The Vergecast

The Steam Deck is Valve's new handheld / iPhone 13 rumors grow / Virgin Galactic sends Richard Branson to the edge of space

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Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Alex Cranz discuss this week in tech news — the new Valve Steam Deck, Netflix potentially getting into gaming, a lot of Apple news, and some billionaires going into space.

Further reading:

  • The COVID-19 vaccines weren’t hacked — this task force is one reason why
  • Foxconn and TSMC strike deal to buy 10 million COVID vaccines for Taiwan
  • Valve’s gaming handheld is called the Steam Deck and it’s shipping in December
  • Netflix snags former EA, Oculus exec to lead its video game efforts
  • Apple’s latest iOS and macOS betas undo some of Safari’s controversial new design
  • iPhone 13 rumors grow more certain ahead of September launch
  • Redesigned iPad mini reportedly on track to launch this fall
  • Apple just launched an official $99 MagSafe battery pack for the iPhone 12 lineup
  • iPhone 12 reverse wireless charging can power up Apple’s new MagSafe battery pack
  • Apple is working on Apple Pay Later to help you buy things without paying for them yet
  • Apple reportedly wants in on NFL Sunday Ticket
  • Apple’s weather app won’t say it’s 69 degrees
  • Facebook says FTC chair shouldn’t help decide the future of its antitrust case
  • Biden’s executive order puts net neutrality back in the spotlight
  • President Joe Biden’s latest executive order is a huge win for right to repair
  • Space tourism rivalry gets extremely petty ahead of Branson’s spaceflight
  • Virgin Galactic has opened a sweepstakes offering a trip to space
  • Virgin Galactic successfully sends Richard Branson to the edge of space
  • Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked device lineup may have been entirely spoiled in huge new leak
  • The Galaxy Z Fold 3 will support the S Pen Pro, according to FCC filings
  • Ikea and Sonos picture frame speaker review: wall of sound
  • TVA TemPad review: who needs TikTok when you can control time and space?
  • We want to see your internet bill

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