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Check in, Log on, Stay for Months: Life at China’s 9-Cent Internet Café China's Social Credit System

Check in, Log on, Stay for Months: Life at China’s 9-Cent Internet Café

Outside an unassuming three-story building in downtown Kangyi Town, in the eastern Shandong province, hangs a sign that reads: “Striving to be the cheapest internet café in China.” With charges as low as 0.6 yuan ($0.09) an hour, it’s certainly not false advertising. Yet step inside and you will find…
bubmag
August 4, 2026
Contractors building border wall ordered to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico Mexico Border Wall

Contractors building border wall ordered to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico

By: Mikella Schuettler, The Associated Press Posted: 6:39 PM CDT Monday, Aug. 3, 2026 Last Modified: 4:01 PM CDT Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026 Print Email Read Later PHOENIX (AP) — The Trump administration has ordered construction crews on a border wall to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico after…
bubmag
August 4, 2026
Supernova and CEO are coming, but the discourse has muddied the excitement. The FGC complains way too much, I’ll admit it eSports

Supernova and CEO are coming, but the discourse has muddied the excitement. The FGC complains way too much, I’ll admit it

I never thought I’d say this, but the FGC complains too much. Yes, even for me. There are a ton of fighting game events coming up. The Esports World Cup (if you care) has Tekken 8 and Street Fighter 6 this weekend. Supernova is happening at the same time if…
bubmag
August 4, 2026