Pod battle intensifies... Last week, Apple unveiled a slate of (colorful) products. The headliner was AirTags, fancy Bluetooth buttons for tracking valuables. But the Fruit dropped something else that could be big: paid pod subscriptions, for ad-free listening and exclusive content. We'll see if Spotify, which has invested big in pods, will launch its own subs to lure creators.
SpaceX takes flight (again)... Last Friday, Elon Musk's SpaceX launched four NASA astronauts to the International Space Station in its third-ever crewed flight. This month, SpaceX also won a $2.9B NASA contract to build a lunar landing system, beating out Bezos' Blue Origin. NASA's on a mission to commercialize space travel (think: Hotel ISS), and SpaceX is playing an increasingly big role.