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Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
In this week’s episode we go over the latest in entertainment and tech. The Tom Hanks movie Greyhound gets a straight to AppleTV+ release date. Ruby Rose leaves her role as Batwoman after only one season. HBO Max announces that they will in fact release the Snyder Cut of Justice League. In tech news, Space X will launch NASA astronauts from the US for the first time since 2011. The FCC denies Starlink from participating in their rural broadband program. Jack Dorsey donates $5 million to the Humanity First UBI charity. Tech conferences are moving to virtual attendance and they are looking like an on demand streaming platform. Finally, we discuss how all these work from home requirements may open us up to the largest hack in US history.
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Links to topics discussed:
- Variety: Tom Hanks Submarine Drama ‘Greyhound’ Skips Theaters to Debut on Apple TV Plus.
- Batwoman gone
- Variety: Zack Snyder Will Release the ‘Snyder Cut’ of ‘Justice League’ on HBO Max.
- CNBC: The next SpaceX launch will be the company's first with people on board.
- Politico: NASA's human spaceflight chief ousted just before big launch.
- Ars Technica: Ajit Pai doubts Elon Musk’s SpaceX broadband-latency claims.
- Jack Dorsey gives 5 million to UBI charity
- Tech Conferences become virtual
- Forbes: Why The Largest Cyberattack In History Will Happen Within Six Months.
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