Space tourism, which was highlighted a few days ago, tragically, just how stupid that is. We should not be sending people to the bottom of the ocean to look at the Titanic. The Falcon Heavy Rocket will go down in history as a more meaningful product than the Model Y or whatever the Tesla product is because he effectively has no competition. Starlink technology is amazing. People who use it say it's incredible. It's slowly but surely starting to take over maritime GPS. And meta on the other hand is shutting down access to news in Canada after country passed law requiring platforms to pay fees for news from domestic media outlets.
Breaking news: Kara Swisher will not referee the cage match between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Also, SpaceX is looking to up its valuation, and Meta wants to shut down access to news in Canada. And this weekend’s insurrection in Russia revealed how unequipped social media is to cover breaking news. Plus, an investigation into the Titan submersible implosion may lead to new regulations. Will the same happen for space travel? Then we’re joined by Friend of Pivot, Jason Del Rey on the decades-long battle between Walmart and Amazon.
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