Amazon buys MGM, autonomous weapons, Russian hackers, and a Bitcoin raid- TNCS Ep 151

This week we discuss the latest in entertainment with the AMC purchase of MGM and some movie rumors.  We also recap the latest in tech news with some autonomous weapons, Russian hacking and a large Bitcoin mine is seized in England.

 

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• IndieWire: The Opening Weekend for ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Will Best Entire Box Office of ‘Tenet’.
  • https://www.indiewire.com/2021/05/opening-weekend-a-quiet-place-2-better-entire-box-office-tenet-1234641170/ 
• Amazon buys MGM
  • https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/26/media/amazon-mgm-deal/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0BxanKqaajFYulDWdP0qdZTJSZ9VTASco0pilvSKkbL0IlOSbYPll6Uf0 
• Variety: Marvel Finally Confirms Oscar Isaac as ‘Moon Knight’ Star.
  • https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/oscar-isaac-moon-knight-marvel-studios-disney-plus-1234983362/ 
• New York Post : 'Joker 2' is happening — but it's already a 'hard pass' for some DC fans.
  • https://nypost.com/2021/05/28/joker-2-is-happening-but-dc-fans-arent-happy-about-it/ 
• The Guardian: Amazon US customers have one week to opt out of mass wireless sharing.
  • https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jun/01/amazon-us-customers-given-one-week-to-opt-out-of-mass-wireless-sharing 
• Newsweek: Russia Is Building an Army of Robot Weapons, and China's AI Tech Is Helping.
  • https://www.newsweek.com/russia-building-army-robot-weapons-chinas-ai-tech-helping-1594362 
• Business Insider: A rogue killer drone 'hunted down' a human target without being instructed to, UN report says.
  • https://www.businessinsider.com/killer-drone-hunted-down-human-target-without-being-told-un-2021-5 
• Report find businesses are not interested in ethical use of AI
  • https://www.zdnet.com/article/fico-report-finds-startling-disinterest-in-ethical-responsible-use-of-ai-among-business-leaders/ 
• CNBC: Russian hackers launch major cyberattack through U.S. aid agency’s email system, Microsoft says.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/28/russias-nobelium-using-usaids-email-system-for-hack-microsoft-says.html 
• The New York Times: Secret Chats Show How Cybergang Became a Ransomware Powerhouse.
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/29/world/europe/ransomware-russia-darkside.html 
• Budget proposes $750 million in response to SolarWind
  • https://www.reuters.com/technology/biden-budget-sets-aside-750-mln-solarwinds-response-2021-05-28/ 
• Gizmodo: British Cops Thought They Were Raiding a Weed Farm, But Found Bitcoin Instead.
  • https://gizmodo.com/british-cops-thought-they-were-raiding-a-weed-farm-but-1846991137