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SpaceX splashdown, Pixel 4a drops soon, and more tech news you need to know
June 23, 2025
1. Splashdown!
A great moment yesterday, as the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft returned to earth safely and on time at 2:48pm ET, after landing in the Gulf of Mexico off Pensacola, Florida (Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls))
The moments where the drogues cut away to the four-parachutes opening were a little bit heart in mouth but everything was nominal and smooth for a comfy splashdown.
The moment:A SpaceX mission controller told the Crew Dragon: “Welcome back to Planet Earth, and thanks for flying SpaceX.”
2. Pixel 4a today
At the time of publish, Google hadn’t yet unleashed the Google Pixel 4a. Given it’s in Mountain View, maybe it’s more of 9am or 10am PT release?
A few more things to know:
- Amid a flurry of news, the latest on TikTok, the US, and Microsoft:Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella spoke directly with President Trump and Microsoft confirmedit will “move quickly to pursue discussions with TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance” to explore a purchase of TikTok by Sept. 15. Any purchase will cover its operations in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (blogs.microsoft.com). Interestingly excluding the UK, and Europe.
4.OnePlus needs to get camera software right BEFOREthe phone ships (Android Authority).
- Howthe prices of Samsung Galaxy Note phoneshave changed over the years (Android Authority).
6. Apple reportedly eyesturning iPhones into payment terminals(Gizmodo).
- A reminder why rich companies stay rich, and why asking doesn’t hurt:Apple asks UK retail landlords to cut rent by 50% and offer a ‘rent-free period’ due to COVID-19(9to5Mac).
8.The Genki Covert Dockis a clever portable Switch dock, but it’s expensive (The Verge).
9.Google’s latest Chrome extensionshows detailed ad-tracking data. Google’s own moves on ad transparency only help Google, overall (Engadget).
- Tesla is reportedlyclose to making a more affordable Model Y(Engadget).
11.Profile of the 17-year-old Twitter hacker: from scamming on Minecraft to cryptocurrency to joining hacker forum OGUsers (NY Times).
12.The custom ringtone industrypaved the way for the app store and then vanished (OneZero).
Here’swhat it looks like inside a tire when you drive(Jalopnik).
A US travel firm was hacked.You can read the open chat between the hacker and the company, as they negotiate a $4.5M ransom(Twitter).
15.What do we continue to use after it is broken?(r/askreddit).
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