Emmy noms, Netflix gaming, ransomware, Facebook experts, and space news- TNCS Ep 160

This week we discuss the Emmy nominations for the Marvel shows and Netflix’s new adventure into video games.  We also discuss tech news with updates to some major ransomware attacks and the government's response to the hacks.  There is a new executive order addressing the right to repair and Facebook is now crowning people as experts.  We also discuss the latest in space news with the repair of the Hubble telescope.

 

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• Deadline: Marvel/Disney+ Series Breakthrough At Primetime Emmys With 28 Combined Noms For ‘WandaVision’ & ‘Falcon And The Winter Soldier’.
  • https://deadline.com/2021/07/marvel-disney-series-breakthrough-at-primetime-emmys-with-28-combined-noms-for-wandavision-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-1234791578/
• Bloomberg: Netflix (NFLX) To Offer Video Games on Its Streaming Platform.
  • https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-14/netflix-plans-to-offer-video-games-in-expansion-beyond-films-tv
• PC Gamer: Valve announces Steam Deck handheld, starts at $400.
  • https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-deck-handheld-announced/
• CNBC: Multiple REvil ransomware sites are down on the dark web.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/13/multiple-revil-ransomware-sites-are-down-on-the-darkweb-.html
• POLITICO: White House announces ransomware task force — and hacking back is one option.
  • https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/14/white-house-ransomware-task-force-499723
• CNET: Right to repair: What Biden's order means for your broken tech.
  • https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/right-to-repair-what-bidens-order-means-for-your-broken-tech/
• Biden allies want to vet anti-vax comments
  • https://nypost.com/2021/07/12/dnc-biden-allies-want-phone-carriers-to-vet-anti-vax-messages/
• The Guardian: Huge data leak shatters the lie that the innocent need not fear surveillance.
  • https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/jul/18/huge-data-leak-shatters-lie-innocent-need-not-fear-surveillance
• Facebook will let users become “experts”
  • https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/facebook-will-let-users-become-experts-to-cut-down-on-misinformation-its-another-attempt-to-avoid-responsibility-for-harmful-content-/articleshow/84500867.cms?fbclid=IwAR2bUwPY-i0z-8IzISSYkAqkck0cGlEvu3_QsRCupUlLzKRrDNPzBlbhpiM 
• Apple accepted Amazon's request to boot an app that spots fake reviews from the App Store.
  • https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-gets-apple-boot-fakespot-app-that-spots-fake-reviews-app-store-2021-7?fbclid=IwAR2OcqnGA9KMaf_SR4Ut_X03fgYYIrnsZ416zQ6g1Xi6JcVYI-uHUpto62I 
• Gizmodo: Hubble Space Telescope Is Back.
  • https://gizmodo.com/hubble-space-telescope-is-back-1847305715
• Ubergizmo: This Pizza Shop In Paris Is Operated Entirely By Robots.
  • https://www.ubergizmo.com/2021/07/pazzi-pizzeria-operated-by-robots/