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SpaceX boasts an impressive alumni list. Some have gone on to found the sector’s biggest startups; others become astronauts

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NASA unveiled its 2025 astronaut class this week, and two familiar names popped out: Anna Menon and Yuri Kubo. Both spent more than a decade at SpaceX, where they played critical roles in the company’s rise to the behemoth it is today. In other news, while many vibe coding ⁠startups⁠ ⁠have⁠ ⁠become⁠ ⁠unicorns⁠, with valuations in the billions, one area where AI-assisted coding has not yet taken off is on mobile devices. Despite the numerous apps now available that offer vibe coding tools on mobile platforms, none are gaining noticeable downloads, and few are generating any revenue at all. According to an analysis of global app store trends by the app intelligence provider ⁠Appfigures⁠, only a small handful of mobile apps offering vibe coding tools have seen any downloads, let alone generated revenue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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