The documents TikTok wanted to keep secret. And, the concerns with SpaceX's rocket
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- Oct 11, 2024
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A TikTok sign is displayed on the company's building in Culver City, Calif., in March 2024.
🎧 The details uncovered so far have been startling, NPR’s Bobby Allyn tells Up First. In internal messages, company officials admitted that features like time-on-app reminders are not expected to reduce screen time, but are instead aimed at improving public trust. A document found the exact number of videos before someone forms a habit: 260, which could boil down to 35 minutes on the app. A company spokesperson condemned NPR for reporting on information under a court seal when reached for comment, though the documents were public and anyone would’ve been able to see the redactions.
Cleanup efforts are underway in Florida after Hurricane Milton battered the state with high winds, a storm surge, and torrential rains. Millions are still without power, and at least 16 deaths have been attributed to the storm. Although Milton was a serious storm, residents and officials say it was not as bad as some had feared.
🎧 NPR’s Greg Allen, who is in St. Petersburg, reports that as Hurricane Milton approached land, it weakened, resulting in a much milder storm surge than forecasted. He mentions that while many trees were down, buildings and other infrastructure held up against the winds. Additionally, a number of rivers across Florida are rising and are expected to flood, not only on the coast but also in central Florida.
➡️ There were 38 eyewitness reports of tornadoes in Florida. Here’s why Milton caused so many.
SpaceX is preparing for another test launch of the Starship, the largest rocket ever made. The company aims to lift off from its test site in Cameron County, Texas as soon as Sunday. However, regulators have repeatedly delayed this launch, citing environmental concerns about the damage it will cause to surrounding areas. SpaceX’s launchpad is in the middle of a major wildlife preserve that's home to hundreds of thousands of shore birds, sea turtles and other species.
🎧 During the rocket's initial test launch, it was so powerful that it destroyed its own launch pad. In an effort to prevent this from happening again, the company sprays nearly 200,000 gallons of water under the rocket during launch, according to reporting from NPR’s Geoff Brumfiel. But the runoff from this process is negatively impacting the surrounding wetlands. SpaceX failed to obtain an Industrial Wastewater Permit, violating the Clean Water Act, despite being instructed to do so multiple times. As a result, the company was fined approximately $150,000 by state and federal regulators, leading to a delay in the launch. Regulators seem willing to allow the next launch to proceed as long as SpaceX conducts testing and shares the results after the launch.
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