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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 Jan 06, 2021
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
In this week’s episode we explore why Wonder Woman has now become the worst superhero. We also discuss the many rumors and confirmations about the different plans for multiple Batman versions to exist in DC’s future and the recent statements by the Cyborg actor Ray Fisher against the head of DC. We present the recent findings that there is no link between video games and increased aggression. The FAA provided new regulation this week that will allow for drones to fly over people and at night, opening up many commercial opportunities for drones.
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- Cosmic Book News: Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman Now A Rapist.
- Pitch Meeting for Wonder Woman 1984
- IndieWire: The Future of DC Films: Two Batman Stories, Six Movies Per Year Split Between Theaters and HBO Max.
- LaineyGossip: DC Films will feature TWO Batman franchises with two different Batmen.
- Yahoo Entertainment: Justice League star Ray Fisher says he won't participate 'in any production' involving DC Films head.
- 10 Year Study Finds No Link Between Player Aggression and Violent Games like GTA
- Reuters: U.S. to allow small drones to fly over people and at night.
- Google’s Wing warns new drone laws ‘may have unintended consequences’ for privacy
- Teslarati: Tesla FSD Beta takes driver from SF to LA with no human intervention.
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
In this week’s episode we give a spoiler-free review of Wonder Woman 1984, discuss video game digital sales and deepfakes in entertainment. In tech we discuss the first long distance quantum teleportation, autonomous delivery vehicles in California, and the Mustang Mach-E.
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- Wonder Woman: 1984 Review
- Variety: ‘Wonder Woman 3’ in the Works With Director Patty Jenkins.
- The Verge: Sony says it’s already seeing some benefits from WarnerMedia’s big HBO Max bet.
- 91% of 2020's Game Industry Revenue Was Digital
- Screen Rant: Deepfake Luke Skywalker Is Way More Convincing In The Mandalorian.
- Gizmodo: First Deepfake Address from the Queen of England Makes Its Debut on British TV.
- NASA scientists achieve long-distance 'quantum teleportation' over 27 miles for the first time
- The Verge: Nuro can now charge for robot deliveries in California.
- Mustang Mach-E
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
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.
- HuffPost: 10 States Slam Google With Antitrust Lawsuit.
- CNN: The antitrust lawsuits against Google just keep coming.
- The Verge: Walmart will use fully driverless trucks to make deliveries in 2021.
- CNBC: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology.
- Controversial ‘Tesla clone’ Chinese EV startup Xpeng starts deliveries in Europe
- Vox.com: Trump’s Twitter account was hacked by guessing his password: Dutch government.
- CNBC: Trump contradicts Pompeo, plays down alleged Russian role in cyberattack.
- Space Force Announces What Service Members Will Be Called
- CNBC: Amazon streamed 4K video from a satellite with a prototype antenna for its Kuiper internet network.
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
In this week’s episode we discuss our thoughts and the Cyberpunk 2077 glitches and question their use of genitalia. Directors and producers continue to publicly criticize the Warner Brothers decision to release their 2021 movie slate directly to HBOMax. Disney held their Investor Day announcement and they provided a ton of new information about both their Star Wars and Marvel plans for the upcoming years. In tech news, we discuss the breach from Solarwind that has the cybersecurity community in a frenzy. A new lawsuit is brought against Facebook with the goal of forcing them to divest from Instagram and Whatsapp. In space news we discuss the test flight and explosion of the starship prototype SN8 and the aborted flight of the Virgin Galactic space plane.
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- Polygon: Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 and Xbox One has major problems.
- CD Projekt Red Stock Drops 29% Around Cyberpunk 2077 Launch
- Variety: ‘Dune’ Director Denis Villeneuve Blasts HBO Max Deal (EXCLUSIVE).
- Variety: Christopher Nolan Doubles Down on Warner Bros.: ‘A Sign of Great Danger’ for Unions, Artisans.
- Disney Plus is getting two new Mandalorian spinoffs: Rangers of the New Republic and Ahsoka
- Hayden Christensen returning as Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Falcon and Winter Soldier get a release date
- Entertainment Weekly: Marvel drops bombshell announcement of 'Fantastic Four' movie, War Machine and Nick Fury series, more.
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Spider-Man 3': Alfred Molina Returning as Doctor Octopus.
- Funimation to Acquire Crunchyroll for $1.2 Billion
- CNN: A firm that helps protect businesses and cities from cyberattacks just got hit by one.
- NBC News: Russian hackers breach U.S. government, targeting agencies, private companies.
- CNBC: FTC and states sue Facebook, could force Facebook to divest Instagram and WhatsApp.
- CNBC: SpaceX uncrewed prototype Starship rocket SN8 explodes on impact after high-altitude test flight.
- Space.com: SpaceX aborts Starship SN8 prototype test launch at last second.
- CNN: Virgin Galactic unexpectedly aborts test flight of space plane.
- Bloomberg: Amazon’s Zoox Unveils Robotaxi for Future Ride-Hailing Service.
- Hyundai buys 80% controlling stake in Boston Dynamics, maker of Spot the robot dog, for $921M
- Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: 'Machine-gun with AI' used to kill Iran scientist
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
In this week’s episode we discuss the industry shaking decision by Warner Bros to stream all 2021 movies on HBOMax on the same day as they hit the theaters. Movie theater owners and production companies are already beginning their fight against the move. In tech news we discuss some new innovative uses for autonomous vehicles in China and the US. We also cover space news which includes government grants awarded to Starlink, Japan brings home asteroid fragments, and Israel's ex-space command chief says that there are aliens currently hiding on Earth today.
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- Entertainment Weekly: Warner Bros. to release every 2021 movie on HBO Max at same time.
- AMC Theaters Slams Warner Bros' HBO Max 2021 Movies Release Plan
- Hollywood Reporter: Christopher Nolan Rips HBO Max as "Worst Streaming Service," Denounces Warner Bros.' Plan.
- Yahoo Entertainment: Legendary Set to Challenge Warner Bros.’ Move of ‘Dune’ and ‘Godzilla’ to HBO Max — Report.
- Variety: Quibi Is Officially Dead.
- Adults 35-65+ Are Playing More Video Games Than Ever
- The Register: Forget Snow Day: Baltimore's 115,000+ public school kids get Ransomware Day, must check Win PCs for infection.
- ZME Science: KFC introduces self-driving trucks to sell chicken without human contact.
- CNN: Self-driving robotaxis are taking off in China.
- Ars Technica: Uber abandons dreams of self-driving domination, sells self-driving unit.
- More than 1,200 Google workers condemn firing of AI scientist Timnit Gebru
- Trump signs another executive order on governmental AI development
- Trump's fight against section 230 is doomed
- Ars Technica: SpaceX gets $886 million from FCC to subsidize Starlink in 35 states.
- GeekWire: Jeff Bezos shows off Blue Origin’s BE-7 engine — and makes a bold prediction.
- NASA will pay a company $1 to collect moon rocks
- Japan space capsule carrying asteroid samples lands in Australia
- New York Post : Aliens in hiding until mankind is ready, says ex-Israeli space head.
- Phys.org: China turns on nuclear-powered 'artificial sun' (Update).
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
In this week’s episode we discuss the future of game streaming on XBox Xcloud service and Square Enix’s plans to salvage the unprofitable Marvel Avengers game. In tech news we go over the new data caps being imposed by Comcast on more than a dozen states. Amazon started getting some privacy backlash from their new sidewalk feature that shares your WiFi with other devices. A major school system was shut down this week due to a ransomware attack and humans are quickly being replaced by robots.
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- Xbox Could Be an App on Your TV Within a Year, Says Phil Spencer
- Square Enix to Save Marvel's Avengers with DLC
- Comcast to impose home internet data cap of 1.2TB in more than a dozen US states next year
- Amazon faces a privacy backlash for its Sidewalk feature, which turns Alexa devices into neighborhood WiFi networks that owners have to opt out of
- al.com: Huntsville City Schools closing early for cybersecurity threat.
- Robots on the rise as Americans experience record job losses amid pandemic
- Grist: Self-driving tractors, robot apple pickers: Witness the high-tech future of farming.
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
In this week’s episode we discuss the decision to make Wonder Woman 1984 available to HBOMax subscribers on Dec 25th. One of the top hackers is hired to be the head of security at Twitter. The US Senate signed legislation to create security standards for IoT devices sold to consumers. We also discuss the UK government buying up pieces of the bankrupt OneWeb and some new robots being used in construction projects.
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- Hollywood Reporter: 'Wonder Woman 1984' Heading to HBO Max, Theaters Dec. 25.
- ZDNet: Meet the hackers who earn millions for saving the web: How bug bounties are changing cybersecurity.
- Reuters: Twitter names famed hacker 'Mudge' as head of security.
- The Hill: Senate passes bill to secure internet-connected devices against cyber vulnerabilities | TheHill.
- UK government buys chunk of bankrupt Starlink competitor, OneWeb
- Ars Technica: Robots invade the construction site.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
In this week’s episode Steve gives his initial impressions on both the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X consoles and controllers. We discuss a new futuristic airplane and the first test of the Virgin Hyperloop. Some bold ransomware hackers take out Facebook ads to remind their victims to pay up and Microsoft warns against using text message based multi-factor authentication. NASA and SpaceX team up again for another launch to the ISS and a new “Hell” planet was discovered.
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- Kate Winslet beats Tom Cruise’s underwater filming record
- Flying V The Futuristic Aircraft makes successful maiden flight
- Virgin Hyperloop completes first test
- FORD UNVEILS E-TRANSIT ELECTRIC CARGO VAN WITH 126 MILES OF RANGE AND $45,000 PRICE TAG
- Gizmodo: Ransomware Hackers Helpfully Take Out Facebook Ads to Remind Victims to Pay.
- Microsoft urges people to avoid using text based MFA
- New device puts music in your head — no headphones required
- Samsung takes a step towards holographs
- Space X NASA crew launch
- Scientists discover bizarre hell planet where it rains rocks and oceans are made of lava
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
In this Cantina Conversation Megan McCarthy-Biank interviews Charlie N. Holmberg, the author of Spellbreaker. They have a great conversation on her career and developing her most recent book
Read Megan’s complete review at https://thenerdcantina.com/spellbreaker-by-charlie-n-holmberg-book-review/
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Links to authors pages and books discussed in this episode:
Charlie N. Holmberg
Spellbreaker
Website: https://charlienholmberg.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnholmberg/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CNHolmberg
Links to purchase:
https://www.amazon.com/Spellbreaker-Charlie-N-Holmberg-ebook/dp/B082HRSZKW/
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
In this week’s episode we talk about the latest in entertainment and tech for the week of November 11th. There are new movie delays and challenges to the theater industry. Assassins Creed gets picked up for a Netflix show. Blizzcon moves online and announces that they will be free for all. The EU threatens new legislation against big tech firms that will change their advertising and content models.
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- Variety: Disney Removes Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Free Guy,’ ‘Death on the Nile’ From Release Calendar.
- Assassins Creed live action and animated series are coming to Netflix
- PC Gamer: Square Enix reports $48M loss following release of underperforming Marvel's Avengers.
- BlizzConline will be free for everyone
- The EU is about to announce new rules for Big Tech — and there’s not much they can do about it
- National Guard cybersecurity team deployed after UVM Medical Center hack
- Walmart lays off shelf-scanning robots for humans
- China sends 'world's first 6G' test satellite into orbit
- Scientists detect strange 'fast radio burst' from within our own Milky Way