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

The Vergecast

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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