Subj : SpaceX's polar mission 🚀, Pixel 9 event 📱, marrying AI chatbots 🤖 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Tue Aug 13 2024 10:36:38 --NELKsxX6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable SpaceX's The Fram2 mission crew will comprise a Chinese-born cryptocurren= cy entrepreneur, a polar explorer, a roboticist, and a filmmaker=C2=A0 = Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR=20 = =09=09TOGETHER WITH [Valerian Technology] [4] TLDR 2024-08-13 TI= RED OF MEDIOCRE OUTSOURCING? GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME WITH VALERIAN (S= PONSOR) [4]=20 Your engineers are brilliant, but even the best teams ne= ed expert support sometimes to accelerate growth or tackle complex projec= ts. Whether it's development [5], architecture, team dynamics, or scaling= [6], there comes a time where every organization needs a trusted partn= er. 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