Jurassic World, Ethereum merge test, and hacking news- TNCS Ep 221

This episode covers the latest in entertainment, tech, and space news.  Topics include a spoiler-free review of Jurassic World Dominion and our thoughts on some recent casting headlines.  In tech we discuss the Ethereum merge testing, Chinese hacking, Russian space news, and micrometeoroids.   

 

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• Jurassic World Dominion
  • https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/weekend-box-office-results-jurassic-world-holds-dominion-with-143-million-debut/ 
• Julia Garner Offered Madonna Role in Universal Biopic (EXCLUSIVE)
  • https://variety.com/2022/film/news/julia-garner-madonna-biopic-lead-role-1235287260/ 
• Lady Gaga in Early Talks to Play Harley Quinn in ‘Joker 2’ — and It’s a Musical, Folks
  • https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lady-gaga-joker-2-musical-joaquin-phoenix-todd-phillips-1235293255/ 
• Kotaku: Everything Shown At Xbox’s Big 2022 Press Conference.
  • https://kotaku.com/xbox-bethesda-2022-starfield-redfall-diablo-4-overwatch-1849051030
• Seth Green Pays $300K to Recover His Stolen Bored Ape Ethereum NFT
  • https://decrypt.co/102505/seth-green-pays-300k-to-recover-his-stolen-bored-ape-yacht-club-nft 
• Ethereum passes a critical test for the merge
  • https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/06/08/ethereums-ropsten-testnet-merge-imminent/%3foutputType=amp
• The Verge: Twitter will give Elon Musk "firehose" data access to settle bot complaints.
  • https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/8/23159898/twitter-musk-firehose-bot-complaints-data-sec-deal
• Android Police: Google might owe you a couple hundred bucks after settling Photos biometrics lawsuit.
  • https://www.androidpolice.com/google-photos-illinois-settlement/
• Futurism: China Now Producing Cloned Pigs Using Only Robots.
  • https://futurism.com/the-byte/china-cloned-pigs-robots
• WIRED: How China Hacked US Phone Networks.
  • https://www.wired.com/story/china-hacking-phone-network-security-roundup/
• Business Insider: Google engineer thinks artificial intelligence bot has become sentient.
  • https://www.businessinsider.com/google-engineer-thinks-artificial-intelligence-bot-has-become-sentient-2022-6
• Business Insider: US general: Starlink 'destroyed Putin's information campaign'.
  • https://www.businessinsider.com/us-general-elon-musk-spacex-starlink-destroyed-putin-information-campaign-2022-6
• Futurism: Russia Reportedly Trying to Hijack Space Telescope Currently Orbiting Earth.
  • https://futurism.com/the-byte/russia-reportedly-trying-hijack-space-telescope
• CNN: Webb telescope's massive mirror hit by micrometeoroid.
  • https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/08/world/webb-telescope-mirror-impact-scn/index.html