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Handheld gaming, scooter subscriptions, and a Techtober preview

The Vergecast

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Renting a Scooter

Ride share scooters like Bird and Lime have become increasingly popular. The companies that make them needed to find ways to make more money, especially as they went public or got acquired by bigger companies. CNN's John Sutter looked into a subscription service called Unagi which would let you subscribe to one for about $55 a month. About 20 people subscribe to a Unagi scooter for every one that buys it outright.

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