Netflix losses, Tony Hawk NFT, and Google fined by Russia- TNCS Ep 229

This episode covers the latest in entertainment, tech, and space news.  Topics include Netflix policy changes, Thor struggling in week 2, Tony Hawk’s NFT, and Google gets fined by Russia.

 

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• Thor box office drop
  • https://www.thewrap.com/thor-love-and-thunder-box-office-second-weekend/ 
• CNBC: Netflix loses fewer subscribers than expected and says cheaper ad tier is coming in early 2023.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/19/netflix-nflx-earnings-q2-2022.html 
• Netflix 2nd Home fee
  • https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/07/netflix-crackdown-on-password-sharing-now-includes-2-99-extra-home-fee/ 
• Stranger Things 
• CNBC: Tony Hawk is entering the world of NFTs with 'the biggest skatepark in the metaverse'.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/15/tony-hawk-is-building-an-nft-skatepark-in-the-metaverse.html 
• New York Post : Anti-woke comic book defies cancel culture, earns $1.7M in four days.
  • https://nypost.com/2022/07/15/anti-woke-comic-book-defies-cancel-culture-earns-1-7m-in-four-days/ 
• Cointelegraph: Amazon.eth ENS domain owner disregards 1M USDC buyout offer on Opensea.
  • https://cointelegraph.com/news/amazon-eth-ens-domain-owner-disregards-1m-usdc-buyout-offer-on-opensea
• Google fined by Russia for displaying Ukraine news
  • https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/19/russia-hits-google-with-a-375m-fine-for-allowing-prohibited-ukraine-news-on-its-platforms/ 
• New broadband standard
  • https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/07/fcc-chair-proposes-new-us-broadband-standard-of-100mbps-down-20mbps-up/