Emmy’s, Snowden, Snoop’s NFT stash, and Space News- TNCS Ep 172

We are back after one week off.  Steve recaps his time with Neil deGrasse Tyson and we recap the latest in entertainment in tech.

 

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• Hawkeye trailer
  • https://gizmodo.com/hawkeye-s-first-trailer-takes-aim-with-marvel-s-kate-an-1845853684 
• Nerd shows did OK at the Emmy’s
  • https://nerdist.com/article/emmys-2021-winners-genre-tv-wandavision-lovecraft-country-mandalorian/ 
• Christopher Nolan Bombshell: Director Talking To Multiple Studios On Film He’ll Direct About J. Robert Oppenheimer & Development Of The A-Bomb In WWII
  • https://deadline.com/2021/09/christopher-nolan-next-movie-development-of-atom-bomb-robert-oppenheimer-world-war-ii-1234829960/
• HackRead: Edward Snowden urges users to stop using ExpressVPN.
  • https://www.hackread.com/edward-snowden-stop-using-expressvpn/
• Inside Project Raven
  • https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-spying-raven/ 
• Bitcoin Magazine: Snowden Urges Nations To Embrace Bitcoin.
  • https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/snowden-urges-nations-to-embrace-bitc
• Snoop is a secret crypto and NFT whale
  • https://decrypt.co/81478/snoop-dogg-ethereum-nft-whale-cozomo-medici?fbclid=IwAR1g__Ozi2Mr06x4dXTMc9aYEWupo3VdQq78E3ZQcR_eVE3C-ZvC8NpKB_o 
• Treasury unleashes cryptocurrency sanctions to fight ransomware
  • https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/21/treasury-cryptocurrency-sanctions-ransomware-513391?fbclid=IwAR0-pYeT-4gNL0WVA156mYmVKLmR_QtgfR17KsZ1Ahciv-2RmC4hmoZjwhc 
• Apple can't force developers to use the app store for purchases.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/10/epic-games-v-apple-judge-reaches-decision-.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard 
• AI-generated influencer earns sponsors
  • https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/09/social-media-influencer-model-created-from-artificial-intelligence-lands-100-sponsorships 
• Slate: Scammers Are Using Deepfake Videos Now.
  • https://slate.com/technology/2021/09/deepfake-video-scams.html 
• Facebook's program for VIPs allows politicians and celebs to break its rules, report says
  • https://www.engadget.com/facebook-vip-cross-check-xcheck-181720267.html?fbclid=IwAR3Uv5gyDKJiMmlNc5TN-HRjDqU4wl_nqGBPm9FksANIOLUbwrqYnEVpjJQ 
• Ars Technica: Amazon slams SpaceX, tells FCC that Musk-led companies are rule-breakers.
  • https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/09/amazon-slams-spacex-tells-fcc-that-musk-led-companies-are-rule-breakers/ 
• Ars Technica: SpaceX calls Amazon's protest of Starlink plan an irrelevant “diatribe”.
  • https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/09/spacex-calls-amazons-protest-of-starlink-plan-an-irrelevant-diatribe/ 
• SpaceX launches four people to orbit in company's first-ever tourism mission
  • https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/15/tech/spacex-inspiration-4-space-tourism-mission-launch-scn/index.html 
• Space debris to be cleaned by the Woz
  • https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/apple-founder-wozniak-space-debris-company-b1919747.html?utm_source=reddit.com