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Mark Gurman has details on Apple ramping up development of its mixed-reality headset, targeting a launch next year. Elon has had to block his friend Ye from Twitter. Future is shutting down. Airplane mode might be a thing of the past soon. Is Nikola Tesla’s dream of wireless electrical transmission about to be a reality? And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: InternetSociety.org/techmeme Storyblok.com/ridehome Links: Apple Renames Mixed-Reality Software ‘xrOS’ in Sign Headset Is Approaching (Bloomberg) Kanye West isn’t buying Parler after all (TechCrunch) Andreessen Horowitz's buzzy tech publication Future is shutting down (Insider) Payments giant Stripe jumps into Web3 with tool that helps companies turn cash to crypto (Fortune Crypto) AWS launches Application Composer, a low-code tool for building serverless apps (TechCrunch) No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights (BBC News) Silicon Valley startup beaming electricity wirelessly raises $30 million (Reuters)