Elon on SNL, Epic vs Apple, Colonial Pipeline hack, and falling space junk-TNCS Ep 148-

This week we discuss the latest in entertainment with the news that Dave Bautista may be leaving the MCU and the Epic vs Apple lawsuit updates.  We also recap the latest in tech news with the Colonial Pipeline shutdown, Space X’s successful launch and a falling Chinese rocket. 

 

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• Elon on SNL
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• Drax may be leaving the MCU
  • https://screenrant.com/guardians-galaxy-3-dave-bautista-drax-recast-bad/ 
• CNBC: Epic Games trial reveals Apple negotiations with Netflix, Facebook and Microsoft.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/07/epic-trial-reveals-apple-negotiations-with-netflix-facebook-microsoft.html 
• Fox Business: After Colonial Pipeline shutdown, hacker group 'Darkside is just getting started,' experts say.
  • https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/colonial-pipeline-shutdown 
• CNN : Cyberattack forces major US fuel pipeline to shut down.
  • http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/UNmxh6SqFew/index.html 
• The Next Web: Signal’s smartass ad exposes Facebook’s creepy data collection.
  • https://thenextweb.com/news/signals-instagram-ad-exposes-facebook-targetted-ads-data-collection 
• Ars Technica: Biggest ISPs paid for 8.5 million fake FCC comments opposing net neutrality.
  • https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/05/biggest-isps-paid-for-8-5-million-fake-fcc-comments-opposing-net-neutrality/ 
• Court orders Kraken to provide information on user transactions to the IRS
  • https://cointelegraph.com/news/court-orders-kraken-to-provide-information-on-user-transactions-to-the-irs 
• Ars Technica: Blue Origin isn't pricing its first launch seat—it's auctioning it.
  • https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/05/blue-origin-opens-an-auction-for-a-seat-on-its-suborbital-rocket-flights/ 
• WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando: SpaceX Starship sticks landing after high-flying test flight in Texas.
  • https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/05/05/spacex-targeting-another-starship-test-flight-from-texas/ 
• CNET: Pentagon tracking an out-of-control Chinese rocket expected to crash into Earth.
  • https://www.cnet.com/news/pentagon-tracking-out-of-control-chinese-rocket-expected-to-crash-into-earth/