๐ฌ Netflix's "Wonka's The Golden Ticket" โ a nine-episode reality competition set inside a replica chocolate factory โ premieres September 23. The show's narrator is an AI recreation of Gene Wilder's voice, built by ElevenLabs in collaboration with his estate.
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A lifetime supply of money is up for grabs in Wonkaโs The Golden Ticket, a new reality competition series, set inside the iconic Chocolate Factory!
Who will survive the twists and turns Wonka throws their way? Find out September 23 โ and donโt miss the finaleโฆ
Who will survive the twists and turns Wonka throws their way? Find out September 23 โ and donโt miss the finaleโฆ
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๐ก๏ธ Meta settles $18B lawsuit, introduces mandatory teen limits
Fifty-two US states and territories sued Meta for deliberately making Instagram addictive to teenagers. The case is now settled.
Meta will pay $18 billion, though 30% is conditional on YouTube and TikTok adopting equivalent measures and making matching payments.
Default restrictions for under-18s on Instagram and Facebook:
๐ธ 2-hour daily cap across both apps, removable only with parental approval
๐ธ Night mode โ apps blocked midnight to 6 AM
๐ธ School mode โ notifications silenced 8 AM to 3 PM
๐ธ Prompts every 15 minutes of continuous use
๐ธ Hidden like counts, cosmetic surgery filters blocked, non-algorithmic feed available
Funds go toward youth safety programs, per 9to5Mac.
Fifty-two US states and territories sued Meta for deliberately making Instagram addictive to teenagers. The case is now settled.
Meta will pay $18 billion, though 30% is conditional on YouTube and TikTok adopting equivalent measures and making matching payments.
Default restrictions for under-18s on Instagram and Facebook:
๐ธ 2-hour daily cap across both apps, removable only with parental approval
๐ธ Night mode โ apps blocked midnight to 6 AM
๐ธ School mode โ notifications silenced 8 AM to 3 PM
๐ธ Prompts every 15 minutes of continuous use
๐ธ Hidden like counts, cosmetic surgery filters blocked, non-algorithmic feed available
Funds go toward youth safety programs, per 9to5Mac.
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๐ LEGO's Longest Model Ever โ and What That Signals
At 136 cm, the Executor Super Star Destroyer is officially the longest model LEGO has ever made. Not a record on piece count or price โ purely on scale.
The set:
The Ultimate Collector Series has always sold on display value as much as part count. A length record sharpens that case: a model this size justifies an
At 136 cm, the Executor Super Star Destroyer is officially the longest model LEGO has ever made. Not a record on piece count or price โ purely on scale.
The set:
$799.99, 6,130 pieces, out October 4. It recreates Darth Vader's flagship from *The Empire Strikes Back* โ 19 km long in Star Wars canon. Minifigures include Vader, Boba Fett, and five bounty hunters.The Ultimate Collector Series has always sold on display value as much as part count. A length record sharpens that case: a model this size justifies an
$800 price tag more easily than specs alone can. IGN notes the adult LEGO market keeps expanding โ releases like this both drive demand and quietly test how far collectors will stretch.โค4๐3๐1
๐ Daily Recap ยท Aug 30
๐ธ GTA 6 leaks were actually a crypto pump scheme
๐ฟ Xbox lets discs unlock digital games starting August
๐ฌ Netflix revived Gene Wilder's voice via AI for Wonka show
๐ก๏ธ Meta pays $18B and finally caps teen Instagram access
๐ LEGO's longest model ever is Vader's Star Destroyer
Somebody in your life had a chaotic day and missed all of this โ now's your moment to be the interesting one.
CHEATKOTT - Your Daily News
๐ธ GTA 6 leaks were actually a crypto pump scheme
๐ฟ Xbox lets discs unlock digital games starting August
๐ฌ Netflix revived Gene Wilder's voice via AI for Wonka show
๐ก๏ธ Meta pays $18B and finally caps teen Instagram access
๐ LEGO's longest model ever is Vader's Star Destroyer
Somebody in your life had a chaotic day and missed all of this โ now's your moment to be the interesting one.
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๐ธ Ethereum ETFs log their best day in 10 months
U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs pulled in $225.8 million on Thursday โ their strongest session since October 2025. Nine consecutive days of net inflows since August 17 have now totalled $1.42 billion.
๐ธ BlackRock's
๐ธ Fidelity's
๐ธ U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took $242.3 million the same day โ just $16.5 million more than Ethereum.
Ethereum was near $2,477 on Friday, up around 5% on the week. Bitwise Europe's Max Shannon attributes the inflows to rising risk appetite in traditional markets, and notes that a pickup in spot volume โ currently at its 16th percentile year-on-year โ is needed to sustain the move, per Decrypt.
U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs pulled in $225.8 million on Thursday โ their strongest session since October 2025. Nine consecutive days of net inflows since August 17 have now totalled $1.42 billion.
๐ธ BlackRock's
ETHA: $1.02 billion over nine sessions, 72% of the category total, no day missed.๐ธ Fidelity's
FETH: best day of the run on Thursday at $56.2 million.๐ธ U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took $242.3 million the same day โ just $16.5 million more than Ethereum.
Ethereum was near $2,477 on Friday, up around 5% on the week. Bitwise Europe's Max Shannon attributes the inflows to rising risk appetite in traditional markets, and notes that a pickup in spot volume โ currently at its 16th percentile year-on-year โ is needed to sustain the move, per Decrypt.
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๐ฎ Limited edition, unlimited nerve
Microsoft launched the Xbox Series X25 โ a collector's console for the brand's 25th anniversary, translucent green, uniquely engraved, Halo included. Retail: $899.99. Already steep.
Pre-orders opened August 27th. By the next morning, eBay had its own, less festive auction running: bundles clearing at
Microsoft's official note called this collection "our way of celebrating the community." The community celebrated right back โ and flipped it for triple.
Microsoft launched the Xbox Series X25 โ a collector's console for the brand's 25th anniversary, translucent green, uniquely engraved, Halo included. Retail: $899.99. Already steep.
Pre-orders opened August 27th. By the next morning, eBay had its own, less festive auction running: bundles clearing at
$2,500โ$2,800, the standalone controller fetching $185 against a $79.99 retail price, per IGN.Microsoft's official note called this collection "our way of celebrating the community." The community celebrated right back โ and flipped it for triple.
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๐ฅ Actress grew her thighs for Chun-Li
Callina Liang, playing Chun-Li in Legendary's upcoming Street Fighter film, trained two hours daily in Taekwondo, Muay Thai and Wushu, and ate 12 eggs a day โ gaining 6.5 cm on each thigh by the end of the shoot, per Empire Magazine. The film hits theaters October 16, 2026.
IGN
Callina Liang, playing Chun-Li in Legendary's upcoming Street Fighter film, trained two hours daily in Taekwondo, Muay Thai and Wushu, and ate 12 eggs a day โ gaining 6.5 cm on each thigh by the end of the shoot, per Empire Magazine. The film hits theaters October 16, 2026.
IGN
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๐ธ Amazon's Labor Day sale is live โ and there's a lot going on
Amazon just kicked off its big 2026 Labor Day Sale, and if you've been sitting on any Apple gear, there's genuinely stuff worth looking at right now.
๐ธ AirPods Pro 3 โ $200 instead of $249
๐ธ AirTag 2 singles down to
๐ธ M6 Mac mini already seeing small cuts, even on pre-orders
๐ธ iPhone 17 Pro Renewed Premium โ up to $290 off new price, also all-time lows
The AirTag 2 deal stands out most โ
9to5Mac has the full running list if you want to check what's still in stock.
Amazon just kicked off its big 2026 Labor Day Sale, and if you've been sitting on any Apple gear, there's genuinely stuff worth looking at right now.
๐ธ AirPods Pro 3 โ $200 instead of $249
๐ธ AirTag 2 singles down to
$24, 4-pack at $80 โ a brand new all-time low๐ธ M6 Mac mini already seeing small cuts, even on pre-orders
๐ธ iPhone 17 Pro Renewed Premium โ up to $290 off new price, also all-time lows
The AirTag 2 deal stands out most โ
$20 a unit on some listings, which hasn't happened before. If you've been meaning to pick up a tracker or two, the timing's decent.9to5Mac has the full running list if you want to check what's still in stock.
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๐ถ๏ธ Apple's smart glasses are coming โ no display, no partner brand, no hurry
Meta has spent two years turning Ray-Ban Stories into the season's defining privacy concern. Apple has been watching โ and is doing things differently.
Per Bloomberg, the glasses land in 2027: a WWDC unveil for developers, retail that autumn. No AR display โ camera, mic, and Siri reading the world alongside you. It translates signs, saves reminders, plays audio through open-ear speakers. Deliberate photo capture will reportedly be restricted, a pointed distance from Meta's reputation.
Four frame silhouettes, acetate build, colours:
Seven years after Google Glass became the textbook example of how not to do this, Apple walks into the same room.Same idea โ better lawyers.
9to5Mac
Meta has spent two years turning Ray-Ban Stories into the season's defining privacy concern. Apple has been watching โ and is doing things differently.
Per Bloomberg, the glasses land in 2027: a WWDC unveil for developers, retail that autumn. No AR display โ camera, mic, and Siri reading the world alongside you. It translates signs, saves reminders, plays audio through open-ear speakers. Deliberate photo capture will reportedly be restricted, a pointed distance from Meta's reputation.
Four frame silhouettes, acetate build, colours:
black / ocean blue / light brown. Health features like heart-rate monitoring are a future-version conversation.Seven years after Google Glass became the textbook example of how not to do this, Apple walks into the same room.
9to5Mac
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๐ Daily Recap ยท Aug 31
๐ธ Ethereum ETFs just had their best day in months
๐ฎ Xbox anniversary console hits eBay before it hits homes
๐ฅ Chun-Li actress ate 12 eggs daily and gained thighs
๐๏ธ Amazon Labor Day sale drops AirPods Pro to $200
๐ถ๏ธ Apple's no-display smart glasses arrive quietly in 2027
Someone in your group chat missed every single one of these โ you know who
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๐ธ Ethereum ETFs just had their best day in months
๐ฎ Xbox anniversary console hits eBay before it hits homes
๐ฅ Chun-Li actress ate 12 eggs daily and gained thighs
๐๏ธ Amazon Labor Day sale drops AirPods Pro to $200
๐ถ๏ธ Apple's no-display smart glasses arrive quietly in 2027
Someone in your group chat missed every single one of these โ you know who
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๐ Tokenized stocks: reading the numbers
A year ago, the total onchain value of tokenized stocks was $344 million. It now sits at $2.54 billion โ and monthly transfer volume just jumped 415% to
The activity looks structural. Coinbase launched tokenized US stocks on
Non-US users are the primary audience because domestic regulators haven't drawn clear lines yet. When they do, the market will move fast, per RWA.xyz.
Cointelegraph
A year ago, the total onchain value of tokenized stocks was $344 million. It now sits at $2.54 billion โ and monthly transfer volume just jumped 415% to
$29.5B. Holders are up 167%, active addresses up 209%.The activity looks structural. Coinbase launched tokenized US stocks on
Base for non-US users; Bitwise built preset portfolios from them; Bybit accepts them as margin collateral. Three platforms โ Ondo, Kraken, Binance โ already hold ~81% of the market.Non-US users are the primary audience because domestic regulators haven't drawn clear lines yet. When they do, the market will move fast, per RWA.xyz.
Cointelegraph
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โ๏ธ Duane "Keffe D" Davis convicted of orchestrating Tupac's murder
For nearly 30 years, Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing was one of music's most notorious cold cases. A Las Vegas jury has now closed it.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, was found guilty of orchestrating the September 7 drive-by shooting โ handing the murder weapon to the gunman, believed to be his own nephew. Jurors deliberated roughly 90 minutes.
The prosecution's case rested largely on Davis's own words: interviews, a BET docuseries, and a 2019 memoir describing that night in detail. The defense called confessions without corroboration insufficient. The jury disagreed.
Sentencing is set for October 13. Davis remains in custody without bail and, per Variety, plans to appeal.
For nearly 30 years, Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing was one of music's most notorious cold cases. A Las Vegas jury has now closed it.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, was found guilty of orchestrating the September 7 drive-by shooting โ handing the murder weapon to the gunman, believed to be his own nephew. Jurors deliberated roughly 90 minutes.
The prosecution's case rested largely on Davis's own words: interviews, a BET docuseries, and a 2019 memoir describing that night in detail. The defense called confessions without corroboration insufficient. The jury disagreed.
Sentencing is set for October 13. Davis remains in custody without bail and, per Variety, plans to appeal.
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๐ธ Crypto buybacks are moving from novelty to norm
Token buybacks โ protocols repurchasing their own tokens from the open market โ were rare in crypto until recently. The 2026 numbers mark a shift.
Per Allium Labs data cited by the Financial Times, crypto projects have spent a record $638 million on buybacks year-to-date, up from $545 million in 2025 and just $366,000 in 2024. Nearly 90% flows from two protocols: Hyperliquid (
The logic mirrors public equity: a consistent open-market buyer creates demand regardless of sentiment. Ethena Foundation is already voting on routing 95% of net revenue into
The model is spreading.
Cointelegraph
Token buybacks โ protocols repurchasing their own tokens from the open market โ were rare in crypto until recently. The 2026 numbers mark a shift.
Per Allium Labs data cited by the Financial Times, crypto projects have spent a record $638 million on buybacks year-to-date, up from $545 million in 2025 and just $366,000 in 2024. Nearly 90% flows from two protocols: Hyperliquid (
HYPE) and Pump.fun (PUMP) โ both have outrun the market, +145% and +109% respectively, while BTC fell 10%.The logic mirrors public equity: a consistent open-market buyer creates demand regardless of sentiment. Ethena Foundation is already voting on routing 95% of net revenue into
ENA repurchases; the token jumped 10.7% on announcement day.The model is spreading.
Cointelegraph
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๐ฌ Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway Are Teaming Up for a Days of Thunder Sequel
Tom Cruise announced the casting on social media on August 29, posting a teaser image alongside Hathaway and a release date, followed by a video in which the pregnant actress said she would deliver her baby first and then head to set.
Paramount Pictures confirmed the film will be shot for IMAX and released on June 2, 2028 across premium large formats including IMAX, 4DX, and Dolby Cinema. Cruise returns as NASCAR driver Cole Trickle; Hathaway will play a team owner and engineer. Jonathan Levine directs from a script by Will Staples, with Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Tommy Harper producing.
The news was first reported by IGN.
Tom Cruise announced the casting on social media on August 29, posting a teaser image alongside Hathaway and a release date, followed by a video in which the pregnant actress said she would deliver her baby first and then head to set.
Paramount Pictures confirmed the film will be shot for IMAX and released on June 2, 2028 across premium large formats including IMAX, 4DX, and Dolby Cinema. Cruise returns as NASCAR driver Cole Trickle; Hathaway will play a team owner and engineer. Jonathan Levine directs from a script by Will Staples, with Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Tommy Harper producing.
The news was first reported by IGN.
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๐ Daily Recap ยท Sep 01
๐ Tokenized stocks just hit $2.5B with 415% volume surge
โ๏ธ Keffe D convicted for orchestrating Tupac's 1996 murder
๐ธ Crypto buybacks hit record $638M โ novelty no more
๐ฌ Tom Cruise and Hathaway team up for Days of Thunder sequel
Someone in your group chat definitely had their head down today โ send this their way
CHEATKOTT - Your Daily News
๐ Tokenized stocks just hit $2.5B with 415% volume surge
โ๏ธ Keffe D convicted for orchestrating Tupac's 1996 murder
๐ธ Crypto buybacks hit record $638M โ novelty no more
๐ฌ Tom Cruise and Hathaway team up for Days of Thunder sequel
Someone in your group chat definitely had their head down today โ send this their way
CHEATKOTT - Your Daily News
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๐ฑ iPhone Ultra: September is holding, with caveats
Apple's first foldable, the iPhone Ultra, gets its official debut at next week's September event โ alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup.
Recent supply chain sources agree: no delay, September ship date stands. The catch is availability โ extremely limited by territory and volume. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo draws a parallel with the iPhone X in 2017: announced in September, widely sold later in the fall. An earlier Nikkei Asia report pointing to a 2027 slip was refuted by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
The underlying logic is straightforward: a soft launch limits production risk on a brand-new form factor and gives Apple a demand read before scaling.
The question isn't whether Ultra ships in September โ it's how narrow Apple intends to keep that opening, per 9to5Mac.
Apple's first foldable, the iPhone Ultra, gets its official debut at next week's September event โ alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup.
Recent supply chain sources agree: no delay, September ship date stands. The catch is availability โ extremely limited by territory and volume. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo draws a parallel with the iPhone X in 2017: announced in September, widely sold later in the fall. An earlier Nikkei Asia report pointing to a 2027 slip was refuted by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
The underlying logic is straightforward: a soft launch limits production risk on a brand-new form factor and gives Apple a demand read before scaling.
The question isn't whether Ultra ships in September โ it's how narrow Apple intends to keep that opening, per 9to5Mac.
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๐ธ History's first
Kalshi โ a prediction market where users trade contracts on real-world outcomes โ just issued its first-ever lifetime ban. Recipient: George Santos, ex-congressman, convicted fraudster, current self-described "entertainer."
The play: bad weather cancels his trip, Santos buys contracts betting he'll *miss* the State of the Union, then announces on social media he's coming anyway and sells for $17,500 profit. Kalshi caught it, flagged regulators. The CFTC fined him $35,000 and issued a three-year ban.
Kalshi went further: a lifetime block plus
Santos fired back from X, suggesting Kalshi "won't be around much longer." This from a man who received an 87-month prison sentence before Trump commuted it. The prizes really do match the games.
Engadget
Kalshi โ a prediction market where users trade contracts on real-world outcomes โ just issued its first-ever lifetime ban. Recipient: George Santos, ex-congressman, convicted fraudster, current self-described "entertainer."
The play: bad weather cancels his trip, Santos buys contracts betting he'll *miss* the State of the Union, then announces on social media he's coming anyway and sells for $17,500 profit. Kalshi caught it, flagged regulators. The CFTC fined him $35,000 and issued a three-year ban.
Kalshi went further: a lifetime block plus
$71,356 for refusing to cooperate โ the platform's first ever, per WSJ.Santos fired back from X, suggesting Kalshi "won't be around much longer." This from a man who received an 87-month prison sentence before Trump commuted it. The prizes really do match the games.
Engadget
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