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    PokéBeats.

    A special edition Beats Pill puts Mimikyu and a (visibly worried) Pikachu onto the portable speaker’s grill. It also comes with a lanyard with a Poké Ball charm.

    The device launches on Thursday, October 15th for $149.99, and you’ll be able to purchase it from Apple’s website and Target in the US.

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    Bending Spoons lays off Airtable staff one month after acquiring it.

    The Italian software company says the layoffs include a “large part” of the Airtable team. Bending Spoons, which now owns Vimeo, Eventbrite, WeTransfer, AOL, and several other brands, has become known for purchasing companies and then laying off staff.

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