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A show where nerd culture intersects with society. We weekly cover nerd news discussing the latest in movies, games, space, tech and more. Our interview shows focus on amazing nerds and their work.
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Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
In this week’s show we discuss the latest box office numbers and the new Superman show. We recap the Golden Globe awards and talk about the Cyberpunk delays. In tech news we give an update to the massive Solarwinds hack. There are some amazingly realistic Tom Cruise deepfakes going around and Facebook seems to be very concerned about Apple’s new policy changes.
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- Tom and Jerry has a $13.7 million opening
- Variety: Golden Globes: The Full Winners List (Updating Live).
- Cyberpunk Patch delayed due to cyber attack
- Gizmodo: SolarWinds Officials Throw Intern Under the Bus for ‘solarwinds123’ Password Fail.
- Input: Deepfake videos of Tom Cruise show the technology's threat to society is very real.
- Inc.: Facebook Just Admitted It Has Lost the Battle With Apple Over Privacy.
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
In this week’s show we discuss the rumors around some cast members having sex on the Batmobile and the announcements coming out of Blizzcon 2021. In tech news we cover the North Korean hackers that attempted to steal over $1billion in cryptocurrency and Facebook blocking all Australian news outlets.
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- Invincible trailer
- Bounding Into Comics: Crazy Rumor: The Future Of Matt Reeves' The Batman Allegedly In Jeopardy After Robert Pattinson Caught Having Sex On Batmobile.
- BlizzCon 2021 Announcements and Reveals, From World of Warcraft to Diablo
- Google Being Sued For ‘Greatly Exaggerated’ Claims About Stadia Service
- CNBC: North Korean hackers charged in massive cryptocurrency theft scheme.
- Australian News blocked by Facebook
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
In this week’s show we discuss the firing of Gina Carano by Disney and the release of the new Snyder Cut trailer. Then we move to videogame news with information on the ransomware hack of Projekt Red game studio and EA’s potential ending of the Anthem game. In tech news we go over the details surrounding some Chinese hacking of US payroll systems and serious hack into a Florida town’s water supply. There is some more news in the flying car developments and finally we give some interesting stories in sex tech.
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- Deadline: Lucasfilm Calls Gina Carano Social Media Posts “Abhorrent”; Actress No Longer Employed By ‘Mandalorian’ Studio.
- ZDNet: CD Projekt Red game studio discloses ransomware attack, extortion attempt.
- EA Deciding Whether to Continue or Cancel Anthem 2.0 Soon
- Suspected Chinese hackers used SolarWinds bug to spy on U.S. payroll agency – sources
- A Hacker Tried to Poison a Florida City's Water Supply, Officials Say
- Ars Technica: Breached water plant employees used the same TeamViewer password and no firewall.
- SpaceX begins accepting $99 preorders for its Starlink satellite internet service as Musk eyes IPO
- Yahoo Lifestyle: The FAA Has Cleared the World’s First Flying Car for Takeoff.
- CNN: Volkswagen is exploring flying vehicles in China.
- I Sexted With A Bot To Quell Pandemic Loneliness
- VICE: Dick Cage Maker Says IoT Chastity Belt Is Safe After New Penetration Test.
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
In this week’s show we discuss the latest in entertainment with the Wakanda Forever and a recent MCU voice actor getting fired. In gaming news we discuss a Playstation exclusive becoming available to Xbox for the first time and Google Stadia announcing they will no longer be making their own video games. In tech news we discuss the ban of Facebook in Burma and Jeff Bezos stepping down as the CEO of Amazon. SpaceX gets another NASA contract and Neuralink is helping monkeys play video games through their brain interfaces.
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- WandaVision: Disney Replaces Actor Who Spoiled Marvel Surprise
- Wakanda forever: ‘Black Panther’ spinoff series planned at Disney+
- Falcon and Winter Soldier trailer
- Sony is Bringing One of Its PlayStation Exclusive Games to Xbox
- Google will stop making video games for its Stadia platform
- Police seize $60 million of bitcoin! Now, where's the password?
- Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO
- Fox News: Burma blocks Facebook as resistance to coup surges.
- Business Insider: Elon Musk: Neuralink enabled monkey to 'play video games using his mind' - Business Insider.
- CNBC: SpaceX's Starship prototype again explodes on landing attempt after successful launch.
- NASA picks Elon Musk's SpaceX to help with a $99 million mission that will map the creation of the universe
- CNN: Nuclear-powered rocket could get astronauts to Mars faster.
- ZDNet: Flying cars over Europe by 2022.
Friday Feb 05, 2021
Friday Feb 05, 2021
In this Cantina Conversation Meghan welcomes back New York Times bestselling author Adalyn Grace to the Nerd Cantina Show. This time Adalyn is discussing her new book All the Tides of Fate. This is the second book in her All the Stars and Teeth Duology.
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Links to authors pages and books discussed in this episode:
Adalyn Grace
Website: https://adalyngraceauthor.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authoradalyngrace/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdalynGrace_
Link to Purchase All the Stars and Teeth: https://amzn.to/2woEhvR
Link to purchase All the Tides of Fate: https://www.amazon.com/Tides-Fate-Stars-Teeth-Duology/dp/1250307813/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3W4ZZAKJ7F2BL&dchild=1&keywords=adalyn+grace&qid=1612497421&sprefix=adalyn+%2Caps%2C231&sr=8-1
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
In this week’s show we discuss the madness caused by Wall Street Bets on Reddit. Amazon is providing videos from ring doorbells to various law enforcement agencies with or without approval from the customers. The first 3d printed house hits zillow for $299,000 and there is a new test port for flying cars. In entertainment we talk about Wandavisions latest show and the return of G4s attack of the show and X-play.
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- G4 Confirms the Return of Attack of the Show and X-Play
- Tesla's New Cars Can Run The Witcher 3 on Their 10-Teraflop Gaming Rigs
- Google Deletes Thousands of Negative Robinhood Reviews to Save It From 1 Star Rating
- The Verge: Amazon’s Ring now reportedly partners with more than 2,000 US police and fire departments.
- First Ever 3D Printed House for Sale Listed on Zillow for $299,000 USD
- Flying cars airport of the future to land in England
- Ars Technica: What’s really going on with Elon Musk, the FAA, and Starship?.
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
In this week’s episode we cover the latest in nerd entertainment by discussing the upcoming Paramount+ streaming service, rumors around a Harry Potter series on HBOMax, and villagers are angry at Disney about the Kenobi set. In tech news the big story of the week is that the Defense Intelligence Agency has been gathering US smartphone location data without warrants through third party companies. The US Treasury threatens regulation against Bitcoin. SpaceX breaks another new record and we discuss some creepy use of artificial intelligence.
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- Villagers upset that the Kenobi set can disrupt life for years
- CNBC: ViacomCBS to launch streaming service Paramount+ on March 4, to compete with Disney+, HBO Max.
- Variety: ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series in Early Development at HBO Max.
- The Hill: Intelligence agency gathers US smartphone location data without warrants, memo says | TheHill.
- Janet Yellen suggests 'curtailing' cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, saying they are mainly used for illegal financing
- CNBC: SpaceX launches a 'rideshare' mission carrying 143 spacecraft, a record for a single launch.
- Microsoft patents a chatbot to revive dead relatives
- Tiny weed killing robot could make pesticides obsolete
Friday Jan 22, 2021
Friday Jan 22, 2021
In this Cantina Conversation Megan McCarthy-Biank interviews Hafsah Faizal. Hafsah wrote the best selling book We Hunt the Flame and book two of her Sands of Arawiya series, We Free the Stars recently released.
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Our written review on We Hunt the Flame: https://thenerdcantina.com/we-hunt-the-flame-by-hafsah-faizal-book-review/
Our written review on We Free the Stars: https://thenerdcantina.com/we-free-the-stars-by-hafsah-faizal-book-review/
Hafsah Faizal
Website: https://www.hafsahfaizal.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hafsahfaizal/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hafsahfaizal
Links to Purchase Sands of Ariwaya series:
We Hunt the Flame: https://amzn.to/3gMnO6a
We Free the Stars: https://amzn.to/2Zi3zrf
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
In this week’s episode we give our spoiler-free review of Wandavision and discuss the new release date for Godzilla vs Kong. In tech news we list some of our favorite items from CES 2021. A few major car manufacturers are promising production of flying cars in the years to come. Starlink internet is close to becoming a major player in broadband internet in the US but they are coming under some scrutiny in other parts of the world. The CIA released a large vault of documents related to UFOs and aliens and we are waiting for the conspiracy theorists to tell us the important details.
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- Wandavision Review
- Godzilla Vs Kong Release Date Moves Earlier To March 2021
- Engadget: Presenting the Best of CES 2021 finalists!.
- The Verge: The best tech of CES 2020: Where are they now?.
- CNET: GM surprises with Cadillac eVTOL air taxi at CES 2021.
- Quartz: Fiat Chrysler plans to mass produce flying cars by 2023.
- VICE: Parler Finds Refuge With the Far-Right's Favorite Webhost.
- Forbes: Elon Musk Falls To Second Richest Person In The World After His Fortune Drops Nearly $14 Billion In One Day.
- Elon Musk Donates $5 Million to Provide Students Access to Free Education
- Ars Technica: Russia may fine citizens who use SpaceX’s Starlink Internet service.
- PCMag: Half of America is Ready to Switch to Starlink Satellite Internet.
- Bitcoin owner whose story went viral after he lost his wallet password says he has 'made peace' with potential $220 million loss
- New York Post : CIA releases UFO 'Black Vault' documents early: How to see them online.
- CNN: Virgin Orbit launches rocket off a 747 aircraft, puts nine satellites in space.
- Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin aims to fly first passengers on its space tourism rocket as early as April
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
In this week’s episode there are some serious stories impacting tech. The Section 230 executive order is stopped by the FCC in the same week that Twitter bans President Trump from the platform. The big four tech companies team up to temporarily destroy the new social media app Parler. Facial recognition tools get some expanded use following the riots at the Capitol building. We also discuss some video game news, robots, and space.
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- Epic buys a mall
- Star Wars games to be branded under Lucas Film Games
- CNBC: Elon Musk is now the richest person in the world, passing Jeff Bezos.
- PCMag: Elon Musk Tells Followers to Use Signal Messaging App Amid WhatsApp Privacy Update.
- Whatsapp forces users to provide Facebook with data
- BGR: Visualized: The terrifying amount of data Facebook Messenger collects compared to Signal, iMessage, and WhatsApp.
- Pai drops executive order to end section 230
- App stores ban Parler
- Ars Technica: Amazon cuts off Parler’s web hosting following Apple, Google bans.
- WIRED: The Capitol Attack Doesn’t Justify Expanding Surveillance.
- WAVY.com: Some truck drivers concerned as Port of Virginia gets $2M grant to prepare for autonomous trucks.
- Japan to eliminate gas powered cars
- Freethink: Man Moves Robot Arms With Brain Computer Interface.
- CNN: US intelligence agencies have 180 days to share what they know about UFOs, thanks to the Covid-19 relief and spending bill.
- FM radio signal found coming from Jupiter
- Atomic clock scientist recommends taking a second from each minute