilot trial, jury awards $200M punitive damages - techcrunch.com/2025/08/01/t...

7 months / bsky / @glynmoody.bsky.social / glynmoody.bsky.social

rare public statement from Tesla (which came in through an outside PR firm because the company disbanded its comms team years ago) techcrunch.com/2025/08/01/t...

7 months / bsky / @seanokane.bsky.social / seanokane.bsky.social

Tesla Found Partly Liable in 2019 Autopilot Death

7 months / wired / Aarian Marshall

Tesla Ordered to Pay More Than $200 Million Over Fatal Autopilot Crash

7 months / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Tesla loses Autopilot wrongful death case in $329 million verdict

7 months / arstechnica / Jonathan M. Gitlin

Tesla found partially liable for a deadly 2019 crash

7 months / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Tesla must pay $329 million in damages after fatal Autopilot crash, jury says

7 months / cnbc

Tesla partly liable in Florida Autopilot trial, jury awards $200M punitive damages

7 months / techcrunch / Sean O'Kane

iOS 26: See How Long Your iPhone Will Take to Fully Charge

Tim Hardwick / macrumors - In iOS 26, currently in beta, your iPhone gains a handy new charging feature that takes the guesswork out of knowing when your device will be fully powered up. Instead of waiting around or checking your battery percentage every few minutes, you can now se…

#mobiletech #apple #iphone #ios

iOS 26: 10+ Features Coming to the Phone App

7 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

iOS 26: 10+ Features Coming to the Phone App

7 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

iOS 26: See How Long Your iPhone Will Take to Fully Charge

7 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

5 overlooked iOS 26 settings I can't wait to have on my iPhone this fall

7 months / pocket-lint / John Kanellakos

iOS 26: See How Long Your iPhone Will Take to Fully Charge

7 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Hidden iOS 26 Features Apple Didn't Mention at WWDC

7 months / cnet / Bridget Carey

Tim Cook Says Apple Could Buy An AI Company To Boost Apple Intelligence

bgr - According to Tim Cook, Apple wouldn't be opposed to acquiring an AI company to help Apple Intelligence catch up with the competition.

#ai #apple #aiethics #acquisitions

Tim Cook says Apple ‘must’ figure out AI and ‘will make the investment to do it’

7 months / theverge / Jay Peters

All hands on deck: Tim Cook, Craig Federighi address Apple employees on AI, Siri

7 months / appleinsider

Inside Apple's AI Pivot: Late Start, High Stakes, and Total Rebuild

7 months / implicator / Maria Garcia

Tim Cook Defends Apple's AI Delay: 'We've Rarely Been First'

7 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Tim Cook Tells Staff AI Is Apple’s Next Big Opportunity

7 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Apple’s Tim Cook Talks Trump Tariffs and AI

7 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Apple's Tim Cook 'very open to M&A that accelerates our road map' for AI' — company increasing spending on AI initiatives, reorganizing teams to address expansion

7 months / tomshardware

Tim Cook Says Apple Could Buy An AI Company To Boost Apple Intelligence

7 months / bgr

Itch.io starts reindexing free NSFW content

Matt Tate / engadget - Digital storefront Itch.io is reindexing its free adult games, and is talking to its partnered payment processors about plans to gradually reintroduce paid NSFW content. In a new Developer Update, the company said the decision will ensure it can "confiden…

#techpolicy #internet #apps #community

GOG is giving away a selection of adult games to protest censorship

7 months / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Mastercard Responds To Censorship Allegations After Forcing Storefronts To Remove Adult Games

7 months / gamespot / Darryn Bonthuys

Itch.io Is Restoring NSFW Games—as Long as They’re Free

7 months / wired / Megan Farokhmanesh

Itch.io starts reindexing free NSFW content

7 months / engadget / Matt Tate

Itch.io has begun restoring NSFW content, but only if it’s free

7 months / theverge / Ash Parrish

Itch.io Is Returning Free NSFW Games To Its Store

7 months / kotaku / John Walker

Microsoft kills Windows 11 SE, another in a long line of failed ChromeOS competitors

Andrew Cunningham / arstechnica - Windows 11 SE was made for school laptop fleets where ChromeOS has made inroads.

#windows #microsoft #business

Microsoft is killing its failed ChromeOS competitor, Windows 11 SE

7 months / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

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7 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Microsoft gives in to Chromebook bullies and drops Windows 11 SE

7 months / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

Microsoft ending Windows 11 SE support October 2026 — Chrome OS competitor also won't get version 25H2 update coming later this year

7 months / tomshardware

Microsoft kills Windows 11 SE, another in a long line of failed ChromeOS competitors

7 months / arstechnica / Andrew Cunningham

Microsoft is killing off Windows 11 SE, its Chrome OS competitor

7 months / theverge / Tom Warren

Nintendo Switch prices are going up after this weekend

Emma Roth / theverge - Nintendo is raising the price of the original Switch “family of systems and products,” the company announced on Friday. Along with the first-generation Nintendo Switch, the price change also affects the Switch OLED, Switch Lite, and “select” accessories. …

#hardware #gaming #nintendo #pricing

Why Nintendo didn’t raise the price of the Switch 2 (yet)

7 months / theverge / Andrew Webster

Nintendo raises prices on the Switch 1, making last-gen console a hard sell as the Switch 2 is increasingly easy to find in stock

7 months / tomshardware

Nintendo Switch prices are going up in the US after this weekend. The price hike will affect the family of original Switch systems, including the Lite and OLED, as well as some Switch 2 accessories www.theverge.com/news/717325/...

7 months / bsky / @tomwarren.co.uk / tomwarren.co.uk

Nintendo Switch prices are going up after this weekend www.theverge.com/news/717325/...

7 months / bsky / @theverge.com / theverge.com

The original Nintendo Switch is about to get more expensive in the US

7 months / engadget / Matt Tate

Nintendo raising original Switch console prices due to ‘market conditions’

7 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

This 8 year old last-gen console just got a massive price hike

7 months / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

Citing “market conditions,” Nintendo hikes prices of original Switch consoles

7 months / arstechnica / Andrew Cunningham

You Should Get All Those Switch 2 Accessories Now Before They Get Even More Expensive

7 months / gizmodo / Kyle Barr

Nintendo hiking price of original Switch for U.S. customers

7 months / cnbc

Nintendo Announces U.S. Price Rises for Original Switch, Warns Price Rises for Switch 2, Games, and the NSO Membership ‘May Be Necessary in the Future’

7 months / ign / Wesley Yin-Poole

Nintendo Switch prices are going up after this weekend

7 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Nintendo Increasing Price Of Switch And Other Products In The US

7 months / gamespot / Eddie Makuch

OpenAI reportedly raises $8.3B at $300B valuation

Rebecca Bellan / techcrunch - The oversubscribed round came months ahead of schedule, and is part of OpenAI's strategy to raise $40 billion.

#ai #vc #openai #investment

OpenAI reportedly raises $8.3B in funding after annualized revenue tops $13B

7 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

OpenAI Raises New Funding to Hit $300 Billion Valuation

7 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

OpenAI reportedly raises $8.3B at $300B valuation

7 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

OpenAI has reportedly raised $8.3 billion at a $300 billion valuation

7 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

OpenAI reportedly raises $8.3B at $300B valuation

7 months / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

OpenAI Raises $8.3 Billion as Wall Street Bets on AI Infrastructure

7 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Nintendo Switch hardware and games just got more expensive in Canada

Bradly Shankar / mobilesyrup - At the end of June, Nintendo confirmed that pricing for the original Switch console, accessories and games would increase on August 1. Now that date has come, and we know exactly how much everything now costs. See below for the updated pricing. Note that …

#gaming #nintendo #canada #pricing

You can currently get a used Switch Lite in decent condition for just $100. But Nintendo is going to try to sell them for $230 at Target now. kotaku.com/switch-2-pri...

7 months / bsky / @ethangach.bsky.social / ethangach.bsky.social

The cost of the Nintendo Switch 2 is unaffected -- for now, at least. mobilesyrup.com/2025/08/01/n...

7 months / bsky / @mobilesyrup.com / mobilesyrup.com

Nintendo Is About To Raise The Price Of The Original Switch

7 months / kotaku / Ethan Gach

Nintendo Switch hardware and games just got more expensive in Canada

7 months / mobilesyrup / Bradly Shankar

Nintendo Switch Price Increases in Effect in Canada, Games Rise to $84

7 months / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Nintendo Switch 2 Sales Reach 5.82 Million in 7 Weeks While Struggling to Meet Demand

Steve Vegvari / iphoneincanada - Nintendo Switch 2 sales have reached 5.82 million since launch, according to the company's latest earning report.The post Nintendo Switch 2 Sales Reach 5.82 Million in 7 Weeks While Struggling to Meet Demand first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

#hardware #gaming #earnings #nintendo

Nintendo revenue doubles as Switch 2 sales top 5.8 million units

7 months / techspot

Nintendo "Regrets" The Inconvenience Of Switch 2 Selling Out All The Time

7 months / gamespot / Evan Campbell

Nintendo Switch 2 Sales Reach 5.82 Million in 7 Weeks While Struggling to Meet Demand

7 months / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Nintendo sold 5.82 million Switch 2s in 7 weeks but still can't keep up with demand

7 months / engadget / Steve Dent

Google upgrades Gemini with Deep Think and flags early warning risks

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - Google unveils a new version of its Gemini AI model designed to solve complex problems by giving it more "thinking time." The technology builds on the same model that recently excelled at the Math Olympiad, but Google's own analysis suggests it also raise…

#ai #genai #alphabet #deeptech

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Deep Think in the Gemini app

7 months / simonwillison / Simon Willison

Google releases Gemini 2.5 Deep Think for AI Ultra subscribers

7 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google rolls out its most powerful Gemini model yet

7 months / engadget / Andre Revilla

Google upgrades Gemini with Deep Think and flags early warning risks

7 months / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Google Unleashes Gemini Deep Think for Ultra Subscribers in High-Stakes AI Race

7 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google rolls out Gemini Deep Think AI, a reasoning model that tests multiple ideas in parallel

Maxwell Zeff / techcrunch - Google released its first publicly available "multi-agent" AI system, which uses more computational resources, but produces better answers.

#ai #google #genai #deeptech

Google’s Most Advanced AI Raises Alarms Over Weaponization Risks

7 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Google rolls out powerful creative problem-solving AI model Deep Think to the Gemini app

7 months / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Google Launches Deep Think AI Model for $340/Month in Canada

7 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Google’s Advanced AI Model Is Now Available to Try—for $250 a Month

7 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Google rolls out Gemini Deep Think AI, a reasoning model that tests multiple ideas in parallel

7 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Google has released Gemini 2.5 Deep Think, its first public multi-agent reasoning model. The system explores multiple ideas in parallel to solve complex problems, achieving state-of-the-art results on coding and reasoning benchmarks. #MLSky

7 months / bsky / @smcgrath.phd / smcgrath.phd

Quoting Logan Kilpatrick

7 months / simonwillison / Simon Willison

Google's Powerful New AI Model Can Solve Your Most Complex Problems. If You Can Afford It

7 months / cnet / Jon Reed

Google rolls out Gemini Deep Think AI, a reasoning model that tests multiple ideas in parallel

7 months / techcrunch / Maxwell Zeff

Battlefield 6 requirements suggest it'll run on surprisingly modest PCs — EA VP says it still won't work on Steam Deck, though

tomshardware - You can run BF6 on an eight-year-old CPU and six-year-old GPU but Steam Deck is left out of the fight

#hardware #gaming

Battlefield 6 Will Steer Clear Of Goofy Skins: ‘I Don’t Think It Needs Nicki Minaj’

7 months / kotaku / Ethan Gach

Battlefield 6 Beta Codes Have Begun Going Out

7 months / gamespot / Moises Taveras

Battlefield 6 Could Be The Successor To Battlefield 3 & 4 The Series Needs

7 months / gamespot / S.E. Doster

Battlefield 6 Is Already Making A Big Change To The Assault Class

7 months / gamespot / Cameron Koch

Battlefield 6 Release Date Was Strategically Chosen, EA Says, And It Avoids GTA 6

7 months / gamespot / Eddie Makuch

Don't Expect Battlefield 6 to Come Out on Nintendo Switch 2

7 months / ign / Vikki Blake

Battlefield 6 Battle Royale Mode: Trailer, Details, How To Sign Up For The Test

7 months / gamespot / Eddie Makuch

"To the Day We Die:" Battlefield 6 Devs Talk Anti-Cheat

7 months / gamespot / Darryn Bonthuys

Battlefield 6 requirements suggest it'll run on surprisingly modest PCs — EA VP says it still won't work on Steam Deck, though

7 months / tomshardware

Can your PC run Battlefield 6? Full system requirements and multiplayer details revealed

7 months / techspot

Switch 2 Sells More Than 6 Million in the 7 Weeks Since Launch, Nintendo Says Demand 'Has Surpassed Our Expectations'

Wesley Yin-Poole / ign - Nintendo’s first financial report since the launch of Switch 2 is in, and it’s smiles all round for the company after record-breaking sales.

#hardware #gaming #earnings #nintendo

Nintendo’s Sold 6 Million Switch 2s, And Over 5.6 Million Copies Of Mario Kart World

7 months / kotaku / John Walker

Nintendo’s Switch 2 has doubled first-month sales of the original. Almost 6 million units have been sold so far — over a third of the Wii U’s total lifetime sales www.theverge.com/news/717163/...

7 months / bsky / @tomwarren.co.uk / tomwarren.co.uk

Mario Kart World Sales Race Ahead, Almost Tied With Switch 2

7 months / gamespot / Darryn Bonthuys

Switch 2 Sales Blast Past Expectations, Now 6 Million Globally

7 months / gamespot / Darryn Bonthuys

Nintendo’s Switch 2 doubles first-month sales of the original

7 months / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Switch 2 Sells More Than 6 Million in the 7 Weeks Since Launch, Nintendo Says Demand 'Has Surpassed Our Expectations'

7 months / ign / Wesley Yin-Poole

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