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The Download: plastic’s problem with fuel prices, and SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO

Thursday, April 2, 2026Thomas MacaulayView original
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Fuel prices are soaring. Plastic could be next.  As the war in Iran continues, one of the most visible global economic ripple effects has been fossil-fuel prices. But looking ahead, further consequences could…