Dune review, Sony announces new Marvel movies, and China gathers genetic data- TNCS Ep 181

This week we recap the biggest nerd news in both entertainment and tech.  In entertainment, we provide a spoiler-free review of Dune, Sony and Marvel movies, and the tragic death on the set of Rust. In tech, we discuss China gathering genetic data and Russian hacking efforts.

 

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• IndieWire: ‘Dune: Part Two’ Is Official: Denis Villeneuve’s Sequel Set at Warner Bros. with Theatrical Release.
  • https://www.indiewire.com/2021/10/dune-2-greenlit-warner-bros-1234673969/
• "Sony Announces Two New Marvel Movies for 2023" 
  • https://comicbook.com/marvel/amp/news/sony-two-new-marvel-movies-for-2023/
• Alec Baldwin Involved In Fatal Discharge Of Prop Firearm That Leaves Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins Dead [Update]
  • https://www.ign.com/articles/alec-baldwin-prop-firearm-accident?utm_source=twitter&fbclid=IwAR1JbTSMFxqgMWJloaNs0bB54A4Rd7DmrXTWv9jI2llhFr6gFQIgyUZsEFQ 
• "Chinese Movie About U.S. Military Defeat Set to Break Box Office Records" 
  • https://www.newsweek.com/chinese-movie-about-us-military-defeat-set-break-box-office-records-1640342?amp=1
• Dead by Daylight’s Pinhead Is Now an NFT and Everyone’s Angry
  • https://www.ign.com/articles/dead-by-daylights-pinhead-is-now-an-nft-and-everyones-angry?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR11HMJTJnS81dgrW-CFYVKKhPCu5FVPtKCDniS6BR0hldinZBMLgjQNl5Y 
• U.S. Warns of Efforts by China to Collect Genetic Data
  • https://news.yahoo.com/u-warns-efforts-china-collect-182400986.html 
• POLITICO: FCC votes to halt China Telecom operations within U.S..
  • https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/26/fcc-votes-to-halt-china-telecom-operations-within-us-517208
• Russian nation-state actor behind SolarWinds cyberattack at it again: Microsoft
  • https://www.yahoo.com/gma/russian-nation-state-actor-behind-165915316.html 
• Signs of first planet found outside our galaxy
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59044650?fbclid=IwAR1JbTSMFxqgMWJloaNs0bB54A4Rd7DmrXTWv9jI2llhFr6gFQIgyUZsEFQ