Tom Cruise rant, Mandalorian season 2, Google antitrust lawsuits, and Apple cars- TNCS Ep 123

In this week’s episode we discuss the latest in entertainment with an epic rant from Tom Cruise and we give our thoughts on the wrap up of the Mandalorian season 2.  In tech we discuss the antitrust lawsuit against Google, the plans for an Apple car, and Walmart autonomous delivery vehicles.  Space Force announced that they have named their members and Amazon tests their satellite internet antenna.

 

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• Deadline: Tom Cruise Goes Off On Crew After Covid Breach On ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ London Set – Hear The Audio.
  • https://deadline.com/2020/12/tom-cruise-yells-mission-impossible-7-covid-protocol-breach-london-set-1234657174/
• HuffPost: 10 States Slam Google With Antitrust Lawsuit.
  • https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-9-other-states-file-antitrust-lawsuit-against-google_n_5fda8389c5b6aa861e5b4ae4
• CNN: The antitrust lawsuits against Google just keep coming.
  • https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/17/tech/google-antitrust-lawsuit/index.html
• The Verge: Walmart will use fully driverless trucks to make deliveries in 2021.
  • https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/15/22176179/walmart-fully-driverless-box-truck-delivery-gatik
• CNBC: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/21/apple-targets-car-production-by-2024.html
• Controversial ‘Tesla clone’ Chinese EV startup Xpeng starts deliveries in Europe
  • https://electrek.co/2020/12/22/controversial-tesla-clone-chinese-ev-startup-xpeng-starts-deliveries-europe/ 
• Vox.com: Trump’s Twitter account was hacked by guessing his password: Dutch government.
  • https://www.vox.com/2020/12/16/22179065/trump-twitter-password-maga2020-dutch-gevers
• CNBC: Trump contradicts Pompeo, plays down alleged Russian role in cyberattack.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/19/trump-contradicts-pompeo-plays-down-alleged-russian-role-in-hack.html
• Space Force Announces What Service Members Will Be Called
  • https://comicbook.com/irl/news/space-force-soldiers-called-guardians-research/?fbclid=IwAR3TN1SrMEpD3sm8bJiiP4zxcl9ZXfK8UdVA-YhxULMYcvkTstOyefEh26o 
• CNBC: Amazon streamed 4K video from a satellite with a prototype antenna for its Kuiper internet network.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/16/amazons-project-kuiper-satellite-internet-tests-prototype-antenna.html