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SpaceX’s next Starship prototype will try a 60,000-foot return flight
SpaceX is nearly done with short-hop Starship test flights. Elon Musk has shared (via TechCrunch) that the company’s SN8 Starship prototype should be finished in “about a week,” and will conduct Starship’s first high-altitude flight. After static fir… Source
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Instagram may be planning to charge a fee to put links in captions, patent suggests
Influencers, brace yourselves: Instagram may be considering charging a fee to add links to photo captions, a patent application suggests. Mike Murphy discovered it as part of his (fascinating!) weekly roundup of tech patents over at Protocol. The patent application, which Instagram parent company Facebook first submitted back in 2016,…
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Facebook takes down false claims of extremists starting Oregon wildfires
Facebook has once again found itself stamping out false information that could foster violence, if not on a topic where it’s normally an issue. Policy communications lead Andy Stone has revealed (via Gizmodo) that Facebook removed false claims extrem… Source
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New trailers this week: Rebecca, The Truffle Hunters, Sneakerheads, and of course Dune
OK so I got out of my rerun rut and binged Away on Netflix over Labor Day and… I really wanted to like it! The acting was so good, and it looked beautiful, but the script just strained credibility at every turn. It got off to a promising start with…
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Apple’s AirPods Pro return to a low $199 price at Staples
Don’t worry if you missed on the last good AirPods Pro deal — it’s back. Staples is selling Apple’s higher-end true wireless earbuds for $199, a full $50 off the usual price. The AirPods Pro haven’t seen a discount this large at Staples since July, a… Source
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Watching Disney Plus with other people will soon get much easier Disney Plus
Many of us are turning to streaming services to fill the time that we’re spending stuck at home and away from friends and family, and now Disney Plus appears to be testing a new feature to make it easier to watch content with other people. A limited test of the…
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