Hamilton, Video game sales, ISP caps, and a Patriot Act amendment- TNCS Ep 81

In this week’s episode we go over the latest in entertainment and tech.  Theaters this week took another big hit when Disney announced that they would be streaming Hamilton on Disney+ starting on July 3rd instead of their planned theatrical run.  Disney also announced a new release date to the often rescheduled New Mutants movie.  Rockstar Games is hit by a DDOS attack bringing down GTA V and Red Dead Redemption.  Elon Musk moves forward with plans to get a factory set up in Texas and reopens his plants in a defiant act against stay at home orders.  Internet service providers removed restrictive data caps during COVID-19 which has proven that the caps have been a scam all along.  The senate amended the Patriot Act to allow federal agencies access to web browsing histories without a warrant.

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Links to topics discussed:

• Deadline: ‘Hamilton’ Course Change: Disney Sets July 3 Streaming Release For $75 Million Lin-Manuel Miranda Musical.
  • https://deadline.com/2020/05/hamilton-movie-july-3-streming-release-disney-plus-75-million-lin-manuel-miranda-1202932220/
• Deadline: Disney Reschedules ‘The New Mutants’ & ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’.
  • https://deadline.com/2020/05/disney-reschedules-the-new-mutants-rons-gone-wrong-1202933694/
• Rockstar games go down due to DDOS attack
  • https://gearnuke.com/rockstar-game-services-unavailable-under-suspected-ddos-attack-as-gta-v-and-red-dead-online-services-go-down/
• Video game sales set new records during COVID
  • https://kedlist.com/u-s-video-game-industry-is-setting-a-new-sales-record-in-the-first-quarter-when-players-stay-home/
• Epic CEO Believes PS5 will drive future PC innovation
  • https://www.theverge.com/21256299/epic-ceo-tim-sweeney-sony-ps5-ssd-impressive-pc-gaming-future-next-gen
• Elon Reopens all factories
  • https://www.foxnews.com/auto/tesla-elon-musk-factory-reopens-california-coronavirus-tweet
• Vice: Senate Votes to allow FBI to look at your web browsing history
  • https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jgxxvk/senate-votes-to-allow-fbi-to-look-at-your-web-browsing-history-without-a-warrant?utm_content=1589425205&utm_medium=social&utm_source=VICE_facebook
• ISP Data Caps are a scam
  • https://www.digitaltrends.com/features/why-isp-data-caps-are-gone-for-good/