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This week Rivian introduced the Also TM-B which is an e-bike with pedal by wire systems, Samsung launches the Galaxy XR as a competitor to the Vision Pro, and the iPhone Air and Galaxy S25 Edge are showing nobody wants thin phones.

Episode 273

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Writing & Research: Tristan Rayner Music by Edemski: https://soundcloud.com/edemski

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0:00 Intro 0:19 Rivian e-bike 2:37 Samsung Galaxy XR 4:31 iPhone Air disppoints 5:32 Release Monitor 6:20 The Brief