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    #448: Hey Barbie

    July 27th, 2023 · 63 minutes

    Samsung’s latest event saw new versions of their folding phones, and they might have Brianna switching sides. Then, yeah, we have to talk about Elon Musk rebranding Twitter as X. But then, Rocket Does Barbie.

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    Membership - Relay FM
    Rocket | Cotton Bureau
    Samsung’s Galaxy Flip 5 and Fold 5 Unpacked event: biggest announcements - The Verge
    Samsung invited K-Pop stars Suga, Stray Kids, and IVE's Wonyoung to Unpacked. Why didn't it use them? | Mashable
    Which Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 color should you buy?
    From Twitter to X: Elon Musk Begins Erasing an Iconic Internet Brand - The New York Times
    Elon Musk takes @x handle from its original user. He got zero dollars for it. | Mashable
    Here’s what Elon Musk wants to do with X, his ‘everything app’ - The Verge
    Barbie review: A laugh-out-loud mockery of men’s rights - Polygon
    Barbie review: Greta Gerwig’s movie uses a surprising Biblical metaphor - Vox
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