Silksong’s release is hammering Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo stores
https://www.theverge.com/games/771461/silksong-release-steam-nintendo-eshop-crash?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Silksong’s release is hammering Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo stores

Hollow Knight: Silksong, the highly anticipated indie game from Team Cherry, is finally out and demand for it is crashing gaming storefronts.

^{Ash Parrish (The Verge)}

Pnlegge, al festival si celebrano anniversari di tre grandi - Libri - Ansa.it
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Pnlegge, al festival si celebrano anniversari di tre grandi - Libri - Ansa.it

Tre grandi anniversari legati ad autori iconici della letteratura italiana sono al centro di altrettanti incontri della 26/a edizione di pordenonelegge, in cartellone dal 17 al 21 settembre. (ANSA)

^{Agenzia ANSA}

Chinese Stocks Crash After Beijing Seeks To Contain Bubble: What Happens Next

Chinese Stocks Crash After Beijing Seeks To Contain Bubble: What Happens Next

China’s equity rally lost steam in the past few sessions, with the Shanghai Composite sliding -1.3% and losing the 3800 level just 9 days after breaking above it and breaking out above the zerohedge.com/markets/china-st…
two weeks ago. The index is now down 3 days in a row, the longest such streak since May.

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The sell off today was triggered by a Bloomberg report of bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
for the market after a US$1.2t rally stoked worries of a speculative frenzy a la 2025 style. Policymakers are reportedly considering moves such as the removal of short-selling restrictions and the introduction of other measures to curb speculative trading.

To be sure, none of this is not new: as Goldman HK trader Fred Yin writes this morning, since late last week there were already signs that regulators are trying to cool the temperature on the rally. This however, did not come from the government - as a reminder, in China's centrally planned markets everything is officially sourced - but from "people familiar" so this is almost certainly a plant by someone who missed the China rally and hoped to spark a selloff to get in cheaper. It also expains why the National Team stepped in at the close today to lift stocks - why would they do that if they wanted to hammer the bubble risk?

In any case, some brokers last week raised its margin requirement although it was not an industry-wide action, while over 400 mutual fund products have either announced a halt or cap in subscriptions in August. CSRC Chair Wu Qing <a href="csrc.gov.cn/csrc/c100028/c7580…" rel="nofollow">signaled determination to ensure stock market stability</a> at a symposium this past weekend, pledging to consolidate the “positive momentum” of the market, while promoting “long-term, value, and rational investing”.

Sure enough, Goldman points out that a list of ETFs favored by state-backed funds (“National Team”) saw elevated volume vs 20d average (translation: China was actively stepping in to prop up markets). However it was nothing extreme, suggesting the correction is still within comfort level for regulators

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Tech/innovation names were most hard hit: STAR50 had its 4th largest single day loss since inception in Jul 2020
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AI infrastructure / data centers / semis / humanoid robots all suffered losses, result of perhaps extreme crowdedness

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Cambricon (which we profiled two weeks ago zerohedge.com/markets/chinas-n…
) sank 14.5% on the day, bringing its YTD gains to just +82.7%

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Adding to the risk-off sentiment, Chinese auto giant BYD (002594) cut its zerohedge.com/technology/byd-s…
to intense competition and cooling demand, resulting in -3% slide and extending the recent selloff.

There are some bright spots however: China Solar basket +2.3% was top performing theme after an executive from a leading polysilicon producer said the sector has likely bottomed out

Over on the Goldman high touch execution desk, Yin writes that China A was by far the largest net sold market in the region. Notional traded was over 2x the 4w daily average for a very busy day. The outflow was driven almost entirely by Long Onlies, selling concentrated within Consumer space, ongoing selling namely in EV space stood ou . In addition LOs also sold Industrials / Info Tech and only net bought Utils / Healthcare. Hedge Funds skewed seller too but in smaller size, focusing selling in Healthcare / Info Tech instead.

On the derivs desk, as broader market has corrected for 3 consecutive sessions and falling through 20dma, we are seeing two way traffic in spot (profit taking vs fresh dip buying). Also worth noting is the rotation in size factor since mid-August, which is to some extent correlated to quants performance. Futures basis reverts higher. Even though such inverse spot/basis dynamics observed recently dampens realize volatility, fixed strike vols are in strong bid over the day especially around the afternoon dip. Goldman thinks spot can continue to trade choppy due to thin spot/futures liquidity so convexity remains favorable to own, even though they seem hard to carry on a close-to-close basis.

Below are illustrative buy/sell flows in major markets on the bank's high touch desk:

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Source: GS GBM as of 4Sep25, past performance not indicative of future results

It is worth noting that with the notable exception of 2014-2015 “crazy bull” market rally, Chinese equity market has mostly kept pace with underlying economic conditions. Yet this time around things are showing early signs of stress, or as the Goldman trader puts it, "perhaps the market is getting slightly ahead of the fundamentals." We were less politically correct:

We got ourselves another bubble folks. t.co/5kDJmhPmHl

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1…

Upcoming data releases will be key to watch on whether the economic recovery is on track, including trade data (Sep 8), inflation (Sep 9), and new loan trends (Sep 12)

Taking a step back though, risk appetite remains positive, with activity level remaining extremely high. For a 17th day in a row, turnover in A shares exceeded 2t yuan, the longest stretch on record

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Outstanding margin balance earlier this week climbed to 2.28t yuan, surpassing the previous record of 2.27t yuan record set in 2015.

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Source: BBG as of 4Sep25, past performance not indicative of future results

GS PB data shows Chinese equities last month with long buys dominating the flows.

A-shares led both net and gross activity. H-shares and ADRs saw net inflows led by short covers.

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Flows into China equity funds picked up, with US$4.1b of net buying last week being the largest since Apr

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That’s still unlikely to meaningfully address the fact China is still the most U/W market for EM funds (active only)

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This chronic U/W to China could trigger a flurry of inflows from global allocators, especially with other major markets trading close to ATHs

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More in the full Goldman note available to pro subscribers in zerohedge.com/signup/professio…
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Thu, 09/04/2025 - 10:45

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Diventa docufilm la saga del basso rubato di Paul McCartney - Musica - Ansa.it
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Diventa docufilm la saga del basso rubato di Paul McCartney - Musica - Ansa.it

La saga del basso a forma di violino di Paul McCartney rubato oltre 51 anni fa diventa un documentario commissionato dalla Bbc. Si intitolerà 'The Beatle and the Bass' e sarà diretto da Arthur Cary (Surviving 9/11 e The Last Survivors). (ANSA)

^{Agenzia ANSA}

Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani passes away at 91
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Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani passes away at 91

The celebrated fashion designer leaves an indelible mark on global style and elegance.

^{Al Jazeera}

The #Taliban is trying to erase Afghan women. Imagine not being allowed to talk, laugh or sing. Imagine being a prisoner in your own home. That’s the reality of millions of women and girls – so last year a group of countries vowed to hold #Afghanistan accountable, possibly even at the world’s top court. But a year later, any visible progress and justice feel far off. Let’s tell leaders to make good on their promise – stand with Afghan women’s brave resistance

Pls sign

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Another film photo from a road trip last year: Salamanca Cathedral from across the river.

Photo GPS location: google.com/maps/place/40.95797…

Photo info:
- Camera: Nikon FE2, Lens: Nikkor 35-105 zoom, f11, 1/125 s
- Film: Ilford Delta 100, Developer: Acurol-N

#photography #believeinfilm #filmphotography #analogphotography #filmisnotdead #blackandwhite #bnw

Hollow Knight: Silksong launch crashes video game storefronts
https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/09/04/hollow-knight-silksong-launch-crashes-gaming-storefronts/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Hollow Knight: Silksong launch crashes gaming storefronts

You might want to have some patience today if you're trying to purchase and download any game, Silksong or otherwise.

^{Bradly Shankar (MobileSyrup)}

We use this prism in our workshops to help create an impactful, communicable, beautiful #infographic

Learn more in our forthcoming seminars:
2 x virtual half days:
15th & 16th Oct 🇺🇸 USA timezone
11th & 12th Nov 🇬🇧 UK/EU/AUS

In-person Mon 13th Oct London 🇬🇧

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Reviews: geni.us/WABreviews

Ahhhh.... So that's where I left my bong in a past life!

"In 2019, archaeologists unearthed a few precious artifacts from a fourth-century Scythian burial mound near Stavropol in Russia. There were 'golden armbands, golden cups, a heavy gold ring, and the greatest treasure of all, two spectacular golden vessels,' says narrator Garrett Ryan, who earned a PhD in Greek and Roman History from the University of Michigan. The interiors of those last 'were coated with a sticky black residue,' confirmed in the lab to be opium with traces of marijuana."

openculture.com/2021/11/the-dr…

The Drugs Used by the Ancient Greeks and Romans

Many of us living in the parts of the world where marijuana has recently been legalized may regard ourselves as partaking of a highly modern pleasure.

^{Colin Marshall (Openculture.com)}

Dancing Memories: Lucca in festa per salutare l’estate
La partecipazione all’evento è gratuita

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Dancing Memories: Lucca in festa per salutare l'estate - LuccaInDiretta

^{LuccainDiretta}

If you're interested in why this summer was so cool along the coast, how I approach wildfire prediction, or my broader philosophy on climate communication, check my wide-ranging two-part conversation on West Marin Community Radio (KWMR)'s "Epicenter!"

kwmr.org/post/17695

So I guess the AP has just gone all-in on stenography.

“Trump says…” passing for journalism.

#Cina #Russia #India

#Xi Jinping, Vladimir #Putin, and Narendra #Modi si sono incontrati recentemente durante il vertice dell'Organizzazione per la Cooperazione di Shanghai (#SCO) tenutosi a #Tianjin, in Cina.

Nearly a year after a 20-year bribery sentence, former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo gets 13 more years for laundering Odebrecht funds into luxury real estate.

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#crime #corruption #news

Peru’s Ex-President Sentenced Amid Sweeping Odebrecht Scandal

^OCCRP

Moments in monochrome
📍 Milan, Italy

#streetPhotography #street #photography #urban #urbanPhotography #city #visualStorytelling #streetStories #people #milan #milano #italy #italia #monochrome #blackAndWhite #monochromePhotography

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Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Menschen durch russischen Angriff in Donezk getötet ++

Bei einem russischen Angriff sind nach ukrainischen Angaben im Gebiet Donezk zwei Menschen getötet worden. Nach Ansicht von NATO-Generalsekretär Rutte muss sich der Westen auf eine andauernde Bedrohung durch Russland und China einstellen.

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#Liveblog #Ukraine

Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Bericht: Pläne für deutsche Sicherheitsgarantien ++

Einem Medienbericht zufolge will Deutschland der "Koalition der Willigen" Vorschläge für Sicherheitsgarantien für die Ukraine vorlegen. Russland lehnt ein Eingreifen anderer Staaten in der Ukraine ab. Alle Entwicklungen im Liveblog.

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[Warning: for paleoclimate nerds only] Our (Ning et al) new article in @theagu #GRL “Mega-Tripolar Precipitation Change Accompanying Water Isotopes in Holocene Asian Summer Monsoon Reanalysis” (open access):

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New language video! Value classes got significantly improved Java interop in Kotlin 2.2. Check out how it works:

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The new NAFTA (not a fucking thing American) sorry not sorry. #ElbowsUp #BuyCanadian

'Anything but American' food movement in Canada | FCC fcc-fac.ca/en/knowledge/econom…

'Anything but American' food movement in Canada | FCC

Canadian consumers are increasingly rejecting U.S. food imports in favour of domestic and alternative sources, reshaping trade patterns, challenging supply chains, and highlighting the tension between national pride and affordability.

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on why my #blog is boring now

The thrill is gone

This used to be a blog about computer things, but recently all I'm publishing are some boring books and series older than me - that's

^{From the keyboard of Michał Sapka}

Husband and I made an agreement just now:

Once I finish my server rack project, and it's all up and running and not sitting in so many pieces in my office, I'm going to be given the green light to get a small aquarium to raise japanese ricefish 😁

I've been fascinated by medaka for the past couple years, but couldn't justify trying to raise them when I knew we were going to be moving. Now that the move is over, it's time to start planning out my perfect little fishy paradise

Ethiopia's central bank governor quits

semafor.com/article/09/04/2025…

Ethiopia’s central bank governor quits

Mamo Mihretu, the central bank governor, is credited with executing the government’s plans to liberalize the country’s economy.

^{Samuel Getachew (www.semafor.com)}

Saving the world’s fattest parrot: can we vaccinate our rarest species before #BirdFlu gets to them? Via @guardian #Conservation #WildLife #Zoology #Nature #Ornithology

Saving the world’s fattest par...

Saving the world’s fattest parrot: can we vaccinate our rarest species before bird flu gets to them?

Trial in only continent untouched by avian flu suggests jabs will be key to survival as migration season approaches

^{Gloria Dickie (The Guardian)}