Entertainment NFTs, Gamestop NFTs, Chip n Dale, and EA for sale-TNCS Ep 212

This episode covers the latest in entertainment, tech, and space news.  Topics include potential buyers for EA Games, Gamestop’s NFT marketplace, and a major lawsuit filed against Mark Zuckerberg. 

 

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• ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’ Enters $800M+
  • https://deadline.com/2022/05/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-bad-guys-uncharted-roundup-global-international-box-office-1235030029/ 
• Yahoo Entertainment: ‘Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers’ Random (Ugly) Cameo Sets Twitter Ablaze.
  • https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chip-n-dale-rescue-rangers-144436686.html
• Apple in talks to purchase EA
  • https://9to5mac.com/2022/05/23/apple-ea-in-talks/ 
• The Verge: Spotify experiments with musician NFT galleries.
  • https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/16/23074909/spotify-experiments-musician-nft-galleries
• Decrypt: Spike Lee on Using NFTs to Fund Films: 'The Horse Is Out the Barn'.
  • https://decrypt.co/101021/spike-lee-nfts-films-veecon
• CNBC: EBay is entering the NFT business, with an assist from hockey legend Wayne Gretzky.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/23/ebay-enters-nft-business-with-assist-from-hockey-icon-wayne-gretzky-.html 
• IFLScience: 'Vastly Uneven Ratio Of Men To Women' Shuts Down Bored Ape NFT Dating App.
  • https://www.iflscience.com/technology/vastly-uneven-ratio-of-men-to-women-shuts-down-bored-ape-nft-dating-app/ 
• Cointelegraph: OpenSea launches 'Seaport' ​​marketplace protocol allowing NFT bartering.
  • https://cointelegraph.com/news/opensea-launches-seaport-marketplace-protocol-allowing-nft-bartering 
• Decrypt: GameStop Rolls Out MetaMask-like Ethereum Wallet to Support NFT Marketplace.
  • https://decrypt.co/101133/gamestop-rolls-out-metamask-like-ethereum-wallet-to-support-nft-marketplace
• Yahoo Finance: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says the blockchain’s highly anticipated ‘merge’ will happen in August.
  • https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ethereum-co-founder-vitalik-buterin-144013071.html 
• DC attorney general sues Mark Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica data breach
  • https://abcnews.go.com/Business/dc-attorney-general-sues-mark-zuckerberg-cambridge-analytica/story?id=84911205 
• CNET: Boeing Starliner Making Second Attempt To Reach International Space Station.
  • https://www.cnet.com/science/space/boeing-starliner-making-second-attempt-to-reach-international-space-station/ 
• Space.com: Boeing's Starliner docks at International Space Station for 1st time.
  • https://www.space.com/boeing-starliner-docking-international-space-station/ 
• Interesting Engineering: The DoD plans to launch two nuke-propelled spacecraft by 2027.
  • https://interestingengineering.com/dod-nuke-propelled-spacecraft