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SpaceX acquires parachute company for $2.2M – because it turns out space-rated parachutes are very hard

SpaceX is known for its vertical integration, but one component it’s been outsourcing is parachutes – until earlier this month, when the company quietly
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I’m trying so hard not to gush over Teenage Engineering’s latest gadget

Teenage Engineering's new $300 Knock Out II groovebox has no business being this cute. That's the whole point.
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Google’s Bard AI chatbot can now answer questions about YouTube videos

Google has announced that its Bard AI chatbot can now answer questions about YouTube videos.
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Google admits Spotify pays no Play Store fees because of a secret deal

Google during a testimony in the Epic vs Google trial said that a deal with Spotify allows the audio company to completely bypass Play Store fees.
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Tinder redesigns profile pages with prompts, info tags and quiz

Tinder is revamping its profile with features like prompts, quiz, and basic information tags to improve the matching experience.
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Threads starts testing hashtags…without the hash

Instagram's Threads has been duping Twitter/X in a number of ways and today it's adding one more feature that's been core to the Twitter experience for
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Obskur’s Character Creator and marketplace streamlines VTubing

To stream as their ethereal alter ego, Mai, a VTuber known as M41H41, typically had to juggle at least four to seven different programs. Running all of Obskur, an all-in-one broadcasting application, is trying to make VTubing more accessible with its unique Character Creator and marketplace.
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The best tech gifts under $50 to consider in 2023

If you’re looking for a tech gift but don’t want to break the bank, there are a number of great options for less than $50 to pick from.
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Bose QuietComfort Ultra earn their name and maybe even their $429 price tag

For years, any time someone asked what brand of headphones they should buy for a flight, the answer was a simple one syllable: Bose. The company’s
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5 Things we learned from the Epic-Google antitrust case this week

Though Match settled its antitrust case with Google over Play Store fees for north of $300 million, Fortnite maker Epic Games proceeded to take its case