C2E2, Halo series, Ubisoft NFT, hacking news, and space- TNCS Ep 190

In this episode we discuss the latest in nerd news.  Steve discusses his experience at C2E2.  In entertainment news we discuss the cancellation of Cowboy Bebop and a future Halo series on Paramount+.  Ubisoft announces their “digits” NFT plans and the gamers are not happy.  In tech news, Nike purchases an NFT company and Pepsi launches their first NFT.  We also discuss some hacking updates and finish up with space news.

 

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• Cowboy Bebop is cancelled
  • https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/cowboy-bebop-canceled-netflix-1235060256/
• Kotaku: Activision Blizzard Devs Announce Work Stoppage And Strike Fund.
  • https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-devs-announce-work-stoppage-and-str-1848185137
• HALO SERIES TRAILER PREMIERES DURING GAME AWARDS
  • https://nerdist.com/article/halo-trailer-paramount-plus-game-awards-xbox-pablo-schreiber/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social+flow&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR0g__-366IuRVNNdw3KD7iHAuA795QjpdN336etVRjJYDYEDup-KjTEIv4 
• Kotaku: Ubisoft's NFT Announcement Has Been Intensely Disliked.
  • https://kotaku.com/ubisofts-nft-announcement-has-been-intensely-disliked-1848182203
• Kotaku: We Live In Hell And This Ubisoft NFT That Requires You To Play 600+ Hours Of Ghost Recon Is Proof.
  • https://kotaku.com/we-live-in-hell-and-this-ubisoft-nft-that-requires-you-1848202326
• Pepsi to launch NFT collection for free
  • https://www.ledgerinsights.com/pepsi-to-launch-nft-collection-for-free/?fbclid=IwAR1II5tpnl43mYbqI8koHes_haTm9zihy45X--T0hfXxog4CeBNJeOodfX4 
• Nike acquires NFT collectibles studio RTFKT
  • https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/13/nike-acquires-nft-collectibles-studio-rtfkt/?guccounter=1&fbclid=IwAR0hb81fPCGaGp8iOkTaC6aIjTS0cOAcbVAgHyhlIw0J7DLg1iIcFsgzvYU 
• The Verge: Nike just bought a virtual shoe company that makes NFTs and sneakers ‘for the metaverse’.
  • https://www.theverge.com/22833369/nike-rtfkt-nft-sneaker-shoe-metaverse-company
• CNBC: Over $10 billion was stolen in DeFi-related theft this year. Here's how to protect yourself from common crypto scams.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/14/common-defi-crypto-related-scams-and-how-to-protect-your-wallet.html
• Pitfalls of a smart home: Amazon outage left people without working fridges, lights and even access to homes
  • https://financialpost.com/technology/personal-tech/pitfalls-of-a-smart-home-amazon-outage-left-people-without-working-fridges-lights-and-even-access-to-homes/wcm/56a80f93-16c0-40a7-8638-50e61b57c73b/amp/?fbclid=IwAR1AElBnC_zjyJjl8SBpHEFtKfrfxKOgt3GlLqcDG5eCdi6ibXB5kzQTciI 
• New York Post : Google warns over 1M devices have been infected in ‘Russian hack’.
  • https://nypost.com/2021/12/08/google-warns-over-1m-devices-have-been-infected-in-russian-hack/
• Deadline: Michael Strahan Takes Spaceflight On Latest Blue Origin Mission.
  • https://deadline.com/2021/12/michael-strahan-spaceflight-blue-origin-1234889285/
• Ars Technica: Leaky valve issue forces Boeing to swap out Starliner’s service module.
  • https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/12/boeing-to-replace-starliner-service-module-make-mid-2022-launch-attempt/