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20VC closes $400M fund, SpaceX hits major milestone, and Amplitude acquires company 🤝

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techcrunch.com/2024/10/15/india-backs-musk-in-satellite-spectrum-allocation-row

Amplitude buys Command AI to bolster its app engagement offerings | TechCrunch

Amplitude has acquired Command AI, the app user engagement startup formerly known as CommandBar, for an undisclosed sum.

techcrunch.com/2024/10/15/amplitude-buys-command-ai-to-bolster-its-app-engagement-offerings

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SpaceX catches Starship rocket booster in historic test launch

SpaceX launched its fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday and made a dramatic first catch of the rocket’s more than 20-story tall booster. It comes as SpaceX makes a big push to send people to the moon and Mars in the coming years. NBC News' Steve Patterson has the latest, and what it means for the future of space travel.

www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/spacex-catches-starship-rocket-booster-in-historic-test-launch-221637701791

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Creating engaging videos isn't only about the visuals. So much of the appeal of good video content is about the audio, but finding (or maybe even

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