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Redbox shuts down after its parent company files for bankruptcy
Redbox and its tens of thousands of nostalgia-laden movie-rental kiosks are shutting down, officially ending a vestige of the physical-media era. The streaming and video rental company began in 2002 and peaked in 2013, best known for its bright-red touch- …