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Three sites made 215,128 “best software” pages for AI. Perplexity cites them

Hacker News Best / 02 September 2026 / 8h ago

Culture Index

Score Breakdown

Relevance

3/25

Freshness

25/25

Authority

18/20

Brand Signal

16/15

Depth

5/15

5-Axis Cultural Radar

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